Bible Software, What do you use?

[lee_merrill]

I am impressed with the amount of and quality of the resources and I may end up purchasing the deluxe version from AiG so that I can use the NASB and NIV along with the other free resources.

'Tis a good package! I only wish there was a way to turn off the dictionary tool tip lookups when you leave your mouse over a word.

Now before you take the plunge! You should know that most of their material is available online in many and various places, I see it at almost every Bible site I've visited, though not all of it.

But it is kind of nice to have it on the computer, instead of seeing "waiting for xyz.com" for page after page, and they have a fast search function for the notes as well as the Bible texts.

Blessings,
Lee

[Calvinist4Him]

'Tis a good package! I only wish there was a way to turn off the dictionary tool tip lookups when you leave your mouse over a word.

Now before you take the plunge! You should know that most of their material is available online in many and various places, I see it at almost every Bible site I've visited, though not all of it.

But it is kind of nice to have it on the computer, instead of seeing "waiting for xyz.com" for page after page, and they have a fast search function for the notes as well as the Bible texts.

True, most of resources are public domain (free to copy and distribute), and yeah, I agree, it is kind of nice to have copies on a home pc. Besides, if I should ever not be able to afford an internet connection, or if I am using a laptop without an internet connection, I will still have access to the resources I have downloaded.

Good call on the http://www.ccel.org/ link. I would imagine there is (grr.. I cannot think of a better way to phrase this sentence ) several lifetimes worth of reading at ccel alone!

[lee_merrill]

I would imagine there is ... several lifetimes worth of reading at ccel alone!

That's true! I have made a resolution to try and read some each day from these resources.

After loading the CDroms, I was sort of paralyzed by the overwhelming amount of stuff!

I mean, there are 63 volumes of Spurgeon's sermons in the AGES Spurgeon collection! And that's just part of one author...

Blessings,
Lee

[Bill the Cat]

I use e-sword, an old free Bible program I downloaded, and biblegateway

[Conductor42]

If you don't want to put much effort into languages, then chose definately Greek - actually Koinee-Greek (i dunno how "Koinee" is in English, but it's the dialect New Testament was written) - over Hebrew. IMO it's much easier, because Hebrew has too many irregularities and stuff. Also it's better if you can read New Testament in original language (or at least understand what you are reading), than understanding Old Testament in original language, because for Christians New Testament is more important to know.

P.S. I know i was

Greek, easy? You've got to be kidding me. Hebrew is much easier to master ;)

Hebrew is fairly simple - and once you have the basics, you can pretty much figure out everything on your own. But, I will admit I'm biased on this one ;)

[lee_merrill]

The difficulty I have had with Hebrew is the qal imperfect tense, it looks so nice in the grammatical tables, but then when I read some real Hebrew, it's all over the map! When I see a verb form I don't recognize, I've started saying "It must be one of those imperfects," and that's usually correct!

But both languages are pretty accessible, two or three pages of tables, and a hundred vocabulary words in Hebrew (the Greek vocabulary is similar in many ways to English), and you're pretty much all set.

Though mastering Hebrew and Greek I think is quite difficult! I still haven't tackled those obscure verb forms, in either language. One other problem is I keep forgetting what I've already memorized, too...

Blessings,
Lee

[Chappy]

For the serious student you can't go past "BibleWorks".
Another software package I would recommend is "The Watchtower Library" (no, I'm not a Jehovah's Witness)
Cheers,
Chappy

[lee_merrill]

For the serious student you can't go past "BibleWorks"...

Bibleworks is very good, and Logos too, though the Logos software used to have a very klunky interface, they fixed that and now I would say it's on a par with Bibleworks. And in Logos you can purchase and download theological ebooks.

Blessings, Lee

[Rayado]

I use Logos these days, and it's nice being able to download books to my phone for use while out and about.

[Silver Hand]

I use Eloquent (formerly known as MacSword). It's free, open-source, and has a great selection.

http://www.macsword.com/download/

[DJWatz]

I use Eloquent (formerly known as MacSword). It's free, open-source, and has a great selection.

http://www.macsword.com/download/

What he said ;D