Do you want to dig deeper for yourself? Below is a list of resources I use regularly.
Websites:
- Bible Gateway
- Bible Hub
- Bible Ref
- Bible Study Tools
- Blue Letter Bible
- YouVersion
- Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language
- Parallel Plus
- Strong’s Concordance
- Study Light
- The Discovery Bible
- Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Commentaries:
- The Whole Bible: Expositions of Holy Scripture, Alexander Maclaren
- Complete Bible Commentary, John Wesley
- Calvin’s Complete Commentaries, John Calvin
- Jamieson, Fausset & Brown’s Commentary on the Whole Bible, Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown
- Expository Thoughts on The Gospel of John, J.C. Ryle
- Barnes’ Notes on the Whole Bible, Albert Barnes
- The People’s Bible, Joseph Parker
- Spurgeon’s Commentary on The Bible, Charles H. Spurgeon
- Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible, Matthew Henry
- The Anchor Bible, Raymond E. Brown
- The Daily Study Bible, William Barclay
- The Abingdon Bible Commentary, Abingdon Press
- The International Bible Commentary, F.F. Bruce
- The Bible Knowledge Commentary, John, F. Walvoord, Roy B. Zuck
- The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, Moody Press
- The New Bible Commentary, Eerdman’s Publishing
- Harper’s BIble Dictionary, Harper & Row
Most books listed are available for free or at a very low price for Kindle or other e-readers. I prefer hard copies where possible, but the sheer content within the listed volumes would take up far too much room on my bookshelves. Other volumes are secondhand finds that I treasure dearly. Your local thrift shop or secondhand store can be treasure troves for old books and commentaries. Just because they smell a little doesn’t mean that the content isn’t beyond monetary value.
Bibles:
- The New American Standard Version (NASB1995), Holman Bible Publishers
- The Passion Translation (TPT), Broad Street
- New Century Version (NCV), Thomas Nelson, Inc.
- New International Version Archaeological Study Bible (NIV), Zondervan
- New Living Translation Christian Basics Bible (NLT), Tyndale
- Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible (KJV), Dake
- Contemporary English Version (CEV), American Bible Society