The Independence of Bible Studies
These days, one doesn't have to find an old and crusty library in order to get the best in tools and resources to study the Bible. One can even argue that doing a full term at a seminary might not even be needed to gain some measure of usable understanding. That's the thing about technology these days, its really freed up the acquisiton of knowledge (not wisdom and understanding though - they need relationship, experience, and accountability to be usable with knowledge).
When it comes to Bible study resources, there are several ways to go about looking for something solid. Biblical Studies and Technological Tools has started a series of posts on the subject and the latest one gives some basic principles on how to go about searching for the right resources and tools. Here is a snippet:
...I am making the following assumptions about those who would be most interested in such tools:
- You are likely a lay person who does not know Greek or Hebrew (though you wouldn't mind at least understanding a bit of what is going on in the original Greek or Hebrew).
- You don't really have the time or the means to accumulate a large, scholarly library of resources. What you really want is accessible, reliable, and understandable information regarding basic questions that arise as you read the Bible.
- You may be willing to spend some money to get good resources, but FREE is good!
You are interested in physical (i.e., real books) AND / OR digital (i.e., software or online) resources...
Read the rest of this post at Biblical Studies and Technological Tools
posted by Antoine @ 7/03/2008 10:00:00 AM
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