At the back of each Thompson® Bible are 2 important Topical Indices: The Numerical Index of Topics and the Alphabetical Index of Topics.

These Indices help you quickly locate any Suject, Theme, Bible Character or Thompson® Study Tool to begin a new study. Key Scripture verses in each chain are printed out in the Numerical Index, saving you hours of page-turning. Related Topics are cross-referenced withing the Index, leading you to additional discoveries.

The Numerical Index of Topics

Notice in the middle of the page is the topic of "Mercy." Your Thompson® Bible outlines 5 types of Mercy and this page starts with the first type, "Divine Mercy."

Here you see all 102 chain-links for "Divine Mercy" beginning with Genesis 39:21 in your Bible and forward chain-linking through Jude 1:2.

Also printed out in this Index is the complete text of 21 key verses in this chain.

At the bottom of the page you'll notice some related topics offered for your study, such as "Divine Forbearance, Forgiveness and God's Grace."

Browsing this Numeric Index of Topics is a wonderful way to find new direction for Bible study ideas and personal devotions and discovery.

Alphabetical Index of Topics

This important Index helps you look up any person, place or subject you can think of.

Each topic has a corresponding number which will bring you to a weath of information in the Numeric Index of Topics.

Notice in the far left column, the topic, "Divine" has been sub-divided into 78 sub-topics available for your study.