Bible software/websites

ldh55484qlt · Feb 10, 2010

I have heard that Bible software can get expensive. What are good programs and where are cheap places to find them? Also, does anyone know of good websites for folks just beginning in ministry?

andreha · Feb 10, 2010

Have a look here - there's a ton of good stuff.

PastorPowerPoints · Mar 9, 2010

The best i've seen so far is Logos bible software. (logos.com)

Bible software can get very expensive unless your a student. Good Luck!

Feel free to check out our site: pastorgraphics.com it can help you with inspiration.

pehkay · Mar 12, 2010

Bibleworks is one

DesertJoe · May 14, 2010

I don't know if you have already tried this,but some good basic study software can be used free online at biblos.com or the same site can be found at bible.cc

Duckybill · Jun 9, 2010

Check out E-Sword. You can download MUCH, and it is mostly free.

e-Sword - the Sword of the LORD with an electronic edge

singpeace · Sep 2, 2010

idh,

Here are the two best free sites that I have found. They have all the tools you need. I use them all the time.

biblecc.com

blueletterbible.org

God bless.

Big Drew · Sep 4, 2010

eSword is the best.

EyesOnZion · Sep 4, 2010

I use Bibleworks, although it is expensive. If you're looking to do original language work, I was impressed by the Unbound Bible out of Biola.

I've heard a lot of recommendations about E-sword, but I haven't used it. Out of curiousity, does E-sword work with the original languages?

Big Drew · Sep 5, 2010

EyesOnZion said:
I use Bibleworks, although it is expensive. If you're looking to do original language work, I was impressed by the Unbound Bible out of Biola.

I've heard a lot of recommendations about E-sword, but I haven't used it. Out of curiousity, does E-sword work with the original languages?

Yes, eSword does have the original languages and concordances available for download.

greatlyloved · Sep 23, 2010

I love esword! There are tons of things you can download for free and you can even save your own notes. I tried a lot of other programs, but this was definitely the best!

Romans Road · Oct 31, 2010

Logos...I love mine.

jblake · Nov 3, 2010

EyesOnZion said:
Out of curiousity, does E-sword work with the original languages?

That depends upon what your original language study consists of.

If you simply want to read the texts, and do simple searches, then it is adequate. Greek, Hebrew, Coptic, Aramaic, and Latin Bibles and dictionaries are available. As a general rule of thumb, these are public domain texts, and hence do not include the results of the most recent scholarship. The e-Sword resource may not contain all of the content that the original hardcopy resource contains.

If, OTOH, your usual mode of study resembles the five challenges that were in the November 2009 SBL Bible Software Shootout:

Give the parsing of a word and its meaning from a standard source.
Show all the occurrences of a word in the NT and LXX and show the Hebrew word which corresponds with the Greek in the LXX (if there is a correspondence).
Find all the occurrences of oi de in Matthews gospel followed by a finite verb within the clause.
I want to study a part of speech, e. g., demonstrative pronouns or interjections. How do I get all of the lemmas for that part of speech, get all the occurrences of those lemmas, and the results organized in such a way that I could write an article/monograph on that part of speech from the data?
I want to study the inflections of the Hebrew middle weak verb, and I want to see what the range of possible variations is for each of the conjugations (perfect, imperative, etc.) person, number, gender, and stem. This means I need to find all the middle weak verbs, find all their occurrences, and organize them in such a way that the variation of their inflections are immediately apparent. The goal of the data organization would be to allow me to write an article about the variations of the Hebrew middle weak verb.

The first two are fairly easy to do, using e-Sword.
The third one is more difficult, but doable, if one both knows Greek, and is willing to eyeball for the results.
The fourth and fifth one require the use of external supplementary programs and resources that are not publicly available.

jonathon

papaJP · Nov 30, 2010

It is not cheap but what is that is valuable. Bibleworks version 8 is awesome.

Aibrean · Dec 10, 2010

Good take-along Bibles (remotely accessible) is Youversion.com (they have a TON of software versions. I have it for ipod and android plus I use the website) and Bible.is (Apps). The Bible.is has versions (+ audio) in different languages too. I also have the Lutheran Study Bible for Kindle (the ESV Bible by Crossway is currently free for Kindle...as of yesterday).

alancrookham · Jan 29, 2011

I agree E-sword is the best way to go. I've been using it for years and it is still an awesome tool. As for places for new ministers, sermonindex.net. The best thing you can do is learn from other men of God. I recommend Leonard Ravenhill to start.
http://www.newheightsministries.net

intheworks1 · Jun 14, 2011

I use Logos Bible software. Because I am a seminary student, it cost me just under $500. I have used the Bibles and library it contains often on term papers. I will use it even more as I am entering the ministry now.

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