Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament , Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament. It is a tool then, that allows the Bible student to study all of the places in the Bible where certain words or ideas are found. A concordance is the basis for building Christian doctrine. This is by far the most useful tool to have alongside your study Bible. A concordance is an alphabetical listing of words found in the Bible.
Many Bibles have a limited concordance in the back, listing main words and names.
An exhaustive concordance catalogues each usage of every word in the Bible, and lists each place that the word may be found. Exhaustive concordances are big, bulky and fairly expensive, but they are worth every cent you spend on them. A Bible dictionary explains many topics, words, customs, etc. They often include brief historical, archaeological, cultural and geographical information. A Bible encyclopedia is an expanded dictionary with longer articles.