Thompson Study Bible
The Thompson Study Bible contains a system of references and marginal notes and thereby facilitates individual Bible study . The first 1908 edition was based on notes taken by Methodist preacher Dr. Frank Charles Thompson (1858–1940) and revised and improved it in subsequent 40 years of work with his wife. What is special about it is the so-called "chain system", a reference system that, like a chain, consists of several links of the same type. Over 100,000 reference points are linked to thematic units.
history
Frank Charles Thompson was a poor country preacher in the New York City area in the late 19th century . He believed that the Bible should explain itself in a simple but docile way. He saw the need for a well-designed and organized study Bible suitable for all to use in practice. In 1890 he began the work that he would continue for the rest of his life. He introduced verse-by-verse consideration for certain subjects from the Bible. These topics are known today as "chains of verse" and are at the heart of the Thompson Study Bible. The system connects over 4000 such topics.
The first edition of the Thompson Study Bible was published in 1908 by the Methodist Publishing House in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and became known as The Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible . Five years later, in 1913, Thompson became acquainted with the Indianapolis traveling salesman BB Kirkbride. The two men formed the Kirkbride Bible Company in 1915 to further improve Thompson's work and distribute it.
expenditure
The original Thompson Study Bible and several other editions were based on the King James Bible . The New King James Version, the New International Version and the New American Standard Bible are currently available in the English-speaking world. The German edition contains the Luther text .
Special features
The core of the Thompson Bible is made up of over 4,000 "chains of verse". The entry for “strength in weakness” in the topic column, which gives the first passage in 1 Sam 2: 4, should serve as an example. The next passage in the Bible that is connected with the topic “strength in weakness” is Dan 10:18, 19. In the case of this verse, in the corresponding topic entry, you will find information about the previous (2. Sam 2,4) as well as the next Bible passage (1. Cor 1.27). In this way you can move quickly along the chain of topics, whether forwards or backwards.
In addition to the topic chain, the Thompson Bible contains a number of other Bible study resources. In the study part there is still a variety of aids such as:
- concordance
- Bible study plan
- Chronology of the Biblical World
- archaeological information
- Hebrew festivals and holidays
- biographical studies of people and events in the Bible
- Origin and structure of the Bible
- colored map part
The information in the study part is supplemented by sketches and drawings.
See also
Web links
- History of Thompson Study Bible (Engl.)