For many years now, the Journal's Bible Notes column has offered readers ideas for further study of Bible passages included in the weekly Lessons in the Christian Science Quarterly. While many have enjoyed the feature, we've come to see over time that the column format necessarily limited the scope of the commentary—sometimes suggesting by default that one interpretation might be preferable to another, when in fact many other sources offered valid food for thought.
For these reasons, the December issue marked the last appearance of Bible Notes—at least in that form. The Journal will continue to celebrate and explore the richness of the Bible in different ways, including occasional pieces that will share an individual reader's take on a particular Bible story or passage.
As a farewell gift to the many loyal Bible Notes readers, one longtime contributor to the Bible Notes column, who worked anonymously, offers here a number of brief descriptions of some of his favorite Bible study tools.
