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[[File:ThompsonChain1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Collection of several editions of the Thompson Chain Bible, 1934-2022]]
[[File:ThompsonChain1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Collection of several editions of the Thompson Chain Bible, 1934-2022]]
The [[Thompson Chain Reference Bible]] is a topical study [[Bible]] originally published in 1908, and currently published by Zondervan. This approach to study the Bible via a "chain system" of interlinked verses is a terrific way to learn the entire Bible with its harmony among its different parts.
The [[Thompson Chain Reference Bible]] is a topical study [[Bible]] originally published in 1908, and currently published by Zondervan. This approach to study the Bible via a "chain system" of interlinked verses is a terrific way to learn the entire Bible with its harmony among its different parts.
[[Frank C. Thompson]], as a minister in the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] of Genesee in [[New York]] and disappointed with the study Bibles of his day due to lack of material as well as cohesion, in 1890 he first wrote down his "thought suggestions" on paper and in the margins of his personal Bible. These in turn were seen by his parishioners, who, in addition to his wife, encouraged him to complete his work and get it published. Gradually, his "thought suggestions" went from one verse to the next related verse, connecting them into what he called "chains" of specific topics; the work was completed in 1908, and based upon the King James Version. In 1913, he would partner with B. B. Kirkbride and create a new publishing company, producing five editions over more than a century before the rights were sold to HarperCollins in 2020<ref>https://www.harpercollinschristian.com/blog/2020/12/03/harpercollins-christian-publishing-acquires-the-thompson-chain-reference-bible-assets/</ref>. Thompson himself would supervise each edition until his passing on May 3, 1940 in Santa Monica, California<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33694741/frank-charles-thompson</ref>.
According to the website Church Source:
According to the website Church Source: