Thompson Chain Reference Bible Free Download

Dr. Thompson believed the Bible should be presented in a simple, but scholarly way. He saw the need for a well-organized reference Bible that would be of practical use to the layman as well as a minister. In 1890, Dr. Thompson began the work he would continue for the rest of his life. He completed the "thought suggestions" opposite the verses throughout the Bible. These are what became the "chain-links" that are the heart of the Thompson system. Some of the men in Dr. Thompson's church saw his Bible and told him this would be a great help to them in their Bible study too. They encouraged Dr. Thompson to have his Bible, with marginal references, published so that everyone could enjoy the blessing of this helpful study tool.[1]

This topic is divided into the major subtopics of "UNITY of Believers", "COOPERATION", and "STRIFE", each of which is divided into further topics. The general section contains 12 individual chains, some of considerable size. Many also incorporate references to chains treated elsewhere, such as the reference to Saints' Fellowship (chain 1325). The chain numbers feature prominently in the Thompson system, and the chain topics are listed in numerical order.

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The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible is one of the oldest study Bibles on the market today. At the time of this writing, it has been in print in some form for nearly 115 years. But rather than featuring commentary on different passages, the Thompson Chain-Reference Bible (TCR) features a chain-reference system that allows users to follow any topic, idea, person, or place from the front to the back of the Bible.

The 5th edition of the KJV TCR was published in 1988. It improved the TCR tool set even further and added new features such as a KJV glossary and improved cross-reference chains. Also, the maps, charts, and diagrams featured in the end matter were added to the numbered system and listed in the index.

I was looking over your advice concerning study Bibles and wanted to ask your opinion of the Thompson chain reference Bible. This Bible has an interesting system of references and topic chain of verses, etc. Do you know of it and have you used it? I am somewhat aware of the other study Bibles you reviewed (i.e., Ryie, Scofield). I was considering the purchase of the Thompson and thought I'd get some advice about it, if possible, to help decide if I want to purchase it. Any comments would be appreciated.

In regard to the Ryrie Study Bibleb, I consider it a superior study bible to the Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible. The main reasons are that the Ryrie Study Bible includes a more complete set of cross-references (although only a small subset are topically arranged) and treats prophetic passages on an equal footing with non-prophetic material. Even though the Thompson Chain-Reference Bible may include a larger number of topical chains and offer greater assistance for character studies, I believe the Ryrie Study Bible gives a more consistent treatment of the text and avoids the errors (in my view) of imposing Covenant Theology over the text. Although it is my understanding that the Ryrie Study Bible was once available in the NKJV text, it has been out of print for some time. Therefore, I would recommend purchasing the NASB version (or the KJV if you are comfortable with the "King's English").

1 A superior word-for-word English translation is the Literal Translation of the Holy Bible (LITV) by Jay P. Green available from Sovereign Grace Publishers. This is not a study bible and does not include cross-references or notes, but its consistent literal treatment of the underlying text can be most helpful for those who do not have access to the original languages.

If you look at the left margin on the first page of the book of Genesis above, you'll see key words with numbers beside them. For example, if you look at the word "Day," you see the number 920 just to the left of the word. To follow the chain references for the word "day," turn to the Index of Chain Topics and find the number 920.

The Marginal Notes will show a Bible reference for a topic that is part of the "chain". The entire chain of bible references can be seen in the Topical Index for that topic. Morris noted, and I see, that some Bible references are bolded - because they are part of the chain. But some references are not - indicating that those are not part of the chain. I have seen online that the printed book looks the same way; this is nothing different instituted in the Logos implementation.

So, why are some bible references not bolded? At first I thought they were not as relevant references. I discounted that idea because, for example in topic 722, Christ called the Son of Man, the unbolded and bolded both have scripture where Christ is specifically called the Son of Man. So both the bolded and unbolded seem equally relevant. What's the difference?

Thanks Rick, I wondered about that too. Not having access to the printed book, it seems like the only difference would be if all the scripture references were bolded or none of them were - indicating all were in the chain. And that would not take up any more room in the printer version?

Thanks mab, as I said in my OP, it does not seem to be because some references are less direct. To repeat that, in topic 722, Christ called the Son of Man, the unbolded and bolded both have scripture where Christ is specifically called the Son of Man. Another example (there are many), 2222 Macedonia....Acts 19:21 is in the chain, and says "pass through Macedonia". 2 Col 11:9 is NOT in the chain, yet it says "came from Macedonia". Acts 16:9 is in the chain, "a man of Macedonia". 1 Th 4:10 is not in the chain, "throughout Macedonia".

Your reply had a lot of good info, a couple of replies: (1) You said the bold may be expanded references that were added later....can you elaborate? Was this a revision of the Thompson print copy or something else? (2) Yes I saw those comments in the front, unfortunately it just says the bold are in the chain (which implies the non-bold are not, which we knew). The 'M' in Logos shows how that ref # shows up in the margin notes; for example, in the Topical Index 718, the M indicates that 718 in the Margin Notes will show up as 'Christ Exalted', and one can see that below (circled):

Don Awalt:So, why are some bible references not bolded? At first I thought they were not as relevant references. I discounted that idea because, for example in topic 722, Christ called the Son of Man, the unbolded and bolded both have scripture where Christ is specifically called the Son of Man. So both the bolded and unbolded seem equally relevant. What's the difference?

No, he said they are the original chain that pointed from one margin note to the next in the printed bible (each margin note pointing to the next one) whereas the non-bold texts just were relevant to the concept (thus mentioning it) but not part of the chain. His video was quite clear on this - I own the resource and followed along the webinar.

The very heart of this product is the thematic chains that number in the thousands and people at all stages of learning about the Bible have used it in the 100 years since its initial release. The Thompson Chain resource is also a great study Bible, offering cross-references, book outlines, book introductions, maps, and harmonies to aid us in our study.

Easy to learn and use, the Thompson Chain-Reference system contains over 100,000 topical references in over 8,000 chain topics, helping to make in-depth topical study and lesson preparation easier and more efficient.

I tried installing TCR on my PC eSword but I am pretty dull-minded when it comes to installing anything on a computer and was hoping someone could walk me through it on Zoom call, screen share. I have the file in my download folder and I double clicked it and seemed to "install" but doesn't show up on eSword under bibles or reference.

Please read all the review comments at -sword-downloads/file/975-thompson-chain-reference-tcrdctxexe-and-dcti-for-apple/?st=10#commentsStart

Because the file was submitted to Bible Support in the year 2011, which is BEFORE the designer of e-Sword [Rick Meyers], created a difference between user file folder, and e-Sword Resource file folder, with e-Sword version 10.4 in July 2014, there is a built in problem with the Thompson Chain Reference TCR.dctx.exe file. It is ESSENTIAL that you change the target folder into which the file is saved. I recommend that you download the thompson_chain_reference_tcr.dcti option, instead of the Thompson Chain Reference TCR.dctx.exe option if you are using e-Sword for Windows version 11 or later.

As you can see in the illustration above, the TCR chain-reference system lists topics that pertain to each verse in the Bible. Each one of these topics includes a topic number that corresponds to a number in the Numerical Index of Topics. They also point forward through the Bible to other references to the same topic. Each of these topics is placed neatly in the margins next to the verses to which they correspond.

Many topics also include the names and numbers of related topics for further study. Each of the topic numbers match those in the topical chain-reference system found in the margins next to the Bible text. e24fc04721