Colonial View Baptist Church - 1426 West Cemetery Road, Cookeville, TN, 38506 - (931) 432-6363




Sunday School: 9:45 A.M.
Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 A.M.
Sunday Evening Worship: 6:00 P.M.
Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting: 7:00 P.M.
E-mail Pastor Al Gaspard
http://www.colonialview.com  

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Bible Resources
  • Don't forget to check out bible software we link to. Some resources are noted with a sanguine cross (); these resources are study tools that are linked from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary's website or are part of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's library catalog.
    • Bible:
    • Bible Gateway website offers a variety of Bible versions, including
      • KJV - King James Version
      • 21st Century King James Version
      • Amplified Bible
      • ASV - American Standard Version
      • CEV - Contemporary English Version
      • Darby Translation
      • ESV - English Standard Version
      • HCSB - Holman Christian Standard Bible
      • NASB - New American Standard Bible
      • New King James Version
      • New International Reader's Version
      • NIV - New International Version
      • NIV*UK - New International Version - UK
      • New Life Version
      • New Living Translation
      • The Message
      • Worldwide English (New Testament)
      • Wycliffe New Testament
      • Young's Literal Translation
      • and several non-English bibles including Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Spanish [Reina-Valera 1960, etc.], etc.
    • Blue Letter Bible - King James Version and more website
    • Bible Database Advanced Bible Search - search the King James Version of the Bible website
    • Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)- offers a wide variety of formats of the Bible, from the Massoretic Hebrew texts, to the Septuagint in English, to multiple language versions (Albanian, Cebuano, Chinese Union Traditional, Croatian, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Latin Vulgate, Latvian, Maori, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Shuar, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Uma, and Vietnamese). website
    • LifeWay's online Bible library - from LifeWay Christian Resources website
    • World Wide Study Bible - King James Version and other versions. website
    • Charts:
    • A Chronological Map from the Creation to the Fourth Century A.D. - adapted from the Chrono-Genealogical Table in the Parallel Bible (1885), this chart combines both biblical and secular history. The dating here used is acknowledged as disputable, but primarily functions as a help in comparing the lifespans of various biblical figures. website
    • Biblical Scripture - Shows how the Bible came to be. website
    • Harmony of the Gospels website
    • Our Lord's Miracles website
    • More Study Tools website at Blue Letter Bible's site, including:
      • A Summary of the Contents of Each Bible Book
      • Analytical Table and Harmony of the Mosaic Law
      • Books of the Bible
      • Charts and Maps by Clarence Larkin
      • Executable Outlines
      • Harmony of the Gospels
      • Key Thoughts of the New Testament Books
      • Miracles Recorded in the Old Testament
      • Names, Titles and Characters of Jesus Christ
      • Our Lord's Discourses and Conversations
      • Our Lord's Miracles
      • Our Lord's Parables
      • Parables Recorded in the Old Testament
      • Parallel Passages in New Testament quoted from the OT
      • Physical Features of Palestine
      • Probable Occasion when Each Psalm was Composed
      • Prophecies In the Pentateuch and Historical Books
      • Prophetic Warnings and Promises of Our Lord
      • Quotations from the Old Testament in the New Testament
      • Remarkable Mountains and Hills
      • Special Prayers
      • Symbolic Language Used in the Old and New Testaments
      • The Discourses in the Acts of the Apostles
      • The Miracles Recorded in the Acts of the Apostles
      • The Names of God
      • Words of Scripture Requiring Explanation
    • Commentaries: - most "study bibles" are bibles with commentaries. A commentary is a study aid in which a scholar comments upon Biblical verses, sometimes with the author's opinions and sometimes cross-referenced with other verses. The Bible is still the best reference to itself and a good working knowledge of the whole Bible is often most helpful. Of the following, Dr. John Gill and Matthew Henry provide the most abundant words on the whole Bible.
    • Albert Barnes' New Testament Notes - "This work is designed to occupy a place, which is supposed to be unappropriated, in attempts to explain the New Testament." website
    • B. W. Johnson's People's New Testament I - Written in 1891 for the novice student of the Bible, this work was prepared with such aids as would enable the common reader to arrive at an understanding of every verse. website (part 1) † website (part 2) † website (part 3)
    • John Calvin's (1509-1564) Complete commentaries. Some fonts for the Hebrew and Greek are required to be installed. website
    • Dr. J. Vernon McGee's Notes and Outlines - Mark, Luke, John only. website
    • Dr. John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New Testament. website
    • Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary - This one volume commentary was prepared by Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David Brown and published in 1871. website
    • John Nelson Darby's Synopsis of the Old and New Testaments - Originally written and published in French, these synopses were introduced book by book. website
    • John Lightfoot's Commentary on the New Testament website
    • Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible - Originally written in 1706, Matthew Henry's six volume Complete Commentary provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the Bible. website
    • McGarvey and Pendleton's Bible Commentaries (Gospels + Acts only) - Also known as a "Harmony of the Four Gospels", this work by J. W. McGarvey and Philip Y. Pendleton is a complete chronology of the life of Christ, divided into titled sections and sub-divisions, with comments injected in the text. website
    • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament - A.T. Robertson, a renowned scholar of the Greek New Testament, takes through the New Testament, verse by verse, painting word pictures from the Greek to bring to light the words and actions of Jesus and the early Christians. website
    • Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition) - For over 90 years people have relied on this reference work in their daily study of God's Word. Written originally in 1909, C. I. Scofield's intent was to provide a concise but complete tool that would meet the need of someone just beginning to read the Bible. website
    • Spurgeon's "The Treasury of David" - This seven volume "magnum opus", by Charles H. Spurgeon, was first published in weekly installments over a twenty-year span in the London Metropolitan Tabernacle's periodical, The Sword and the Trowel. As each section was completed it was published as a volume until the seventh and final volume was released in 1885. website
    • Concordances: A concordance is an index of all main words in the Bible along with their immediate contexts.
    • Strong's Concordance with Hebrew and Greek Lexicon - The Strong's concordance is a very useful tool for studying the scriptures. It takes every single word of the King James Version and lists where each word can be found in the scriptures. It is useful for locating scripture verses that you know the words to, but don't know the book, chapter and verse. Searchable! website
    • The King James Concordance - if you're looking for the number of occurrences and the references to a particular word, this can help. website
    • Nave's Topical Bible - Nave's Topics were produced by Orville J. Nave while serving as a U.S. Army chaplain after years of "delightful and untiring study of the Word of God." His topics were first published in the early 1900s, and consist of more than 20,000 topics and subtopics and 100,000 references to the Scriptures.website
    • Torrey's New Topical Textbook - These topical references are from R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook published by Sword of the Lord Publishers, P.O. Box 1099, Murfreesboro, TN, 37133. The New Topical Textbook was published with 20,000 topics and sub-topics and 30,000 Bible references. website
    • The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge has provided a cross-reference resource for Bible students worldwide for generations. This highly respected and nearly exhaustive compilation was developed by R.A. Torrey from references in Thomas Scott's Commentary and the Comprehensive Bible. With nearly 500,000 cross-references it is the most thorough source available. website
    • Daily Devotionals:
    • Our Daily Bread - Our Daily Bread is a daily devotional provided by RBC Ministries for spiritual growth and Bible study. website
    • Day By Day By Grace - Conceived by Pastor Bob Hoekstra, Director of Living In Christ Ministries, the Day By Day By Grace devotional series seeks to illuminate the grace of God through daily readings set to inspire the child of Christ toward the heart of his Creator and Benefactor. website
    • Every Day Light - Let a little light into your soul every day with this wonderful devotional from English pastor Selwyn Hughes. website
    • Faith's Checkbook by C.H. Spurgeon - First published in the late 1800's, Faith's Checkbook is a daily devotional full of wonderful promises from God's Word. Each verse is followed by a brief thought or application you can stand in faith on. website
    • Morning and Evening - This timeless classic from Charles Haddon Spurgeon will help to both start and end your day with wonderful insight into God's Word. website
    • My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and abandonment to God have endured to this day. One of the most read devotionals of all times, this literary classic will help you to see God in ways not thought possible. website
    • TGIF: Today God is First - Written for those in the working world, Os Hillman speaks to the heart about what it means to be Christian and business person. website
    • Dictionaries:
    • Easton's Bible Dictionary (we offer this locally, but here is an off-site link) was written by Matthew George Easton, who lived from 1823-1894. This Scottish Presbyterian's other significant literary achievements were his English translations of two of Franz Delitzsch's commentaries. website
    • Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (which we offer here too, this one is off-site) - This dictionary is from "Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible," written by Roswell D. Hitchcock in 1869. It contains more than 2,500 Bible and Bible-related proper names and their meanings. website
    • King James Dictionary - The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 800 words whose definitions have changed since 1611. Gen 32:15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals. Not sure what kine are? Check out the dictionary. (kine are cattle; milch means milking).website
    • Smith's Bible Dictionary - More than 4,500 subjects and proper names are defined and analyzed with corresponding Scripture references. Bible students have used "Smith's Bible Dictionary" since its introduction in the 1880s, making it a trustworthy classic. website
    • Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language - Produced during the years when the American home, church and school were established upon a Biblical and patriotic basis. Definitions include Bible passages; compare the definitions of education, marriage, mercy or truth to those in modern dictionary. website
    • Encyclopedias:
    • Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - This encyclopedia was written in 1896 by Ashley S. Johnson. website
    • ISBE: The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - (Bromiley, Geoffrey William) This encyclopedia, written in 1915, was published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Hailed for it authoritative explanations of every significant word, person and place it is the standard by which all other biblical encyclopedias are measured. Contains 9448 entries cross-referenced and cross-linked to other resources; has online search through its material! website
    • Lexicons:
    • Old/New Testament Greek - The Old/New Testament Greek lexicon is based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary and is keyed to the 'Theological Dictionary of the New Testament.' RealAudio pronunciations of each word, with alternates, are available. website
    • Old Testament Hebrew lexicon is derived from the Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon and is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." RealAudio pronunciations of each word, with alternates, are included. website
    • Other:
    • Bible Bulletinboard - offering a vast collection of sermons, including The C. H. Spurgeon Collection; The Jonathan Edwards Collection; The George Whitefield Collection; The J. C. Ryle Collection; and more. website
    • Bible Truth - a site "Defending the King James Bible" website
    • BibleBelievers.com - features topics such as Bible Studies, Bible Versions, Christian Living, Family Life, Music, Poems/Riddles and RealAudio website
    • Quod Libet - the Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy website has an excellent article on New Testament Criticism (article link) that defends the New Testament quite well - includes charts and graphs.
    • The Biblical Studies Foundation offers sermon illustrations, pastoral helps, forums, information for pastors, men's ministry, discipleship and small groups. website
    • The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood - discusses mens and womens roles Biblically website
    • The Creation Science Association for Mid-America website
    • The Five Aspects of Man and Woman - also discusses mens and womens roles Biblically website
    • The Foundation for Biblical Archaeology - the study of architecture, language, literature, art, pottery, implements, and numerous other examples of material culture that have survived from the Biblical Period. website
    • The Simple Truth.org - discusses the Bible, religion and Jesus Christ. website
    • The Temple Mount in Jerusalem website
    • Wayett Archaeological Research - biblical archaeology website
    • What Does The Bible Say? - Articles with scripture. website
    • Who Is Jesus? website


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