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Wondering what Bible study tools are right for you? Take a look inside Olive Tree resources and decide for yourself. We’ll give our thoughts on it, too.

Some categories of resources include Bibles, study Bibles, commentaries, and dictionaries. Also, there are posts on more unique resources! For example, learn about Calvin’s Institutes or audio devotionals. In these posts, we’ll show you screenshots and gifs of how it works and special features.

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Study Bibles

Holiness Code: Clean and Unclean Creatures

How should we understand the distinction between clean and unclean creatures in the book of Leviticus? What role did this distinction have for the ancient Israelites? And how did this distinction relate to God’s holiness? Let’s learn more about this part of the Leviticus holiness code with these notes from…

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Commentaries

What Can We Learn from Paul’s Co-Workers?

The end of letters in the New Testament often contains important details about relatively unknown servants of Christ. However sparse these details may be, they help us get a glimpse of other faithful workers for Christ in these churches. What can we learn from these co-workers in the concluding remarks…

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Commentaries

Fulfilling the Law of Christ

What does it look like to fulfill the law of Christ? Actually, it looks like a lot of work, like bearing burdens! It looks like caring for those who need help and observantly watching oneself. It looks like supporting those who teach the Word and sowing the seeds of the…

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Study Bibles

General and Special Revelation

Psalm 19 describes a movement from God’s general revelation to special revelation to heartfelt petitions by a repentant sinner. Keep reading these notes from the CSB Baker Illustrated Study Bible to learn more about God’s general and special revelation. Revelation of God God is the all-powerful, all-knowing, morally perfect Creator…

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Study Bibles

What is the Gospel?

Check out this article from the ESV Systematic Theology Study Bible on the gospel. Keep reading to see why the gospel is not just good news, but the best news. May you experience more and more of the transformative work of the gospel! Good News for Sinners The gospel is…

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Commentaries

The Apostles on Trial

While the church grew rapidly after Pentecost, the threats and shows of force of the authorities focused on the apostles. Driven by jealousy, fear, and rage, the Jewish authorities attempted to silence the apostles. But the apostles just couldn’t stay locked up! Nor could they stop teaching about Jesus! They…

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Study Bibles

Reading the Bible Chronologically

Reading through the books of the Bible in chronological order can really help you put the different sections of the Bible together. But this can be a challenge since our Bibles are not arranged chronologically. That’s where a resource like the Chronological Life Application Study Bible (NLT) is a tremendous…

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Commentaries

The Restoration of an Idolatrous People

What image best depicts the idolatry of the people of God? One could make the case that the image most utilized by the prophets to depict the idolatry of God’s people is adultery. Idolatry is spiritual adultery. In order to illustrate this point, Hosea begins with the Lord commanding the…

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What Does Paul Say About Head Coverings?

Have you ever wondered why head coverings, or the lack thereof, was such a big deal in the Corinthian church? We may be used to the practice of removing hats indoors or prior to praying, but what about head coverings? Let’s take a deep dive into 1 Corinthians 11:2–16 where…

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