Yesterday we started a new series titled “Everything you need to study the Bible – Super Resource List.” Today we will be continuing in the series by looking at another useful website when it comes to biblical study.
BibleGateway.com
At first look, BibleGateway.com may not appear to have as many resources as BlueLetterBible.org. BibleGateway.com’s strength is found in the number of different versions of the Bible they offer as well as the number of languages they offer the Bible in. At a quick glance, they provide the Bible in over fifty languages. They also provide some great search abilities such as Passage Lookup, Keyword Search, and Topical Index search. On top of these, you can select from over eight different reading plans found on their site. Below you will find further information on the resources found on BibleGateway.com.
Passage Lookup
Have a specific passage you want to read? Enter the passage on this page and then select what translation (NIV, KJV, NLT) or language you want it to appear in.
Keyword Search
The keyword search actually searches both single words or phrases. You can define your keyword search within English or another language. Once you’ve identified the what language you want to search in, you can then identify a translation (or version) from that language if there are more than one. Some other nice features include, sort by book order or relevance, search the entire bible or specific books, or display the results by reference and verse or reference only.
Topical Index
The Topical Index allows you to search on a given thought (also known as a topic) and when prompted will return a list of verses relevant to your thought. BibleGateway.com references Nave’s Topical Bible for their Topical Index. According to BibleGateway.com, “Because Nave’s groups verses by “idea” (or “topic”), it offers a better overview of relevant Scriptures than a concordance, which only lists or indexes verses according to specific words. This search feature should be used when trying to get an understanding of a topic throughout the course of the Bible.
Reading Plans
- Old Testament – each day features a reading from both the Old and the New Testaments, so you read through both Testaments together.
- Chronological – reads through the Bible in the order that its events occurred historically. For example, Job lived sometime after the beginning of creation (Genesis 1) but before Abraham was born (Genesis 12). As a result, the Book of Job is integrated into the Book of Genesis.
- Beginning – starts at the very beginning of the Bible and reads straight through to the end.
- Historical – reads through the books of the Bible in the order in which they were written historically, according to the estimated dates of their writing.
- Comprehensive Bible Reading Plan (365 days) – Ready for the incredible privilege and adventure of reading the Bible through cover to cover? We hope so! It takes only about fifteen minutes a day.
- Biographical Bible Reading Plan (121 Days) – Want to read Bible highlights from Adam to Zechariah? It’s easy! The advantages of this approach include ease in seeing the story of the Bible and becoming acquainted with the entire Who’s Who of the Bible.
- Survey Bible Reading Plan (61 Days) – This reading plan walks you through key passages from every book of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, in just 61 days.
- Chronological Bible Reading Plan (61 Days) – This reading plan introduces you to the major people and events of the Bible in chronological order, beginning with Creation, moving through the birth and history of the Israel nation, and ending with Revelation’s prophetic words.
Multiple Translations in Multiple Languages
(Please note, the table below is provided by BibleGateway.com and can be found here)
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