Thompson or Scofield?

[Steve Epley]

Sam Nelson has made a new Bible with Calf skin leather a little on the expensive side but worth every penny. The feel is wonderful it is just a Bible to read or preach has very little additions with it but you already have that stuff go look at one.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by mfblume

Check to see who financed the Scofield Bible when it first came out. Enlightening how a virtual nobody came to such eminence.

That might help you make your decision.

And Thompson was Apostolic??? God grief. At least some of the Plymouth Brethren baptized in Jesus Name and Irving was out of the Brethren and he denounced the Trinity and spoke in tongues.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

And Thompson was Apostolic??? God grief. At least some of the Plymouth Brethren baptized in Jesus Name and Irving was out of the Brethren and he denounced the Trinity and spoke in tongues.

Thompson was not apostolic, but the UPC took over the KJV translations with his notes and nows sells them with oneness, apostolic studies inside.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Sam

A good thing about the Thompson was the margins on either side. They were used for the "chain" type references but some times there was room to write in your own references, notes, and comments.

A former pastor, Bro. Frank Curts, used a Thompson Bible. At one time he was a rep. or dealer, or something like that for them. He suggested they issue a version with the margins blank so people could put their own references there.

I tried using those "chains", but they were indeed chains. Pun intended. lol. They're so limited on certain issues, and other marginal reference bibles, like the Oxford, are far more overspreading and not limited to certain points. Thompson's chains were so restrictive. You had to study his points and his little sermonettes, so to speak, when you followed his chains, whereas the Oxford, and Nelson I think, allows for you to simply go to all verses that cross reference the the point in the verse you are reading, as well as provide greek and hebrew alternate translations for certain words. These marginal references also give the meanings of Hebrew names at times.

I found that if a preacher wants little sermonettes practically all but prepared, the Thompson Chain is good. It even has an entire section in the back of subjects with all the scriptures one could use to preach that subject. I even preached one, myself, at one time. They are VERY GOOD little sermons for non-Christians to hear and new Christians to go by -- unless the PPH's version has removed that section.

But if a preacher simply builds his own sermons, the chain reference is useless, in my opinion, compared to Oxford's and Nelson's marginal references. At any rate, it is better than Scofield's study notes limited only to prophecy, and hard-core dispensationalism at that.

[ronharvey]

I use a Wide Margin Bible (KJV).

I have had it since 1981 and it has held up pretty well.

[ReformedDave]

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[DaveC519]

Originally Posted by Sam

Looks like I need to consider buying a new Bible.
I've got a lot of them in different versions but right now I'm mainly using about three of them. One is the CJB (Complete Jewish Bible) and it is reaching the point where it is becoming unusable because it is worn and quite marked up. I have a Living Bible that I some times use for teaching or preaching. One that I've been using more than others lately is a Spirit Filled Life Bible which is NKJV. It is a hard back copy. It is designated for Charismatics and Pentecostals and Jack Hayford is the chief editor. There is an upgraded or updated version out now. I bought a copy of the newer one and gave it away. I didn't really compare it with my older version.

I'm considering buying a Scofield or Thompson. I've had both before and they held up for quite a few years. Is it my imagination, or have they changed the way they make Bible covers? It seems in the past the covers were leather (I think they called them bonded leather), they were flexible, and they were also leather lined. Newer versions I've seen in a couple of Christian book stores seem to have stiffer covers and they appear to be paper lined. Am I remembering the older ones accurately or is this an age thing with me? I'm 70 years old, will be 71 next month, and maybe it's all in my mind that Bibles from years ago were better than the newer ones.

Hello Brother,

Thompson has their Centennial edition out this year, and they offer it in premium leather with the India paper. It's a beautiful edition.

I'm on my third Thompson in 30 years. Not that they don't hold up, but I wear them out! They are a great study bible.

[DaveC519]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

And Thompson was Apostolic??? God grief. At least some of the Plymouth Brethren baptized in Jesus Name and Irving was out of the Brethren and he denounced the Trinity and spoke in tongues.

Hello Brother,

Wasn't it Irving and Darby who originated the doctrine of Imminent Return?

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by DaveC519

Hello Brother,

Wasn't it Irving and Darby who originated the doctrine of Imminent Return?

No Acutally it was Paul.

[DaveC519]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

No Acutally it was Paul.

LOL

I think it was them, though. Prior to approx. 1828, no one taught it, and no one separated the "catching away" from the Second Coming and Day of the Lord.