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free Bible resources
Everything on this page is 100% free, except the add-on resources link marked with * & the last section, labelled “not free, but…”
Logos Bible Software (free edition – for desktop, mobile, & web)
- BibleStudyTools.com
- Blue Letter Bible
Bibles
- NET, with full study notes
- English Standard Version (ESV)
- Lexham English Bible (LEB)
- Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) [updated NASB]
recommended podcasts
- Divine Council Worldview Podcast (Dr. Ronn Johnson & Mike Chu w/ Rich Baker & Mel Gever)
- Naked Bible Podcast (Dr. Michael Heiser)
- The Bible (Unmuted) (Dr. Matthew Halsted)
- Bible Backgrounds (Dr. Craig Keener)
- Ask a Scholar (Karla Adcox & Mike Chu, AWKNG)
- BibleProject™ Podcast (Dr. Tim Mackie & Jon Collins)
free online courses
not free, but highly recommended
If you’re going to spend money for additional resources to help with Bible study, these are a very good place to start.
If you use a Bible software, e.g. Logos, you’ll want any references you buy to be in that platform for ease of cross-reference, but these are also available on most ebook platforms, e.g. Kindle.
- Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD), Second Edition; Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter W. van der Horst (editors)
- Dictionary of Biblical Imagery; Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman Ⅲ (general editors) [included in the Logos BibleProject™ Classroom bundle linked above]