Summary
We are dealing with an exhaustive concordance keyed to the NASB, designed to help us locate words and references with maximum coverage. It is built for those who want a thorough index while working within a translation known for formal phrasing.
The value for preaching is straightforward. When we are tracing how a term is used across Scripture, confirming where an expression occurs, or checking our memory before we speak publicly, an exhaustive concordance can guard us from error.
Because it is exhaustive, it also demands patience. The tool serves us best when we already have a passage in view and we are using the concordance to support careful reading rather than to generate meaning from lists.
Why Should We Own This Resource?
We should own it if the NASB is part of our regular study workflow and we want an index that matches that habit. In busy weeks, being able to locate occurrences quickly can free time for the deeper work of exegesis and application.
The strength is coverage and discipline. It supports the slow, honest work of checking patterns, testing assumptions, and avoiding sloppy claims. That is a kindness to the church.
The limitation is that it can foster an overly atomised approach if we let it. Scripture is not a bag of words, it is God’s speech in coherent discourse. We need to keep our attention on sentences, paragraphs, and whole arguments, then use the concordance to confirm and extend what we see there.
Closing Recommendation
We can recommend this as a serious indexing tool for those who want exhaustive coverage within the NASB tradition. It is best used alongside patient reading and careful theology.
If we keep context first, this resource strengthens accuracy and widens our awareness of biblical usage, both of which feed better preaching.
Robert L. Thomas
Robert L. Thomas was an American New Testament scholar of the late twentieth and early twenty first century, writing from a conservative evangelical tradition with a strong commitment to textual precision.
He is known for scholarship that serves careful reading, doctrinal clarity, and responsible handling of original language detail. In the reference tool space, he is credited with The Strongest NASB Exhaustive Concordance, which aims to support accurate location of terms and a more disciplined approach to study.
Thomas remains valued because he presses us to read attentively and to resist vague generalities in interpretation. Recommended titles include The Strongest NASB Exhaustive Concordance, his academic work on New Testament interpretation, and his writing on careful exegesis for the church.
Theological Perspective: Dispensationalist