Using Some of the Online Resources

Here are a few helps and hints for some of our online resources:

Bible Study Tools – Just type the passage you want to study into the "Search" window and scroll down for the resources. A good selection of translations is available. It's easy to use and has a great assortment of commentaries like the Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible and Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament.

Bible Hub – This site has a wealth of useful tools and resources. It would be a huge benefit to you and your time to take some time getting familiar with it. A few hints on using this site;

• Choose Translation type, 
• Choose it again ( know it sounds dumb but it works)
• Fill in verse you’re looking for…
• Notice a list of other translations, 
• scroll down to see commentaries and word studies. 

There are a wide variety of resources, lessons, etc in the tabs above the verses. You can explore them and see which ones you prefer.

Blue Letter Bible – Some hints on using this site;

• Choose version & passage. 
• Some really cool study tools are marked in the blocks to  the upper left of your verses. Notable ones are; Concordance, Images or maps, Dictionary aids. 
• To use the concordance, click on the “C” block. You get a list of words in the verse you’re on. If you click on the Strong’s number, you’ll see the word in Greek and some definitions. 
• Click on the “L” block for a list of study aids & commentaries. There are audio/video aids and a list of commentaries as well. 

Bible Gateway – A few hints on using this site;

• Choose version & passage. 
• Once passage comes up, click on “Show resources” in the upper right of the box the passage is in. Study resources will show up on the right. Notable ones, as you scroll down; Easton’s Bible Dictionary, Encyclopedia of the Bible, IVP Commentary, Dictionary of Bible Themes, Smith’s Bible Names Dictionary.

You can access an online version of The Canons of Dort here. Another handy resource is the EFCA Statement of Faith with Scripture References. 

ESV Bible is just a nifty reading tool. So is You Version.