When Interpreting a Passage
- Use the right resources for Bible Study
- Concordance with Greek and Hebrew Dictionary (Preferably Strong's)
- The Complete Word Study Dictionary's (New and Old Testament published by AMG)
- NASB Bible along with as many translations as possible
- Amplified Bible
- Bible Dictionary (Preferably Ungers)
- Bible Handbook (Preferably Eerdmans)
- Bible Atlas
- Works of Alfred Edersheim
- Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah
- Bible History
- Social Life of Jews in the days of Christ
- The Temple
- Write a new Paragraph with the answers to your questions
- Check your theory with the whole book
Correlating a Scripture
- Relate one scripture to another
- Figure out where the prophets fit into the history books of the old testament (use a chronological bible)
- Figure out where the apostle fit into the acts of the apostles (use a chronological bible)
- The best commentary on the Old Testament is the New Testament, and the best commentary on the New Testament is the Old Testament
- Find out where the new Testament quotes from the Old Testament
- Beware of echo’s from the Old Testament in the New Testament
- Scripture first related to the section of the book its in, then the book, then the rest of the bible
Applying the Word in Our Lives
- After knowing what the Bible says, read it as if it is written personally to you
- Find out how it applies to your personal life
- Find out how it applies to your personal walk with God
- Find out how it applies to your world view
- Find illustrations in your life on which you can hang truth
Below is a list of reference books that the leaders at Restoration Christian Church believe are very valuable in Bible Study.
 | Strongs Concordance is a great tool for word studies and finding every word in the Bible |
 | A great greek dictionary written by Spiros Zodhiates |
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A great Hebrew Dictionary to get a deeper understanding of the Hebrew |
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Vines is a classic in word study dictionaries |