 How To Use a
Thompson...
The Thompson®
Chain-Reference®
Study Bible is fully self-directed. You choose what and
how to study the Bible in ways that will best meet your own
personal needs and interests.
The Thompson® Study System is easy to use. You'll quickly feel at
ease with the powerful Bible study tools unique to the Thompson®
Study System.
Look at the
diagram at the right to fully make use of what you'll find in the
margins of your Thompson® Bible.
A. Keys
for studying each Bible book. Key Verses and Key thoughts provide
basic information you can use to develop your own study.
B. Chapter Analysis for every chapter of the Bible.
C. The Topical Guide Number allows you to identify
and locate every verse in the Bible on more than 7,000 biblical
topics. Use this number to find the first reference in the Bible
for the topic you are studying.
D. Chain-Reference®—This
unique Thompson® feature points you directly to the next verse in
the Bible for the topic you are studying.
E. Complete Verse Analysis shows the topics and themes of
every verse of the Bible and provides easy reference to every
other verse on the same theme or topic.
F. Parallel Passages (p.p) lists other Bible passages that
cover the same topic.
Two important
Indexes
provide immediate links and guides to every topic, theme, person,
place and event wherever it is mentioned anywhere in Scripture.
Alphabetical
Index
(It may be called "General Index" in your particular
Bible—depending on the actual edition you have purchased.)
- Alphabetically
lists every significant topic, theme, person, place, and event
in the Bible
- Includes items
found in the maps, charts, databases, and special Thompson
materials as well as the Bible text itself
- Every listing
includes the Topical Guide Number tied to the Numerical Index
where you will find the complete listing for the topic, its
contents, and all of its locations in the Bible.
Numerical Index
(It may be
called "Index to Chain Topics" or "The Condensed Cyclopedia of
Topics and Texts" in your particular Bible—depending on the actual
edition you have purchased.)
- Numerically
lists every topic, theme, person, place, or event in the
Thompson®
Study
System according to its Topical Guide Number.
- Gives the
first biblical reference in each Chain-Reference®—so
you can go to that reference and follow the topic step-by-step
through the entire Bible.
- Lists all
verses on each topic so you can find a specific verse on the
topic your are studying.
By using this
exhaustive Index to find the specific areas you wish to study, you
can develop your own study program and see how each related verse
and its context add to your understanding and personal spiritual
growth.
Comprehensive
Informational Databases
Extensive helps.
Aside from the incredible Thompson® Chain-Reference System®,
the biggest thing that makes the Thompson®
stand out is its extensive helps section. Useful and practical
tables, charts and illustrations, comprise over 75 features
arranged in 10 departments. On-the-spot help for nearly any Bible
study question you may encounter.
Click here for more
info on the Help Section of a Thompson®.
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choose your own Thompson®
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