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Bible Study Aids

 These resources are presented as an aid to Bible study only. It must be remembered they are written by people like you and I. As such they may be in conformity with the Bible on some points and in gross error on others. Use them as guides only. Do not rely on them as the final source. The word of God is the only unerring source of accurate truth.
One site stands out for online research :
The Bible Centre - Hundreds of books and aids to do online study in the following categories: Audio Hymns, Audio Messages, Biblical Studies, Church History, Commentaries, Cults, English Bibles, Foreign Bibles, NT Studies, OT Studies, Reference, Theology.  One  example: J Gresham Machen’s The Virgin Birth of Christ, located in the Theology secton.

 COMMENTARIES
College Press Bible Study Commentary Series - These are the classic books.  The NT has a MAJOR revision using the NIV, and may be purchased from College Press.
Commentary on Acts of the Apostles - J.W. McGarvey
The Fourfold Gospel - J.W. McGarvey
Commentary On Thessalonians, Corinthians, Galatians, Romans - J.W. McGarvey
 Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Bible
John Calvin's Commentaries
Wesley's Explanatory Notes
The Peoples New Testament Commentary Vol.1 - B.W. Johnson (Johnson's Notes, The Gospels And Acts)
The Peoples New Testament Commentary Vol. II - B.W. Johnson (Johnson's Notes, The Epistles and Revelation)
 Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament
CONCORDANCE
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
 Nave's Topical Bible
 Torrey's New Topical Textbook
 Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
DICTIONARIES
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Vines Expository Dictionary

LEXICONS
Greek Lexicon - based on Thayer's Greek Lexicon and Smith's Bible Dictionary
Hebrew Lexicon - based on Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
Liddel-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek
To search using Greek word
To search using English word
HISTORY
The Works of Flavius Josephus - translated by William Whiston
The Writings of the Early Church Fathers
B.C. (Before Christ)
 A.D. (Anno Domini)
MISCELLANEOUS
Bible Studies Foundation - good source of study material
Sermon Illustrations
Nave's Topical Bible
Catholic Encyclopedia
The Imitation of Christ - Thomas 'a Kempis
Roget's Thesaurus
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
 Free Internet Encyclopedia
Internet Resources for Students of Scripture - Bible Researcher
 Guide To Early Church Documents
 They Yet Speak  - Seperatist church of Christ position - http://www.theyyetspeak.com/oldpage/oldpage.htm

APOLOGETICS
Apologetics Press
Creation Science
 The Interactive Bible
Social Issues
Issues & Views - Founded by  blacks who advocate self-help and business enterprise

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