Would a Greek Bible or a Jewish Bible (or dictionary) be a good place to start?
2007-06-06 06:23:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wow! Thanks for all your help. I'll be going to the bookstore to get them
2007-06-06 07:07:40 · update #1
go to e-sword.net or something like that
you can download many different versions of the Bible as well as some that have jew or greek meaning of words that you can look up. i use it to compare versions and surprised that most versions say the same thing just different wording. but also i mostly use King James Version and with this almost every word has a def of the jew or greek language and what it means. very usefull. you can also type in words and do a search on the whole Bible or part or the Bible. and has a study on it so you can memorize versus. great Bible to have and it downloads onto your computer.
2007-06-06 06:26:19 · answer #1 · answered by dannamanna99 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. A Jewish or Greek Bible will not help unless you speak those languages better than you do English.
Get an 'exhaustive concordance' (with a Hebrew and Greek to English Lexicon in it) for the translation you use.
If you use the King James, then there is the "Strong's", the "Young's", and the "Crudens". Strongs would be the best. You can get it at the Bible bookstore for about $20-30,
If you use the NIV, or NASB, they both have a concordance in their name.
These references have listed in alphabetical order every word in the Bible and which verse it is in. Also an index number that allows you to look the word up in the Lexicon for a definition.
2007-06-06 06:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by johnnywalker 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a Strong's exhaustive concordance. It has Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, a dictionary and a topical reference. If I wanted to I could find out how many times the word "the" is used int he Bible. It's a great book to have.
2007-06-06 06:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's always a Paraphrase of the Bible that can help you with that kind of stuff but it's always somewhat dangerous when you use those because it puts in different words and in a different order which makes it easier to read but can also ruin some symbolism or hidden meaning in the text.
2007-06-06 06:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by God's Child 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully you have a King james Bible.The others are corrupted to the core.Get an exhaustive Strong's Concordance.And also Chick Publications sells little 50 cents tracts on King James words and definitions.It covers 500 words.
2007-06-06 06:29:42 · answer #5 · answered by kitz 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Tanakh.. Translated to English..
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/index.htm
2007-06-06 06:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by Furibundus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem, then I got:
"The Nelson Study Bible",its the KJV... it goes through the whole Bible, verse by verse, and tells you in everyday language, what the verses mean...
I have really learned alot from it...and I recommend it to anyone with this problem.
2007-06-06 06:30:32 · answer #7 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greek & Hebrew interlinears.
Strong's concordance
http://unbound.biola.edu/
http://www.blueletterbible.org/
http://www.internetdynamics.com/pub/vc/bibles.html
2007-06-06 06:42:18 · answer #8 · answered by robert p 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try the NIV study bible it is in easy to understand wording and there are a awhole bunch of neat facts and maps and stuff
2007-06-06 06:27:56 · answer #9 · answered by courtduck62 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not too sure about that but you could always go to Barnes & Noble or whatever your local major bookstore is and check it out.
2007-06-06 06:27:14 · answer #10 · answered by Catherine 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋