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Scripture is presented with a reference system that acts as a guide, not merely a tool, allowing you to explore a specific topic methodically through the entirety of the text. Relevant scripture verses are linked together, with over 100,000 topical references and 8,000 chain topics, enabling a study of the Bible that is relevant for all of the faithful- from those interested in what the Bible says about a particular word of interest to those wanting to prepare a sermon that delivers the unity of God's special revelation to a divided world.

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]

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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.

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.

When adapting the NKJV text for use in the Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible, the extensive set of cross references which normally accompany the NKJV text in other study bibles has been omitted from the Thompson Chain-Reference version.

By "cross-references," I meant parallel passage cross-references, not topical chains for which the Thompson Chain-Reference is deservedly famous. For example, when studying at Revelation 12:1, we would expect a really good study Bible to point us to Genesis 37:9. These sorts of address cross-references have great advantage as they allow a tremendous amount of unbiased self-study to be done using a minimum of additional page material. The reader can compare Revelation 12:1 with Genesis 37:9, noting that the sun, moon, and twelve stars, Joseph being the twelfth, appear in both passages and decide whether or not there is an intended allusion by the Holy Spirit to Israel. (I believe there is.) All this, without introducing paragraphs of commentary or biasing the reader. The example I just gave, of listing Gen. 37:9 at Rev. 12:1, is not one of the standard NKJV cross-references, but is mentioned in the accompanying commentary of the MacArthur NKJV Study Bible.

For example, if we look at Genesis 1, the Thompson Chain-Reference NKJV Bible has 19 address cross-references. These are the cross-references marked with "p.p" indicating "parallel passage." There are other topical cross-references, but I am discussing purely parallel passages here. By way of comparison the MacArthur NKJV Study Bible has 86 in the Bible text itself and many more in the associated commentary. This is not the entire story, of course, because the Thompson Chain-Reference has topical chains which the other Bibles do not. However, the topical chains are often of a very general nature (e.g., "Omnipotence" and do not deal with key issues in the immediate context, or are heavily flavored by a covenant theology view. As but one example, take a look in the alphabetical index under "Covenant." The study aid lists: (1) Everlasting; (2) Divine; (3) Human with God; (4) Between People; (5) New. This is a good start, but notice absolutely no mention of "Noahic," "Abrahamic," "Davidic," "Land." In other words, we get a very general treatment of the concept of covenant, but the study aid completely misses the significance of the different key covenants with particular people (except for the New Covenant which is almost impossible to ignore).1

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.

The KJV Thompson Chain-Reference Bible is printed in the KJV Comfort Print typeface for easy reading. Expertly designed specifically to be used for the King James Version (KJV) text, Comfort Print offers an easier reading experience that complements the translation. This Bible also features a fresh, two-color design that preserves the original look of the chain-reference system, while making each page cleaner and easier to read.

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. ff782bc1db