We’ve already discussed using online Bibles for better understanding. From the community contributions of YouVersion or the commentaries of Bible Gateway. So what else is out there? Here are some sites and resources that may prove useful:
- Parallel Bible: A parallel Bible puts the same scripture passage/verse from different translations side by side. StudyLight.org has a good one for comparing longer passages, but only offers two translations at once. It does, however, offer a feature that highlights the differences. Biblos provides another that’s great for looking at a single passage at a time across 14 versions at once. You can also click “Par Chap” on the Biblos site and see five translations at once for an entire chapter.
- Pictorial History of the Bible: Part of the Biblos family of sites, you can enter a search term here and see what pictures are available for it. For example, what was Corinth like? You can also try BiblePlaces.com. OpenBible.info has geocoded (huh?) over 14,000 pictures as well.
- Bible Encyclopedia: Get lots of information about all kinds of stuff. Cities (like Corinth), people (Cornelius) and theological words (Grace) all make great searches.
- Learn Greek: Ok, this one is harder to do than many other options, but it can really help with understanding the Scriptures. Concordia Seminary in St. Louis has put their entire Greek course online through iTunes. Check out what they say about it. If you have iTunes already installed, you can click here for the Greek class.
- Word Resources: Want to see a visual picture of how often a word is used in the Bible? BibleInfo can create one (Love) for you. Or BlueLetterBible.org allows you to look up a word (Love) in 9 different resources, to see what each says about the word.
This is just scratching the surface of what’s out there. What resources have you found useful? What categories are missing?
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