Bibles & Bible Accessories That You Own

[tqpix]

I always try to find many different ways to study the word of God.  So far, I own these:
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• The Bible:  Authorized King James Version with Apocrypha (Oxford World's Classics) [Paperback]
  
• Compton's Interactive Bible (CD-ROM) [Contains both Compton's Interactive Bible:  New International Version and The Complete Multimedia Bible:  Based on the King James Version softwares, and the Streams in the Desert:  366 Daily Devotional Readings book by L.B. Cowman]
  
• e-Sword
  
• The Essential Bible Reference Library
  
• The Holy Bible:  1611 Edition (King James Version) [Hendrickson Publishers]
  
• The Holy Bible:  1611 Edition (King James Version) [Thomas Nelson Publishing]
  
• Holy Bible:  Complete King James Version Old & New Testament (DVD)
  
• Holy Bible:  King James Version
• Holy Bible:  New International Version
• Holy Bible:  New King James Version
• Interlinear Greek-English New Testament:  Third Edition
  
• The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) {Four Volumes} [Orr, James] <Hendrickson Publishers>
  
• The King James Study Bible:  Reference Edition (Edited by C. I. Scofield)
  
• KJV Study Bible (Large Print)
  
• Literal Translation of the Bible (Electronic)
  
• Literal Translation of the Bible (Hardcover)
  
• Nelson's New Illustrated Dictionary of the Bible
  
• The New Testament:  1526 (Tyndale Bible; Original Spelling Edition)
  
• New Testament and Psalms:  Contemporary English Version ==> I can't seem to find it right now, but every one of my family got one when we became Canadian citizens--they were free
  
• New Testament Greek for Beginners:  Second Edition (Machen, J. Gresham) [Hardcover]
  
• NIV/KJV Parallel Bible <== This is the one I use the most
  
• The Strongest Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible:  21st Century Edition
  
• The Student Bible:  New International Version
• Teach Yourself New Testament Greek:  A Complete Course.

I'd like to hear from fellow Christians what Bible and Bible Accessories they own to help them understand the word of God.  I might even be encouraged to get some of those items on your lists.  

[Broken]

In terms of Bibles I have with me at the moment I have:

• NRSV
• KJV
• New Jerusalem Bible

Other bits and pieces I have are:

• The History of Christian Doctrine - Louis Berkhof
• A Brief History of Western Philosophy - Anthony Kenny
• The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine - Colin Gunton
• Not Every Spirit: A Dogmatics of Disbelief - can't remember the author
• The Gospel of John (2 vols) & The Death of the Messiah - Raymond Brown

I've got some commentaries on Mark & Matthew as well, but they're not as good as Brown's commentaries on John unfortunately.

I have a Latin vulgate and a NT Greek as well. And some books of mysticism - Dark Night of the Soul, Cloud of Unknowing, Revelations of Divine Love, that sort of thing.

[Gracey]

Let's see, we have:

King James Version (Standard) (we have 2 of these)*
The New King James Version (large print - we're old)*
New Living Translation
The Scofield Reference Bible
Spurgeon's Study Bible
The Living New Testament*
The New King James (Paperback Edition)
Halley's Bible Handbook*
The Oxford Companion to the Bible
The Reader's Digest Bible
2 Children's Bibles
(*use these the most)
On the computer:

King James Version
The New King James
World English Bible
The Message (reference only...it's not good on it's own)
The Audio Bible

I can't remember the rest, but I have a dozen different versions on the computer, as well as 8 or so commentaries and maybe 10 or so bible "dictionaries".

A few bible study type books and other reference materials like devotionals etc.

Gracey

[Reba]

Let's see, we have:

King James Version (Standard) (we have 4 of these)
Amplified
New Living Translation ( this of corse is never read )
The Scofield Reference Bible
Gruden's complete concordance
Strongs
Charlton Heston  tapes
Matt Henry's complete
daily light
many books i thought i might read

On the computer:
Biblesoft
the internet is about unlimited

I am so thankfull for the internet.

The formost example to me is  Strongs  

I to am old Gracey, and the  goofie print in the Strongs was so hard to see  and the book is SO BIG

Thank You Lord for the blessings of the internet!

[Tibby]

All these Accessories. Sometimes I think it would be easier to just learn Greek and Hebrew!

[The Crusader]

All these Accessories. Sometimes I think it would be easier to just learn Greek and Hebrew!

For you Tibby, I think you should start with the book of Romans.

<))><

[Tibby]

Think Philemon would be an easier place to start. Shorter book, with a wide range of spelling and grammer, I think it would be an idea start for Greek students.

I wish this College offered Greek Oh well, there is always Rosetta Stone.

[tqpix]

Bumped for my own reference.

[michael_legna]

The following are some of the books I have - it is not complete as I prepared it a couple of years back for another purpose but thought it would fit here.  I have yet to look through all my software to make a list.

Bibles
InterLinear Bible – Hebrew/Greek/English – Masoretic/Receptus
Septuagint – Greek/English
InterLinear New Testament – Greek/English – USB 4th Nestle-Aland 2nd
Biblia Sacra – Latin Vulgate
Douay Rheims
New American Bible
Jerusalem Bible
New English Bible
New Revised Standard Bible
Pegotcha2ta – English Translation
Complete Jewish Bible – JPS Translation (Messianic Jews)
King James Version
New American Standard Bible
New International Version
Parallel New Testament (8 versions)
Knox New Testament
New Jerusalem New Testament
Contemporary English New Testament
Barclay New Testament
Tyndale New Testament
Gospel Parallels
The new Testament from 26 Translations
Tanakh – JPS Translation

Apocrypha
Parallel Apocrypha
Apocrypha of the New Testament – James
The Other Bible – Alternative Scripture
Dead Sea Scrolls – Gaster
Dead Sea Scrolls – Vermes
The Lost Gospel of Q

Concordances
Concordance to the Septuagint – Hatch/Redpath
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
Englishman’s Hebrew Concordance of the Old Testament
Englishman’s Greek Concordance of the New Testament
Strong’s Complete Dictionary of Bible Words
Concordance of the Douay Rheims
Nave’s Topical Bible
Nelsons 3 in 1 Bible Reference
Everyone in the Bible
Jerusalem Publishing Illustrated Dictionary and Concordance

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Dictionary of Christian Biographies
Dictionary of Christian Beliefs – Bercot
Maryknoll Catholic Dictionary
Catholic Encyclopedia (1 volume)


Commentaries
Interpreters One Volume Commentary
Collegeville Bible Commentary
Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture
Jewish New Testamnet Commentary
Matthew Henry Commentary
New Jerome Bible Commentary
Wycliffe Bible Commentary
Introduction to the New Testament – Raymond Brown
General Introduction to Holy Scripture - Breen
Every Catholics Guide to Sacred Scripture
The Two Edge Sword – McKenzie
Asimovs Guide to the Bible

Revelation and End Times
Navarre Bible Commentary on Revelation
Revelation – Chapman
Collegeville Bible Commentary on Revelation
Book of Destiny – Kramer
Revelation – McBride
Four Parallel Views of Revelation – Gregg
Revelation – Erdman
Breaking the Code – Metzger
Revelation – Barclay
Daniel and Revelation - Smith
Foreshadows of the AntiChrist – Gregg
Lamb’s Supper – Hahn
Is Jesus Coming Soon - Martin
Bible Prophesy – Walvoord
Second Coming Bible – Beiderwolf
Apocalypse Revealed - Swedenborg
Tribulation and Triumph, Before, During and After the AntiChrist – Birch
Catholic Prophesy - Dupont

Marian Issues
The Great Apparitions of Mary – Swann
The Apparitions of  the Blessed Virgin Mary Today – Laurentin
Marian Apparitions Today – O’Connor
Embrace the GOSPA – Eck
Drama of Medjugorje – Foley
Portrait of Medjugorje – Meyer
Queen of the Cosmos – Connell
Our Lady of Fatima – Walsh
A Woman Clothed with the Sun – Delaney
Fatima Priest - Alban

Tradition and History
Ante-Nicean Fathers (20 volumes)
Early Church Fathers – Bettenson
Documents of the Christian Church – Bettenson
Early Christian Doctrines – JDN Kelly
Complete Works - Philo
Complete Works - Josephus
The Jewish War - Josephus
History of the Church - Eusebius
Textbook of the History of Doctrine – Seeburg
Wisdom of Catholicism
Golden Legends
Butlers Lives of the Saints

Apologetics
Evidence of Our Faith – Cavanaugh
Handbook of Apologetics – Kreeft
Faith of Millions – O’Brien
Upon This Rock – Ray
Theology and Sanity – Sheed
Catholic Evidence Training Outlines – Sheed and Ward
Radio Replies – Rumble and Carty
Catholicism and Fundamentalism – Keating
Answering a Fundamentalist – Nevins
Catholic and Christian – Schrek
Why Be Catholic – O’Malley
Catholics Coming Home – Kemp
Authority in the Church – McKenzie
Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic – Currie
Rome Sweet Home – Hahn
By What Authority – Shea
Road to Damascus – O’Brien
Grammar of Ascent – Neuman
Selected sermons, Prayers and Devotions – Neuman
Not By Scripture Alone - Sungenis
Not By Bread Alone – Sungenis
Not By Faith Alone – Sungenis
Catholic Controversy – deSales
Concise Summa Theologie – McDermott

Catechisms
Catechism of the Council of Trent
Catechism of the Catholic Church
A New Catechism (English translation of Dutch)
A Modern Catechism – Hill and Stone
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Cogan
The Catholic Catechism - Hardon
The Rites

Prayer and Devotion
Rule of Saint Benedict
Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
Imitation of Christ – a Kempis
Practice the Presence of God – Brother Lawrence
Baltimore Book of Prayer
Brevairy (4 volume)
Christian Prayer
Prayer of Christians

Miscellaneous
Purgatory – Schauppe
The Sinner’s Guide – Venerable Louis of Granada
Hell - Schauppe
Purgatorio – Dante
Inferno – Dane
Paradisio – Dante
Spirit of Catholicism – Karl Adam
Grief Observed - CS Lewis
Screwtape Letters - CS Lewis
Great Divorice - CS Lewis
Miracles - CS Lewis
Surprised by Joy - CS Lewis
Mere Christianity - CS Lewis
Everlasting Man – Chesterton
St Vincent Ferrer Angel of Judgement
Teach Yourself Latin Dictionary
Teach Yourself Biblical Hebrew
Teach Yourself New Testament Greek
Teach Yourself Judaism
Teach Yourself Old Testament
Teach Yourself New Testament
Teach Yourself Christianity
First Principles - Origen
Pensees – Pascal
Phenomena of Man – Teilhard de Chardin
Seven Story Mountain - Merton
Life of Christ – Sheen
Greatest Story Ever Told – Oursler

[Broken]

Hey Michael,

Could you tell me more about the Knox translation? I picked it up once by accident in class when I had forgotten to bring a Bible, and it is a very different translation from the ones I generally use. Would you happen to know why?

[michael_legna]

Hey Michael,

Could you tell me more about the Knox translation? I picked it up once by accident in class when I had forgotten to bring a Bible, and it is a very different translation from the ones I generally use. Would you happen to know why?

The Knox translation was done by Monsignor Ronald Knox (not the John Knox of Reformation fame in case there is any confusion).  It was requested in 1936 by the hierarchy of England and Wales who wanted a completely new translation of the New Testament in more modern English than the Douay Rheims. Knox produced it single-handedly. The New Testament was finished in 1945. The Old Testamant was completed in 1955.

The translation is from the Vulgate "in light of" the originals and with many textual notes. It has a style all of its own, perhaps more discussed than any other modern version to this time.

This translation passed rapidly into common use worldwide in the Catholic community. It has been commended for its freshness of approach, for its lively language, and for the ease with which it may be read. Its style has succeeded in giving meaning to passages which in earlier versions have been difficult to understand.

The translation by Monsignor Knox was presented to meet the need of having in every home a Bible that is easy to read and a joy to handle.

It was in a sense the first of the popular approaches such as the Good News Bible or the Contemporary English Version and though it falls well short of a being paraphrased or amplified translation I would not recommend it for serious detailed study.

[Broken]

aha, I have heard of Ronald Knox, if only because one of our students wanted to put something he had written onto a statue of John Knox which was nearby to where I studied

I've rarely seen the Knox translation quoted - but if it is similar to the CEV that would be why. Though Michel Quoist does quote from it.

[tqpix]

Added New Testament Greek for Beginners (Machen, J. Gresham) [Hardcover] to my list of Bible/Bible Accessories that I own.

[DovesWings]

Hmmm....I don't have them all in front of me, but the one's I have out consistantly are:

NKJV Open Bible
NIV study Bible,
KJV Holy Bible(s)
The Holy Bible
Amplified Bible
NLT Bible(s),
The New Believer's Bible(s) NIV, NLT...
The Book of God(the Bible as a Story)
Experiencing God
Jesus, who is He?
Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul
The Purpose Driven Life
Little Messages from God,
My grandmother's Catholic Bible
 Discovering your Riches in Christ
Children's Bible Stories

I have a lot more, just can't remember them all right now.
I know I still have my catechism from high school(or was it middle school?)

The JW's stopped here today...so there's a Watch Tower somewhere(is that what it's called?)
and The Book of Mormon

I use my NKJV Open Bible and NLT study Bible the most...

[tqpix]

Added the Literal Translations (Electronic and Hardcover) to my list of owned Bible/Bible Accessories.