######################################### # # -- RECOMMENDED BIBLE STUDY TOOLKIT -- # # ######################################### [01] DAKE ANNOTATED REFERENCE BIBLE This is the ultimate study bible for general use. Everything in this book is made very clear and is very easy to understand. The Dake Bible is available in Standard, Large print, and Compact editions, although I find the Large print and Compact editions are more easy to read. Also recommended is the book God's Plan For Man. [02] THE COMPANION BIBLE The Companion Bible by E.W Bullinger is also a very advanced Study Bible that gets straight to the point and leaves no stone unturned. It also has 198 Appendices at the back of the book which is well worth looking. Click here for the book. [03] THOMPSON CHAIN REFERENCE STUDY BIBLE This is also very highly recommended, with tons of notes, maps, charts and diagrams using Thompson's own unique numbering system. [04] A.V PUBLICATIONS Authorised Version Publications is a selection of various books that defend the position of the Authorised King James Version of the Holy Bible. They include: NEW AGE BIBLE VERSIONS IN AWE OF THY WORD THE LANGUAGE OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE WHICH BIBLE IS GOD'S WORD? Other books about the KJV are also worth reading: ONE BOOK STANDS ALONE THE ANSWER BOOK THE UNBOUND SCRIPTURES THE MODERN BIBLE VERSION HALL OF SHAME THE KING'S BIBLE [05] MATTHEW HENRY'S COMMENTARY Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible is the best Bible Commentary in existence today. There is a Study Bible version if you want to have the Bible and Commentary in one book, and this is simply called the Matthew Henry Study Bible. [06] LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE This book, published by Tyndale House Publishers is suitable for various devotional and life application usage, and is very easy to understand. [07] SUBJECT BIBLE The Subject Bible by Dr. Everette Gaddy comes in two sections. The first is the Bible text from Genesis to Revelation as we know it, and the second section is the Bible text arranged by subjects listed under 27 topic headings. [08] STANDARD FULL COLOUR BIBLE The Standard Full Colour Bible is arranged by themes which are colour-coded into the bible text, making this very easy to understand, and is published by Standard Publishing. This was originally known as the Rainbow Study Bible. [09] NET BIBLE NET stands for New English Translation, and is the first to be totally developed over the Internet. [10] SWORD BIBLE The Sword Bible from Kings Word Press has words from God in red in both the Old and New Testaments. [11] THE ULTIMATE BIBLE MEDIA SUITE The Ultimate Bible Media Suite lets you to listen to the Bible read by Alexander Scourby. The entire set totals 81 CDs / DVDs / MP3s for only USD99. Very good value for money! [12] DEFINED KING JAMES BIBLE The Defined King James Bible uses many helpful footnotes for readers to understand archaic words in the KJV. [13] ZONDERVAN KING JAMES STUDY BIBLE Zondervan, famous for publishing the NIV Study Bible, have released a version in the Authorised King James Version. [14] OPEN BIBLE The Open Bible is a study bible from Thomas Nelson, and is similar to Nelson's Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts. [15] NEW DEFENDERS STUDY BIBLE The New Defenders Study Bible by Henry M. Morris is based on the viewpoints of young earth creationism and the literal interpretation of Genesis chapters 1 to 11. [16] CAMBRIDGE BIBLES If you looking for top quality Bibles, look no further than Cambridge University Press. You will not be disappointed. Here are just a few Cambridge Bibles listed here: STANDARD TEXT, HARDBACK STANDARD TEXT, FRENCH MOROCCO LEATHER LARGE PRINT, HARDBACK LARGE PRINT, FRENCH MOROCCO LEATHER PITT MINION REFERENCE PERSONAL CONCORD REFERENCE NEW CAMBRIDGE PARAGRAPH BIBLE [17] OLD SCOFIELD STUDY BIBLE 1917 The author is C. I. Scofield, and although there is a newer 1967 version available, I think this older 1917 is better. There is more information found at Wikipedia. [18] RYRIE STUDY BIBLE Another Study Bible with useful notes, charts and maps. Published by Moody Press. [19] WESTON STUDY BIBLE The Weston Study Bible is different to many of the other study bibles, as it is interpreted differently. It follows Historicist and Amillennialist viewpoints in eschatology. For more details about the Weston Study Bible, click here. [20] STRONGEST STRONGS EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE This is the best, and more up to date edition of Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible published by Zondervan. It also includes Nave's Topical Index. [21] NEW PILGRIM BIBLE The New Pilgrim Bible is published by Oxford University Press. [22] KJV REFERENCE BIBLE The KJV Reference Bible is published by the National Publishing Company. [23] THE WORD STUDY BIBLE The Word Study Bible is published by Harrison House. [24] KING JAMES STUDY BIBLE The King James Study Bible is published by Thomas Nelson, and is real value for money. It was formally known as the Liberty Annotated Study Bible. [25] KJV MINISTERS BIBLE The KJV Ministers Bible has very useful advice for those who want to be a minister or leader in a church. Published by Hendrickson. [26] AMG COMPLETE WORD STUDY OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS These books are for readers who want to know the original meaning to the words in Old Testament Hebrew / Aramaic, and New Testament Greek. The numbers are linked to the excellent Strongs Exhaustive Concordance. The Complete Word Study is available as Old and New Testament Books, plus Old and New Testament Dictionaries. I recommend that you get all the 4 books, the list is shown below: COMPLETE WORD STUDY OLD TESTAMENT COMPLETE WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT COMPLETE WORD STUDY DICTIONARY OLD TESTAMENT COMPLETE WORD STUDY DICTIONARY NEW TESTAMENT If you want a more concise edition of the 4 volumes in one book, try the HEBREW-GREEK KEY WORD STUDY BIBLE [27] THE INTERLINEAR BIBLE HEBREW-GREEK-ENGLISH The Interlinear Bible by Hendrickson Publishers has the original Hebrew and Greek text next to the English and Strong's numbering system all covered in one book. If you want a large print 4 volume set of the Interlinear Bible, check the list below: VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 [28] HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINAL LANGUAGE BIBLE The Hebrew/Greek Original Language Bible is published by the Trinitarian Bible Society, and has the text of the Bomberg/Ginsberg Hebrew Old Testament and F.H.A Scrivener's Textus Receptus Greek New Testament, both published in 1894. These texts are the foundations to the Authorised King James Version. (NOTE: This book has the original Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testaments ONLY! There is no English translation of any kind here!) [29] HARPER COLLINS STUDY BIBLE [NRSV Only] The Harper Collins Study Bible is one of the best Study Bibles in the New Revised Standard Version. It also includes the Apocrypha. [30] APOLOGETICS STUDY BIBLE [HCSB Only] The Apologetics Study Bible has very good notes about false teaching and cults in the places where the Bible has been mis-interpreted by these people. [31] ESV STUDY BIBLE [ESV Only] One of the best Study Bibles in the English Standard Version, published by Crossway. [32] GRACE REIGNS KJV STUDY BIBLE Another Study Bible loaded with maps and charts, published by William Petri from the Beacon Ministries / Grace Bible Fellowship. [33] BOOK ORDER BIBLE The Book Order Bible numbers the 66 books of the Bible ... but not as we know it! Also the Book of James has been renamed Jacob. For more information as to why the 66 books of the Bible were re-numbered in this unique way, click here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Further links: STUDY AND REFERENCE BIBLES WIKIPEDIA: STUDY BIBLE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------