Description
ISBN: 0887073298
Publisher: Kirkbride Bible & Technology
Binding: Bonded Leather
Indexed: N
Red Letter: Y
Color: Black
Reference: Side-Column/Chain
Version: King James Version
Concordance: Y
Width: 7
Thickness: 1 1/2
Length: 9 1/4
Point Size: 9
The Thompson Chain Reference Story
Dr. Frank Charles Thompson was a young preacher in the late 1800s when he
became disappointed with the reference Bibles being sold to preachers. Dr.
Thompson believed the Bible should be presented in a simple, but scholarly way.
He saw the need for a well-organized reference Bible that would be of practical
use to the layman as well as a minister.
In 1890, Dr. Thompson began the work he would continue for the rest of
his life. He completed the “thought suggestions” opposite the verses throughout
the Bible. These are what became the “chain-links” that are the heart of the
Thompson system. Some of the men in Dr. Thompson’s church saw his Bible and told
him this would be a great help to them in their Bible study too. They encouraged
Dr. Thompson to have his Bible, with marginal references, published so that
everyone could enjoy the blessing of this helpful study tool.
In 1908, the first edition of the Thompson Chain-Reference Bible?
was printed by Methodists Book Concern of Dobbs Ferry, New York. It became known
as the most helpful, trustworthy and unbiased study Bible available. The
Thompson? Bible continues to have that reputation today.
In 1913, Dr. Thompson joined with B.B. Kirkbride in Indianapolis, Indiana
to form the Kirkbride Bible Company. This was to assure the constant improvement
of this remarkable study tool, and the widest distribution possible.
Today, the Thompson? Chain-Reference? Study System offers you a
complete study library in one volume. With over 78 practical features for in
depth Scriptural appreciation and understanding, nothing can match what the
Thompson Chain-Reference Bible? offers:
* Over 100,000 topical references
* Over 8,000 Chain Topics
* Updated Archaeological Supplement with photos and maps
* Outline studies of each book of the Bible
* Journey maps and Bible harmonies
* Biblical Atlas
* Bible Book Outlines
* Over 4,000,000 Thompson Chain-Reference? Bibles sold!
The Thompson Difference
Thompson?
Bibles are unique. Each Thompson?
Bible is carefully hand-crafted, one at a time, using the finest Bible paper,
leathers and craftsmanship.
Thompson?
Bibles are made for those who use their Bibles every day. A Thompson?
study Bible will help you in ways other Bibles can’t. It’s the unique
Chain-Reference?
System that allows you to follow any subject, person, place or idea, from
the front of your Bible to the end. Thompson?
users say it’s the best way to study your Bible. No other Bible has this superb,
patented, “Chain-Reference?
System”
developed by Dr. Frank C. Thompson in 1890. Since that time, Kirkbride Bible
Company has been adding thousands of additional topics and links. The Thompson
you buy today has over 100,000 links covering over 7,000 topics. Every page
is stuffed with treasure. Your Thompson?
Bible will become a trusted friend.
Your Thompson?
Bible comes with extras, found only in premium study Bibles, like gold-foil
gilded pages and double-sided real silk ribbon bookmarks.
How to Use a Thompson
Chain Reference Bible
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.
Here is
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.)
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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.)
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Numerically lists every topic, theme, person, place, or event in the
Thompson?Study System according to its Topical Guide Number.
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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.
The Chain-Reference?
System
is found only in Thompson?
Bibles. It is the most helpful study tool ever assembled. Every important verse
of the New and Old Testaments has been analyzed into topics which help to open
up the meaning of the verses and stimulates Bible study. Start with any verse of
Scripture and follow thousands of topics all the way through your Bible.
Forward Chain-Reference?.
These chain links are found on every page of your Thompson? Bible. They
will lead you to the next Scripture verse in the chain, helping you follow any
topic from Genesis through Revelation.
New Topics.
These marginal references direct you to a new topic in this verse. You simply go
to the Index of Topics you’ll find a wealth of information and the first place
in Scripture to begin the ‘chain’ for this topic.
Better than a Concordance.
You’ll find related topics not mentioned by word in the Bible Text. This helps
you to expand the scope of your study in a way that goes beyond what a complete
concordance can do.
Analysis of Each Chapter.
Each Chapter of your Bible has been thoroughly analyzed into the main divisions
and printed in bold-face type, presenting a digest of the teachings of
the Chapter.
Index of Topics
At the back of each Thompson? Bible are 2 important Topical Indices:
The Numerical Index of Topics and the Alphabetical Index of Topics.
These Indices help you quickly locate any Suject, Theme, Bible Character or
Thompson? Study Tool to begin a new study. Key Scripture verses in each
chain are printed out in the Numerical Index, saving you hours of page-turning.
Related Topics are cross-referenced withing the Index, leading you to additional
discoveries.
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