Resources
Building a Biblical Library for Your Family or Your Young Adult Starting Out
Essential
[$30] NIV Study Bible (Hardback Edition)
https://www.christianbook.com/niv-revised-edition-comfort-print-hardcover/9780310448945/pd/448945
Highly Recommended
[$50] New Bible Dictionary, 3rd Edition
https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/
[$30 Logos Edition] https://www.logos.com/product/310/the-new-bible-dictionary-3rd-ed
[$50] New Bible Commentary, 21st-Century Edition
https://www.christianbook.com/new-bible-commentary-21st-century-edition/9780830814428/pd/1442
[$30 Logos Edition] https://www.logos.com/product/753/the-new-bible-commentary
[$0] The YouVersion Bible App
https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/
Recommended
[$0] Logos Bible Software Free Edition. Download free edition. Then purchase only the books you need. Needed to purchase books marked “Logos Edition.”
https://www.logos.com/get-started
[$0] Logos Free Book of the Month
https://www.logos.com/free-book
[$30] Introducing Christian Doctrine by Millard J. Erickson
[$30] Evidence That Demands a Verdict by Josh and Sean McDowell
[$50] Chronological Life of Christ by Mark Moore
https://www.christianbook.com/the-chronological-life-of-christ/mark-moore/9780899009551/
[$170] Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (New Testament) There is also an Old Testament edition.
[$4 per month] Bible Gateway Plus - doesn’t include all of the above resources, but would give you a chance to see what resources you keep turning to.
https://www.biblegateway.com/plus/?utm_source=bg&utm_medium=topnav&utm_campaign=bgplus#pricing
[$0] Blue Letter Bible - free, online Bible study tools
https://www.blueletterbible.org/
Notes
● Buy used books when you can. Saves money. People give away gems for pennies.
● Not all study Bibles are the NIV Study Bible. Stick with NIV Study Bible.
● Just because a book is cheap doesn’t mean it is a bargain. Not all cheap food at the grocery store is good for you.
● Online tools are great to look things up quickly. They are on every mobile device. However, you don’t always get the larger picture on a smaller screen.
● Just because a book is cheaper on Logos doesn’t mean it’s a better bargain. Some tools are better with paper.
Brandon Boyd, M.A., M.Div. March 2024