Bible Interpretation, Student Workbook, SW05

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e. New American Standard Bible - NASB

f. Revised English Bible (or New English Bible) - REB or NEB

5. Know why you chose the translation and take that into account as you study.

6. Compare translations as you read a verse of Scripture.

a. Know which readings are most common. If many versions translate in similar ways, that should be taken seriously.

b. Think about the implications of a different reading.

c. Explore differences using other study tools.

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IV. A Concordance (with Strong’s Numbering System)

A. Definition: a concordance is a book which lists all the words of the Bible and where they are found in alphabetical order.

1. Use to trace a particular word (Hebrew or Greek) through a testament (Old or New)

2. Find a particular verse with which you are unfamiliar by a word with which you are familiar.