Bible Study Resources

Bible study resources include links to books that are used to aid in understanding the meaning of passages discussed in the sermon notes. The link gives you a choice to use an online reference or may send you to a site where you can purchase the resource. The resource links are placed in categories or with the most used sources at the top.

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Bible Commentaries 

Barnes New Testament Notes on Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews

Barnes gives an insightful and practical analysis of this epistle. Although I don't always hold fast to some of his conclusions, like the authorship of Paul, his notes are invaluable to the epistle's study. The language is a bit archaic  but if you choose to dig through it, you will strike veins of gold as the reward for your labor.  NOTE - you will need a password to get into the site.  I think the PDF is free, if not the html is.

Robertson's Word Pictures of the NT

ISBN:  None.  Use Christian Book Distributors. Make sure it is the 6 Volume set.

This is the gold standard but getting ever harder to find.  Don't buy the
abridged and make sure your set is the full 6 volumes.  It is a classic
explaining in easy terms how the Greek word, tense, voice etc
influences the meaning.  See the online version above.

Vincent's New Testament Word Studies, 4 Volumes
ISBN:0917006305 By: Marvin R. Vincent

Here is an illuminating old classic from 1887 that brings Greek words
together with spiritual mediation.  Don't need to buy it just click on the link and after using the pdf version see if you want to purchase it.

Biblical Theology Tools

Writings that provide basic concepts that are developed through a study of the entire Bible.

How to Use Sermon Study Notes

The sermon notes provide a suggested method to study Scripture. The
method itself is similar but not exactly the same as Bernard Ramm’s
literal-historical-grammatical hermeneutic in his book Protestant
Biblical Interpretation. This method is commended to the Christian as a
guide toward both sane and Spirit-filled biblical interpretation.

Bible Word Study Tools

The Crosswalk Internet Site has a plethora of tools like concordances, word study, Bible dictionaries and commentaries.

Interpretation Tools

Interpretation of Parables by Doerksen

Provides an excellent article giving the basics of the parabolic interpretation methods.

Greek Language Helps

Vine’s New Testament Dictionary

Vine’s is an indispensable tool that enables the beginning and intermediate student of the Bible to deepen their understanding of bible words from the Greek and Hebrew language without having to know the language. The word references are in English and refer back to the Greek or Hebrew. The only down side is that it is referenced to King James English which makes some uncommon words hard to find.

Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary

Here is an excellent link requiring either a Strong's concordance number to the word or a rudimentary knowledge of the Greek word.  The lexicon is It has great cross references.

The Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

A short and quick way to look up Hebrew meanings behind the English translation of terms in Scripture online.  Use of this tool does not require any ability to read Hebrew.

Biblical-Theological-Philosophical Intersections

Links provide reflections into the deep. They are for inquisitive minds that seek possible glimpses into the majesty of God's mystery. Here the Thomistic maxim must be held first and foremost "omnium exeunt in mysterium" - "all fades into mystery."

Descriptions of Jesus Christ's pre-existence, immutability, and imminence in Hebrews raises questions that constantly bump up against a person's construct of "time." For those who wish a cursory first pass at this click on the following link. Specifically look at 'metaphysics of time perception' B-theory-untensed time-multiple block time, that's where I resonate.  Buyer beware the link is an entrance into, not an answer about, in spite of anybody's certitude. If nothing else it should bring you to God's mystery and worship - click On Time.

Cultural Tools for Interpretation

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah - Alfred Edersheim

A believing rabbi who provides incredible cultural and historical insight into the Gospel texts.  Worth buying the book but if you can't afford it, the online link is given here.

Where to buy:

• Amazon Store
• Christian Book

We also recommend the following books:

• Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament
• Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah
• John Lightfoot: A Commentary on the New Testament – From the Talmud and Hebraica