A Great Bible Learning Reference
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This book was such a practical read. You take 40 minutes each day for six weeks for a great bible study. Each lesson was great and helped me to better understand the bible. I am only a few days in now, but I do have to say that I am impressed. Not only is it easy to understand, but you also get a lesson with no homework and not too long of a lesson either. The lessons were also very interactive and discussion oriented so that you can use this with a group without any issue. All-in-all I am looking forward to the rest of the 6 weeks of learning.
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Very informative, gives you great background and helps you understand each book of the bible.  Great resource for your everyday bible study or preparing for a talk or class.
634157
Great learning tool lots of insites to relationships, sex, temptation.
Levi explains the bible very well easy to understand. His life experience is a great story to help others. Well written!
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Nelson's illustrated Bible Dictionary is a substancial sized resource text for the Bible scholar and laymen alike.  There are over 7000 entries and over 500 beautiful and vibrant pictures on more than 1200 pages. The key words are based on the NKJV but it it is fully cross-referenced to several major translations of the Bible (KJV,NASB, REB, NIV and NRSV).  There are printed alphabetical thumb tabs on each page to make it easy to find the word you're researching.

I appreciate the visual survey of the Bible in the front of the text.  It outlines events and dates of Biblical significance that is very helpful to reference when studying the Bible.  This section has a timeline, graphs and maps that shows Bibilcal outline in relation to history.  For those that would rather have a quick reference, there is also a brightly colored 2 page overview time line at the end of this section. In addition, there is an overview and outine for each book of the Bible and several articles scattered throughout the text.  The text also includes several charts, tables and maps on various topics of interest.

I am drawn the the book, just to look at the pictures...which says a lot considering I'm a woman nearing the age of 50 and gave up "picture books" long ago  :) The pictures are beautiful and vibrant in color!  The text is in larger font and in easy to understand language, but does not compromise content.

I would highly recommend this text for use in personal Bible study, family devotions, and in class or sermon preparation.  Since this is a resource text and not mean to be read cover to cover, I explored many topics in the text for this review.  I am more of a layman, my husband more of a scholar, we both examined the text and found it useful, interesting and informative  The information is comprehensive and appears to be accurate (although, it is written by fallible men, so I suspect we will find minor inaccuracies that would not compromise doctrinal soundness of Scripture as we continue to use it).

As a mother of 4, ages 18-8, I appreciate the fact that  difficult subjects, such as Onan's sin are tastefully dealt with. Part of the entry says:  "He was a wicked man, and the Lord put him to death (Gen. 38:10)"  My older's will know the text or be able to look it up in Scripture, my youngers will get information, but not enough to ask questions that would be hard to explain to young ones.

This is a resource that I can see our family using often in the years to come.  I highly recommend it for people that are interested in expanding their knowledge base of Scripture.

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This is probably one of the best bible study resources I have seen in a long time.  It allows the reader to reference historical events in secular history along with events that are documented in the bible.  Having bible events written in a chronological manner allows the reader to understand what period of time and in what sequence events in the bible took place.  The maps in the back are great!
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This is a wonderful book for someone wishing to get a better understanding of the Bible. I ordered it because our group is doing a study of Jesus' parables and their meanings, seeing the meaning from the Jewish perspective from those times. This has brought a whole new understanding to His teachings. These are the teachings the Jewish children learned from birth and seeing the names and places shown in their more original spellings and names brings it to life.
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Ryken's text is a great resource not only for Biblical Studies but also for general Literature Studies.  There are great explanations of literary terms- I wish I had this book four years ago when I started my English Degree.  The Biblical explanations are clear, and very helpful if you are not aquainted with the Bible, but can be redundant if you spent a lot of time in Sunday School.  Overall, this is the best book of the term, and possibly one of the greatest textbooks Ive used in 4 years of college.
4014121
Great book to keep at hand as you do your Bible studies.
4095892
This is a great Bible. The CEB version flows well and the features are a great addition for anyone wanting to dig deeper into the word of God. The colorful maps make finding locations very easy and fun, but my kids love maps. The introduction to each book and the questions that follow them really help you understand the context of each book.
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This is an excellent resource for sound Biblical literacy.  Ive used a great deal of the information for presentations at our church.
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What a wonderful book for a Bible study.  It is wonderful for learning how to study the Bible on your own.  However there is great "Food" for thought and discussion for a small group to sturdy.  I will keep this book handy as I further study my Bible, I will be reading this book again as there is such great information here, it's hard for me to soak up in one reading.
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Excellent! It has many references and shows the History behind each Bible story. Very easy to read. The cover is somewhat delicate, but doesn't break easily.
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This book has helped me tremendously in my biblical studies and in my teaching. I have found many topical reference resources out there today, electronic or otherwise, but in book form and for what it does, this one is outstanding. MacArthur is a man of Scripture who really focuses on details and categories, and you will find many quality references organized under headings and subheadings you probably have never thought of before. Looking for Angels, God's attributes, salvation, prayer, marriage, priests, or words like light, forgiveness, love: all are here.

The other great strength after its detailed categorization is that this book strives to reproduce the entirety of verses and passages on every topic. The vast majority of the time you will not get just a string of verse references that leave you with a load of grunt work. The cover says it contains over 100,000 Bible passages in full and over 20,000 Bible topics and subtopics listed.

This book has greatly helped me as a student in papers and as a teacher, expanding biblical ideas with cross references on the same topic. For these reasons it is worth having in your library. Also would be very useful in electronic form.
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A good book for the English Bible Teacher to make the transition to teaching about the Bible in Spanish.  There is a different history and emphasis in the words used to teach the Bible in Spanish.  This book helps to acquaint the teacher with theological concepts Spanish-speakers will be familiar with.  A great reference to sit and read and soak in the language to prepare you to teach in Spanish.  This was a real welcome find.
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Clear and concise teaching. Well structured. Well balanced. He provides enough background information and proceeds to explain the Bible verses but not one by one or word by word, but by chunks as he sees fitting. His comments of the Scriptures keep you engaged. Provides outlines. It is a great resource for the layman, Bible teacher, or anyone who wants to have a deeper understanding of the Bible.
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This book is a great resource for any person interested in the deeper study of the Bible - both Old and New Testaments.  The material is scholarly and yet very easy to read and understand.  There is some reference to the original language, but it does not require a knowledge of Greek or Hebrew to understand the material.  Each book/letter of the New Testament begins with a very good introduction to its specific purpose in being written, with an emphasis on the links to the Old Testament Scriptures.  Major themes are presented that help the reader gain greater insight into overall thrust of the message of the book/letter.
For those who desire to dig deeper, there are many references to other Jewish commentaries and writings, as well as an extensive bibliography and the end of each article.

Mike Anderson
Pastor of Senior Ministries
MATS (Bethel Seminary 2008)
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This is a great addition for any serious student of the Bible. It can be used as a stand-alone reference or for comparison with other commentaries.