Church of the Nazarene
1800 W. Delmar
Godfrey, Il 63035
618-467-0867
Bible Dictionaries
- Easton's Bible Dictionary - Easton’s Bible Dictionary was authored by Matthew George Easton (1823-1894).
- Smith's Bible Dictionary - Over 4,500 subjects and proper names are defined and analyzed with corresponding Scripture references. "Smith's Bible Dictionary" has been used by students of the Bible since it's introduction in the 1860's. A trustworthy classic that is more than just a dictionary defining thousands of biblical words.
- Hitchcock's Bible Names - This dictionary is from "Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible," written by Roswell D. Hitchcock in 1869. It contains more than 2,500 Bible and Bible-related proper names and their meanings.
- Jack Van Impe's Dictionary of Prophecy Terms - Presented here is Jack Van Impe's unique perspective on prophecy and the end times. Almost one thousand terms defined by one of the leading authorities on Biblical prophecy.
- Scripture Alphabet of Animals - Here is a short study on thirty-three animals mentioned in the Bible. Some of the animals have alternate names as we know them today.
Commentaries
- John Darby's Synopsis of the Bible
- IVP New Testament Commentaries
- John Gill's Exposition of the Bible (New Testament) - He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New Testament.
- John Wesley's Explanatory Notes (Whole Bible) - John Wesley's commentary on the whole Bible was produced between 1754 and 1765.
- Matthew Henry - Originally written in 1706, Matthew Henry's six volume Complete Commentary provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the Bible.
- People's New Testament - Written in 1891 for the novice student of the Bible, this work was prepared with such aids as would enable the common reader to arrive at an understanding of every verse.
- Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament - A.T. Robertson, a renowned scholar of the Greek New Testament, takes through the New Testament, verse by verse, painting word pictures from the Greek to bring to light the words and actions of Jesus and the early Christians.
- Adam Clarke's Commentary
Writings From the Past
- The Works of Flavius Josephus - The complete works of the famous Jewish historian, translated by William Whiston.
- Martin Luther's 95 Thesis -The historical 95 theses that Martin Luther nailed to the door of the Church in Wittenburg. Each of these speak to Luther's desire for people to look deeper into what it means to be a Christian.
- The Early Church Fathers -Ten Volumes written before A.D. 325. Also Referred to as the Ante-Nicene Fathers.
- The Old Testament Apocryphal Writings - These texts are books included as part of the Septuagint (the Greek version of the Old Testament), but not included in the Hebrew Bible. The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches include all of the apocrypha (except for the books of Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh), but refer to them as "deuterocanonical" books. These same books, books of Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh, are referred to by Protestants as the "pseudopigrapha."
- The Life and Times of Jesus -By Alfred Edersheim (1825 - 1889)
- Sketches of Jewish Social Life -By Alfred Edersheim (1825 - 1889)
- The Temple - It's Ministry and Service -By Alfred Edersheim (1825 - 1889)



