Bible Concordances, Dictionaries & Commentaries

Published September 20, 2011

Bible Concordances, Dictionaries & Commentaries

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“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” [Proverbs 11:14]

Suppliers Of Bible Study Books & References

Online Bible Dictionaries

The following links provide online access to various Bible dictionaries for several Bible versions although a majority of dictionaries pertain to the King James version.

Biblegateway .com – Many searchable bible versions at this website.
Preceptaustin.org – Not a modern website but lots of Bible study resources.
Crosswalk.com – I don’t recommend the Jack Van Impe bible dictionary listed at this site but the others should be reliable.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library – has a downloadable PDF version of Easton’s Bible dictionary
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Downloadable dictionaries & commentaries from bible support.com – for use with e-sword software
Downloadable dictionaries, commentaries & bibles at estudysource.com – for use with e-sword software)
Bible Web App – Read various bible versions side by side with Greek text

Regarding Christian Theology

If it’s new… it’s probably not true.
If it’s true… it’s probably not new.

Other Christian Dictionaries & Glossaries (but not Bible dictionaries)

Greek & Hebrew Tutors:

Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon
New Testament Greek Lexicon
Teknia Software – Learn Biblical Greek
Bill Mounce Greek Dictionary – Look up Greek words and their meanings

Bible Commentaries (on-line and in print)

For anyone interested in serious Bible study, good commentaries can be very helpful. They can point you to many verses related to a passage you are studying. They can help you apply a Bible verse to your life. They can also mislead you. It is best to be very careful of which commentaries you use. Not all commentators are “Reformed” and so they may have a wrong view of some very significant Bible doctrines, such as God’s sovereignty and man’s total depravity. The following commentaries are pretty reliable, yet what they write is not inspired so keep that in mind as you utilize these Bible study aids. Matthew Henry was reformed and his commentary has been popular for many years and reliable. The best and most exhaustive commentary is probably John Gill’s Exposition of the Old and New Testaments. In print it is huge and expensive. It can be found online for free and it also is available on CD.

To quote a pastor from Canada speaking about John Gill: “As a scholar of the Word, Gill has no equal today. For this reason his insights are still very often fresh and original. I have learned much from this mighty preacher, pastor and teacher! There have been times when I ended up disagreeing with a particular understanding of a verse or passage. But one had better have pretty good reasons to disagree with Gill since his grasp of the whole counsel of God was far superior to anyone I can think of living today.”.

Matthew Henry’s Commentary For purchase
Matthew Henry’s Commentary On-line
Calvin’s Commentaries (22 Volumes) For purchase
Calvin’s Commentaries On-line and in several formats for downloading at CCEL (Christian Classics Ethereal Library)
Jameison-Faucett-Brown Commentary On-line at blueletterbible.com
John Gill Collection CD-ROM For purchase
John Gill’s Commentary On-line At BibleStudyTools.com
Alexander MacLaren’s Expositions of Holy Scripture at StudyLight.org
John MacArthur Bible Commentary For purchase
Martin Lloyd-Jones Commentaries (Ephesians) For purchase
The Pulpit Commentary compiled by H.D.M. Spence & Joseph S. Exell

Bible Commentaries As E-Books And PDF Files To Download

Collections Of Commentaries On-line

Spurgeon’s Catalog Of Commentaries

In his publication “Commenting & Commentaries” Charles Spurgeon put together a rather vast and helpful list of commentaries by noted Bible scholars. His immediate audience for that work at that time was the students of his Pastor’s College at the Metropolitan Tabernacle.