New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Can anyone explain to me HOW to Use this resource. I have read the How to Section and am still confused. Please help me
Thanks
Brad Heath brad_heath@charter.net
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Notice the bold words. These are word found in your reference (2 Cor 5:17). The bold words are listed in the order that they appear in the scripture verse. Notice the links or refs immediately after a bold word (and before the next bold word). These show information pertaining to the bold word. Below are a few of the refs noted for this verse:
a. When you hover over this you will be shown a chart. Notice that 184A in the chart tells of the use of this word relative to its context in this verse (Conditional)
b. Notice the PLUS sign in front of this ref, hold your mouse over it, you will be told there is addition info. What NTSK is trying to tell you to go to 1 Cor 15:2 in NTSK to find out more info on IF.
c. These refs show you where in Christ is found (in this case its within the same NT book and close by)
19 has 'in Christ', 21 has 'in Him'
d. Notice the Astrix, when you hover over it NTSK tells you this is a Clear CrossRef. It has direct context in meaning as our verse.
e. Again we see the PLUS sign, thus more info can be found in NTSK at this reference (very good one here on being in Christ). So you would want to enter Jn 14:20 in the reference box for NTSK to read this.
f. Again we see the astrix, and when hovering over it we are told a Clear CrossRef for our verse.
Steve where do I find the Topic Number Index? See below T#1412
a broken. T#1412. Ps *34:18. 147:3. 2 K *22:19. Is *57:15. 60:1. *61:1-3. *66:2. Ezk *9:3, 4, 6. Mt +*5:3. Lk *18:11-14.
Smith, J. H. (1992). The new treasury of scripture knowledge: The most complete listing of cross references available anywhere- every verse, every theme, every important word (623). Nashville TN: Thomas Nelson.
Can anyone explain to me HOW to Use this resource. I have read the How to Section and am still confused.
Brad,
welcome to the Logos user forums!
The NTSK follows a concept of "scripture explains scripture". Thus, if there is a certain theme alluded to by a word or sentence in the passage you are studying, NTSK will show you other bible verses that treat this theme and thus may shed light on understanding the passage you are dealing with. Its functionality and approach resembles that of chain-reference study bibles like Thompson.
In addition to what was already said before, I would use the NTSK during studying a certain passage by opening it in a parallel tab, maybe reading the context introduction for the paragraph and then just going accros the multiple references provided by NTSK for the verse I'm studying, since they show up on mouse over. This also works for the figures of speech identified by NTSK and the thematic entries (unfortunately I have no idea how this works out with accessibility tools).
Another way of using it would be to go from the topical index (or the person index or the prayer index) to the relevant scripture listed there.
Does this help?
Mick
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Can anyone explain to me HOW to Use this resource. I have read the How to Section and am still confused. Please help me
Thanks
Brad Heath
Hi Brad,
In the main panel of one of my main layouts for sermon prep & Bible study, I open NTSK as a tab next to the Bible I'm using, & I set it & the Bible to the same link set (so they scroll together to whatever passage I'm looking at). That way, if my passages refers to other Scriptures, I can look at those scriptures as popups or can click on them. I keep a 2nd copy of my favorite Bible open in a floating panel that's usually behind my main panel--and I set that one to receive all links, so when I click a link from NTSK, it doesn't move the main Bible (& NTSK) away from my passage.
Hope this helps...
Grace & Peace,
Bill
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