Christian Bible Study Resources
[Please note that these are not "Adventist" resources, and thus commentaries and notes may not agree with an Adventist understanding of biblical truth.]
- The History of the English Bible a series of article by Daniel B. Wallace. Find out why Dr. Wallace wrote, “Frankly, it is my conviction that every Christian should own a copy of the King James Bible. It may not be the most accurate, but it is the most elegant. And you only deny your own rich literary and religious heritage if you do not own and read a King James Bible” in Part II: The Reign of the King James (The Era of Elegance).
Also see his NET, NIV, ESV: A Brief Historical Comparison a comparison of several modern versions of the Bible.
- Bible Gateway, Nave’sTopical Bible, and Ellen White writings
-Research all from one page. - The NET (New English Translation) Bible – intends to be a clear, accurate, and powerful translation. And the notes include scholarly insights and discussions that have up till now been accessible only to those trained in the biblical languages. (Also available on the “Bible” app for Android, including notes.)
- Blue Letter Bible A very handy reference, with theBible text plus concordances, lexicons, dictionaries and commentaries all available from one page.
What we recommend most is the link to the Commentary/Lexicon. This will bring up a window with the original Hebrew or Greek text, with each word linked to a Lexicon entry. Clicking on it, takes you to the Lexicon entry which provides the meaning, according to Strong’s Concordance, plus how many times it occurs in the Bible and the different ways it is translated. Clicking on the different translations takes you to the texts where that translation is used. This is much more helpful than the lexicon entry alone and much faster than attempting to do the same lookup in a hard-copy lexicon. - Blue Letter Bible Mobile
- Biblos Bible Study Tools in many languages of the world.
- World Wide Study Bible Huge resource with online Bibles in 10 – 20 version, commentaries,encyclopedias, sermons, meditations, treatises, notes.
- Bible in a Year
- Have you ever read your Bible all the way through? It’s easier than you think by reading an average of 3 1/4 chapters a day. And now you can do it online. Check out our daily reading plan. - What the Bible Says About
Online search page based on Nave’s Topical Bible - King James Version AudioBible read by Alexander Scourby
We can often hear things in Scourby’s readings that we don’t see in our own reading. For listening, the King James version, with its poetic rhythms, is incomparable. This version also includes the text on your screen. And here’s the Version for the Visually Impaired - United Bible Societies
Find a local Bible society here if you want to find a Bible in your language. - American Bible Society
- world-wide translation, publication and distribution of Bibles. - BibleStudyTools.com Search Bible translations, commentaries, and dictionaries all in one site. (Commentaries will disagree with distinctive Adventist teachings.)
Mobile Apps
Android Market
- “Bible” by Lifechurch.tv. The app is free and comes in many different languages. Many Bible versions are free. Some require a small fee to download. You can download different versions of the Bible and go from one version to the other without losing your place. You can also highlight and take notes. Some Bible versions include free high-quality audio. The Search function does not work as well as on the KJV Bible by Tecarta (below).
- The “Blackberry Bible App” is the same Bible app by Lifechurch.tv.
- “KJV Bible” by Tecarta Inc. is free and has an excellent search function.
- “MySword for Android” is the KJV, completely indexed to Strong’s numbers to the Strong’s Hebrew & Greek lexicons. You can click on the hyperlinked words to see the Strong’s lexicon entry. This is not as flexible as the Blue Letter Bible referenced above, but the basic lookup function is similar.
IPad/ iPhone Apps
[Let us know if you find good apps for the iPad. We are more familiar with Android apps. Apple makes it difficult to search their app store without actually having an iPad or iPod. You can try searching for the same apps as are available on the Android Market. Sometimes you luck out.]
- “Bible” by Lifechurch.tv. Audio versions are available on iTunes.
Adventist Bible Study Resources
- BiblicalResearch Society Biblical scholarship sponsored by theSeventh-day Adventist world church.
- BibleInfo.org Brief,straightforward replies to life’s big questions. Surfers may submit their own questions and have then answered by volunteers.
- Kids Bible Info Big answers for little people. Resource for discipling children.
- Ask a Pastor Page Collection of questions and answers on a variety of spiritual subjects.
- Official Ellen White Website – Information and online books and articles by and about Ellen G.White.
Bible Studies Online
- HopeTalk.org Links to the most popular Bible study guides, such as Discover, Amazing Facts,Focus on Prophecy.
- Discover Bible Study Guides Basic, introductory Bible lessons.
- Focus on Daniel (The link to “check your answers”doesn’t work. Use the “Interact” link instead.)
- Beginner’s BibleStudies zero in on one topic at a time.
Bible Bay Navigate the high seas of spiritual discovery. Learn how to study the Bible. - BibleUniverse.com – a service of AmazingFacts.org
Christian Classics
- Christian Classics ElectronicLibrary Classic Christian books in electronic format –enough good reading material to last a lifetime, if you give each work the time it deserves
- In His Steps the classic by Charles M. Sheldon, available for reading on this site. An imaginary account of what would happen if we really took seriously the idea of living just as Jesus would live in our culture.
There is a good study on Revelation at Seminar Unlimited
I believe it is called Daniel and Revelation
Here is a link to their website http://seminarsunlimited.org/
I use GoodReader app for iPad. I copy the lesson from the web. Paste it into an email to myself. When I open the email I forward it to myself. When I open this email, the lesson is only an icon type thing . I right click in the icon. A window comes up asking where I would like to open it, re: GoodReader, Pages, etc. I click on GoodReader and then go open the document acted in GoodReader. It looses it’s unique style but it us all there in simple form. Now I can mark it up all I like and add notes that are saved in cool little comment boxes.
Pages app is another good one. In Pages, I can actually edit. If I want to
highlight something, I simply change the text color.
Probably other ways, but this works for me
Sylvia there might be another solution for you, since you have an iPad. When you open up the current sabbath school lesson via the Internet on your iPad, at the top there is a little box with an arrow coming out. If you click on it, a popup window appears and you can choose to ‘save it to home screen’ (it looks like an app when you do this)and there is an option to email it. You can also use iBooks on your iPad and the lesson will open in it without having to copy/paste. The other option is the Sabbath School app that is for both the iPhone and iPad.
Thank you for your suggestions for picking up the quarterly. Much appreciated. I went to the absg site and picked up the teachers qrtly. Then I remembered that if I put a “g” before the http on the address bar then all I have to do is hit the “go” button on my keypad (using iPad 2) and the lesson is sent directly to GoodReader. Now I am ready to scribble, highlight, creat notes and more! GoodReader is fun and colorful.
. Sme of us like such things 
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Thank you again!
Sv
While the EGWhite notes specifically mentioned in the lessons are hyperlinked from our Daily lessons, the Ellen G White Notes booklet is available from your local Adventist Book Center or by ordering over the telephone or online.
People can also access all of Ellen White’s writings through the EGW estate website http://www.whiteestate.org which now has a beta version of their search engine in nine languages.
I really try but most of the time you don’t find this site helpful, especially when looking for other topics or links to Ellen white books. Mostly when I try this I have to go through the basic questions or I think it’s a simple bible study and thats not really helpful. Is there a way someone can access these other sites or have links to them. Please help
As you can see the Bible Study Center offers a very wide range of study helps, mostly from non-SDA sources.
In order to access Ellen White resources there are two basic ways that can be done:
If you wish to see a book or do some searching of Ellen White materials then in the menu toward the top of the main page click on Resources then in the drop down menu click on Links. This gives you resources to such things as the Ellen White Estate website, Bible Studies, and sermons. If you are interested in going directly to the Ellen White Estate website http://www.whiteestate.org/ will get you to the main page and https://egwwritings.org/ will get you to the more specific site for accessing her books both to read and to search.
To access the referenced Ellen White Quotes and Bible texts used in the lessons, on the main page in the upper left corner you will find a link to Adult Teacher Resources. Through it you can access the Ellen White quotes and Bible references for each weekly topic by clicking on “Ellen White & Bible References”.