 | The NIV Complete Concordance: The Complete English Concordance to the New International Version by Edward W. Goodrick
Buy used from: $0.90 Lists EVERY reference for all of the (non-trivial) words covered. Essential for word-usage studies and deep analysis. Especially good -- you can CARRY this comfortably! New version available??
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 | Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Baker Reference Library)
Buy used from: $38.00 About as good as it gets in a general encyclopaedia of Bible knowledge
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 | New Testament Commentary Survey by D. A. Carson
Buy used from: $3.64 Sounds like a good short-cut to avoid all the research/purchases to find RELIABLE commentaries. My favorite commentators are F.F. Bruce, Leon Morris, I. Howard Marshall, John R.W. Stott.
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 | The Book of Acts (New International Commentary on the New Testament) by F.F. Bruce
Buy new: $31.02 / Used from: $22.88 Shows the comraderie of early Christians. Good on social/historical conditions also.
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 | The Epistle to the Hebrews (The New International Commentary on the New Testament) by Frederick Fyvie Bruce
Buy new: $14.51 / Used from: $21.00 Balanced. This book of the Bible mentions some altered states of consciousness and how to respond to such situations.
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 | The New Testament Development of Old Testament Themes by Frederick Fyvie Bruce
Buy used from: $1.70 Discusses relationships between New and Old Testaments.
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 | New Testament History by F.F. Bruce
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $4.68 Great for historical overview of what's happening throughout the New Testament period.
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 | NIV UltraThin Reference Bible (Black) by Bible
Buy used from: $44.99 If you own only one Bible, let it be this, except get the leather binding. See also my listmania list on NIV study Bibles.
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 | What Paul Really Said About Women: The Apostle's Liberating Views on Equality in Marriage, Leadership, and Love by John T. Bristow
Buy new: $11.19 / Used from: $3.40 If you want to jump in at the deep end, check out what this book says by looking up/studying Bible references etc. A second item of study might be to identify the 10 crown rewards of heaven.
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 | Personal Bible Study Methods by Rick Warren
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 | What They Don't Tell You: A Survivor's Guide to Biblical Studies by Michael Joseph Brown
Buy new: $12.71 / Used from: $5.41 This book appears to be right on the money.
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 | Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible, A: Playing by the Rules by Robert Stein
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $3.98 This may not be the best, but it's a good read.
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 | Understanding Scripture: How to Read and Study the Bible by Alvera M. Mickelsen
Buy used from: $0.01 Second opinion on the same subject, by well-known scholar.
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 | NIV Handy Concordance, The by Edward W. Goodrick
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 If a complete concordance is unavailable or doesn't suit your needs, see this.
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 | Discipleship Journal's Best Bible Study Methods by The Navigators
Buy new: $11.04 / Used from: $3.33 |
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