The Chain Reference Bible - KJV Version [Illustrated]
The Chain Reference Bible
The Thompson Chain-Reference system was devised by its namesake, Dr. Frank C. Thompson, in the early 1900s, but the original work was started in 1890. Dr. Frank Charles Thompson was born in 1858, in Elmira, New York, and was ordained in 1879. His wife was Laura Boughton Thompson. He became dissatisfied with the reference Bibles that were then available to preachers.
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.
SCOPE OF THE SYSTEM - This system consists of about ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND topical and collateral references selected with great care, and embraces substantally every important subject and verse of the Scriptures.
TOPICAL REFERENCES - The topical references are made up of series of from five to twenty texts on each topic or subtopic. The texts of each series are so connected to form an orderly CHAIN extending from the earliest point in the Old or New Testament, where an appropriate text on the subject is found, on toward the end of the Bible.
BRIEF BUT COMPREHENSIVE CHAINS - In case a topic is rarely referred to in the Scriptures, most, if not all of the references are embodied in the chain; but if a topic has a large number of references the plan of the work is not to incorporate all of these into the chain, but rather to connect a sufficient number of well chosen verses to give the general teaching of the scriptures on the subject. It must be remembered that some of the chains cover more than a single aspect of a subject and, if the first link does not contain the idea sought, it will usually appear at some subsequent link in the chain.
The Book includes:
1. Preface by Thompson
2. Explanation of the Chain Reference System
3. KJV Bible (Illustrated more than 200+)
4. A New and Complete Subject-Index
5. Index of Atlas scriptures
6. Easy, Best Navigation through out the book