How to Use a Bible Dictionary
If you're serious about studying the Bible, you should have a Bible dictionary at your side when reading your Bible. The Bible dictionary, combined with prayer and your Bible, can help to unlock, understand and gain revelation about the history and culture of biblical times. Here's how to search for terms using a Bible dictionary.
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Instructions
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Determine the term or phrase you wish to look up. Bible dictionaries allow you to look up individual words such as "testament" or a phrases such as "New Testament."
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Scroll through the dictionary to find the term or phrase. Bible dictionaries, as with a word dictionary, are arranged alphabetically.
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Locate the term or phrase. Once you've found the term or phrase you are interested in, read the definition. Definitions usually contain references to Bible verses in which the term or phrase is used.
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Review associated passages. To fully understand the word or phrase in question, it is best to review the Bible passage along with the surrounding text. By reading the passage along with the verses before and after, it gives you a better understanding of the word use in its original context.
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Tips & Warnings
If you're committed to studying the Bible, in a addition to a dictionary, you should also use a concordance. A concordance can provide a listing of verses in which the word or phase is used.
If you don't have a Bible dictionary, you can use one of the available online dictionaries to help you with your study. Search for "Bible dictionary."
