Genius of Strong's Concordance - How to Use It, History
Channel: The Caffeinated Bible
Date: 2024-02-18

Strong's concordance stands in a long historical line of concordances. The work put into these over the centuries is truly staggering. What makes Strong's special? How do you use a concordance like Strongs? What types of studies are they good for? Link to Strong's below.

CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 What is a Concordance?
01:49 Historical Development of Concordances
03:19 Young & Strong's Concordances
05:11 Reverse Engineering Strong's Concordance
07:08 Field Trip to the Library
08:38 Three Parts to a Concordance
09:01 How to Use Strong's Concordance
10:03 Step 1: Find Your Word, the Passage it is in, then Its Number
10:31 Step 2: Use the Number and Go to the Greek or Hebrew Dictionary
11:10 Step 3: Note Its Translation and Meaning
11:40 Step 4: Look at the Other Ways the Word is Translated
12:54 Back to the Office

Link to Strong's Concordance on my Amazon Associate Link:
The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance: https://amzn.to/49Iq6P9

Books:
Reading the Bible with Giants: How 2000 Years of Biblical Interpretation Can Shed New Light on Old Texts. Second Edition, Cascade Books, 2015
Print or eBook versions
https://tinyurl.com/ybkny2zl

Reading the Bible with Giants on Apple Books
An interactive versions with images, video and other features not available in print versions - highly recommended if you have an iPad or Mac. Free sample chapter also.
https://tinyurl.com/yd7qg74n

The philosophical basis behind reading the Bible in conversation with our tradition:
Reception Theory and Biblical Hermeneutics, Pickwick Publications, 2009.
https://wipfandstock.com/reception-theory-and-biblical-hermeneutics.html

Friends:    
Edge of Faith: Art & Culture Through a Christian Lens magazine
https://edgeoffaithmagazine.com

Fuller Theological Seminary
https://www.fuller.edu

Accordance Bible Software:
https://www.accordancebible.com

Logos Bible Software:
logos.com/thecaffeinatedbible (10% discount and 5 free resources with this link)