For those of you who are looking for some very good Bible aids so as to help you understand and interpret our Bible, here is a list of some of the absolute best aids on this subject matter.
In these Bible aids you will find every single verse of the
Bible properly interpreted for you when you are having a hard time in deciphering what a particular Scripture verse may mean. For those of you who are serious in your study of Scripture, each one of these aids are truly indispensable.
1. "The Illustrated Guide to Biblical History" by Kendell Easley
For those of you looking for a good book that will give you a
nice, basic overview of the history of our Christian faith -
this particular book does a very nice job for you. This overview is presented in a very easy-to-understand and follow manner. This book enables you to locate specific people and events on the correct timeline as they occurred in the Bible at a very quick glance. This book also has many colored photographs and maps so you can see where all of these incredible events took place.
2. "The Three-In-One Bible Reference Companion" by Thomas Nelson
This is one of my absolute favorites as far as a Bible reference guide. It is a combination concordance, topical index and dictionary. You can look up the meaning of a word for its definition, and right underneath the word will be all of the Scripture verses that will have that word in it. All of the words and topics are listed alphabetically so that you can find what you are looking for a very fast glance. This book combines the best features of a Bible dictionary, concordance and encyclopedia. All of the most important words listed in the Bible are in this book.
3. "Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary" edited by Trent Butler
This particular Bible reference book has become one of the best selling reference tools since it was first published back in 1991. This book has very good definitions on all of the main words in the Bible, along with 600 full color photos,
illustrations and charts to help explain the meaning of the
words to you. It also has some of the latest archaeological
information from some of the different Jerusalem excavations.Very thorough and very complete Bible dictionary.
4. "Holman Bible Handbook" by David Dockery
This book goes into each of the individual 66 books of the
Bible. It gives very good commentary on all of the key themes and sections in the different books of the Bible along with giving a many full-color photos, illustrations, charts and maps of some of the events that occurred in the Bible. Everything presented in a nice and easy to understand format, even for beginners. These kinds of books will help accelerate your knowledge in the Bible and will save you years and years of having to do this kind of research for yourself.
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