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Key Bible and Theological Reference Tools: Concordance

Kirk E. Miller

This post is a re-blog of my post at Rolfing Unshelved.

This post is part of a series entitled Key Bible and Theological Reference Tools. This series seeks to provide one with an introduction to some key Biblical and theological reference tools. In this series one will find basic explanations, significant examples, and other information about these reference tools.

Basic Description of Concordance

A Biblical concordance is a reference tool that provides an alphabetic listing of Biblical words along with their Biblical references. This allows one to study the various uses of words throughout scripture.

Some concordances are organized according to the original Biblical languages (e.g., Hebrew and Greek). Other concordances are organized according to receptor languages (e.g., English), although these often include information about the Greek and Hebrew that stands behind the translations.

New: Desiring God and John Piper’s New ‘Look at the Book’

Kirk E. Miller

Desiring God, the headquarters of sorts for the ministry of John Piper, has just recently announced the launch of a new ministry. In a recent email they say,

This has been a dream for several years. In recent months, John Piper and the Desiring God team have been working behind the scenes to envision and develop this new tool for helping people to read the Bible for themselves. These 8-12 minute videos put the biblical text on the screen, and show Pastor John’s pen, as his voice guides us through the passage. His hope is not just to feed us from his catch, but to teach us to fish for ourselves.

I love John Piper, his passion for God, and his desire to see himself and others conformed to the world of scripture. I also find myself lining up with him theologically to a significant degree. Therefore, I have essentially no hesitation recommending to you what I believe is likely an incredible resource.

You can find specific ‘Look at the Book’ episodes on Desiring God’ website.

Check out the introduction video below.

Key Bible and Theological Reference Tools: Bible Introductions

Kirk E. Miller

This post is a re-blog of my post at Rolfing Unshelved.

This post is part of a series entitled Key Bible and Theological Reference Tools. This series seeks to provide one with an introduction to some key Biblical and theological reference tools. In this series one will find basic explanations, significant examples, and other information about these reference tools.

Basic Description of Introductions

An introduction (note: this guide is specifically referring to introductions to Biblical corpuses) is a reference work that provides introductory information on a given Biblical corpus. This material often includes helpful information regarding specific Biblical books (e.g., surveys, outlines, background information, presentations of key theological themes, discussions on authorship and dating issues, etc.) as well as information on broader topics (e.g., Old Testament canonical development, the relationship of the four gospels, etc.).

Key Bible and Theological Reference Tools: Bible and Theological Dictionaries

Kirk E. Miller

This post is a re-blog of my post at Rolfing Unshelved.

This post is part of a series entitled Key Bible and Theological Reference Tools. This series seeks to provide one with an introduction to some key Biblical and theological reference tools. In this series one will find basic explanations, significant examples, and other information about these reference tools.

Basic Description of Dictionaries

Bible and theological dictionaries are reference tools that serve as an encyclopedia on a given topic or Biblical corpus. They include a plethora of articles (typically around 1-3 pages in length and arranged alphabetically) related to their topic or Biblical corpus.