e-Sword

[caitlincares]

Just wondering who all uses this?

Did you just download it? Did you have any problems?

Did anyone also pick up the CD? Anybody have experience with the CD?

Here is what all comes on the current CD available.
I like having a CD for easy transference if I change PCs.

e-Sword 7.1 CD Contents

Bibles (19)

American Standard Version
Contemporary English Version
Douay-Rheims Bible (w/ Deuterocanon)
Good News Bible
GOD'S WORD
International Standard Version (includes maps)
King James Version
King James Version (w/ Strongs Numbers)
Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
Modern King James Version
THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language

Greek New Testament (Majority Text)
Scrivener Textus Receptus
Scrivener Textus Receptus (w/ Strongs Numbers)
Greek New Testament (w/ variants)
Hebrew Old Testament (Tanach)
Greek Old Testament (Septuagint)
Latin Vulgate (w/ Deuterocanon)

Spanish La Biblia de las Américas

Commentaries (12)

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible
Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
The People's New Testament (B. W. Johnson)
The Treasury of David (C. H. Spurgeon)
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
Vincent's Word Studies
John Wesley's Notes on the Bible

Dictionaries (12)

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hitchcock's Bible Names
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
King James Concordance
King James Dictionary
Nave's Topical Bible
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Strong's Bible Dictionary
Thayer's Greek Definitions
R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Noah Webster's Dictionary of American English

Graphics (6)

Gustave Doré New Testament Woodcuts
Classic Bible Maps
Rev. Clarence Larkin's Book of Charts
Ancient Mediterranean Maps
NASA Satellite Images
Son Light Bible Atlas

Devotions (3)

Day-By-Day By Grace (Bob Hoekstra)
Our Daily Walk (F. B. Meyer)
Morning & Evening (Charles H. Spurgeon)

Extras (27)

2000+ Bible Illustrations
Absolute Surrender (Andrew Murray)
All of Grace (Charles H. Spurgeon)
Antiquities of the Jews (Flavius Josephus)
Concerning Christian Liberty (Martin Luther)
Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia (Ashley S. Johnson)
Doctrinal Works in the Reformed Tradition
Fox's Book of Martyrs (John Fox)
Hymns of Faith
In His Steps (Charles M. Sheldon)
Institutes of the Christian Religion (John Calvin)
Jesus From Seven Sources (an interwoven harmony)
Sketches of Church History (J. C. Robertson)
Sketches of Jewish Social Life (Alfred Edersheim)
St. Paul the Traveler (William M. Ramsay)
Systematic Theology (Charles G. Finney)
The Complete Writings of E. M. Bounds on Prayer
The Deeper Christian Life (Andrew Murray)
The Imitation of Christ (Thomas Ë Kempis)
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (Alfred Edersheim)
The Practice of the Presence of God (Brother Lawrence)
The Psalms of David in Metre
The Pursuit of God (A. W. Tozer)
The Temple - Its Ministry and Service (Alfred Edersheim)
The Training of the Twelve (A. B. Bruce)
Wars of the Jews (Flavius Josephus)
Westminster Confession w/ Catechisms

 

[jenptcfan]

I've never used esword, but I've only heard good things about it. I use biblegateway.com, but I don't think it has all the features of esword.

 

[caitlincares]

I've never used esword, but I've only heard good things about it. I use biblegateway.com, but I don't think it has all the features of esword.

That is what I have heard also.
Just want to see if anyone had a bad experience.
I use biblegateway right now.

 

[2Timothy2]

Five thumbs up.
eSword has become the largest single program and most used program (other than my OS) on my computer. I have had zero problems with it. I love how it has the books of the Bible on the left in a tree format. Makes it easy to look up refs. Let's see, I have the following plug-ins:

Bibles - KJV, Greek NT, Textus Receptus, Hebrew OT, LXX. Vulgate, and Spanish Revised. (KJV w/Strong's numbers comes with the initial download)

Commentaries - Barne's, Gill, Henry, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Keil and Delitzsch, Robertson's Word Pictures, The Treasury of David, Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, and Vincent's Word Studies.

Dictionaries - Brown-Driver-Briggs, Easton, Fausset, Hitchcock's Bible Names, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, King James Dictionary, Nave's Topical Bible, Thayer's Greek Definitions, and Torrey's New Topical Textbook. (Strong's comes with the initial download)

Graphics - American Bible Society Maps, Classic Bible Maps, and Son Light Bible Atlas.

Extras - All of Grace (Spurgeon), and Absolute Surrender (Murray)

Devotions - Morning and Evening (Spurgeon)

I am still downloading a few plug-ins per day, so this list will expand substantially. I also love the Compare and the Parallel features. Seeing verses in different versions and languages helps. I have only just started using eSword but I highly recommend it to everyone. It's free and powerful. I was using Quickverse before, and eSword is far superior IMHO.

Edit: Of course none of this is worth anything unless we apply what the Holy Spirit teaches us from the Word.

 

[caitlincares]

What is KJV w/Strong's numbers ?

 

[2Timothy2]

What is KJV w/Strong's numbers ?

Next to each word in the KJV is the number for that word in Strong's Concordance. And it's nice because all you have to do is to hover the pointer over the number and the definition pops up. Also, when verses are referred to in the plug-ins it's the same thing, just put the pointer over the verse, and the verse pops up in whatever version/translation you have in the Bible window.

 

[jenptcfan]

I think it gives you what the actual word is in the original language. Strongs is a concordance, so it would tell you different definitions for the actual original word...instead of someone's guess as to which definition should actually be used in the English version?

 

[caitlincares]

I have the HUGE and HEAVY Strong's Exhaustive Concordance on my book shelf.

 

[2Timothy2]

I have the HUGE and HEAVY Strong's Exhaustive Concordance on my book shelf.

Me too. But I rarely use it any more since it was on my Quickverse and now eSword.

jenptcfan, that is correct, but I think it is still a good idea to try to get several refs on word meanings. - 'in the multitude of counselors there is safety' Pr 24:6b But Strong's has stood the test of time.

 

[LovinGod]

I absolutely love e-sword. The only problems I've had is that sometimes it shuts down without warning (but that's probably because of my old computer, not the program itself). I love it because you can use it off-line and it's a lot more user-friendly than www.biblegateway.com. You can actually leave notes for a particular scripture verse that you can refer to later on. You can design your own Bible Study, make your own notes...it's really amazing.

The "extras" like the maps and things are really useful too. And it's free...you can't get any better than that!

 

[2Timothy2]

I forgot to add that it has a prayer list function. You can set it to pop up whenever you start the program. It can be set for a one time prayer request, daily prayers, weekly, and monthly. And you can add notes to the specific prayer request to remind you what exactly to pray for and in case there is a change.

 

[caitlincares]

I forgot to add that it has a prayer list function. You can set it to pop up whenever you start the program. It can be set for a one time prayer request, daily prayers, weekly, and monthly. And you can add notes to the specific prayer request to remind you what exactly to pray for and in case there is a change.

Cool. You will be my e-Sword resource.

 

[LovinGod]

I forgot to add that it has a prayer list function. You can set it to pop up whenever you start the program. It can be set for a one time prayer request, daily prayers, weekly, and monthly. And you can add notes to the specific prayer request to remind you what exactly to pray for and in case there is a change.

D'oh!

How could I forget my absolute favorite feature?!?

 

[2Timothy2]

D'oh!

How could I forget my absolute favorite feature?!?

I have had eSword for about a week now, and I just realized it had this feature.

 

[kelco]

I LOVE e-sword. It was a long download for me cuz I only have dial-up but it was worth it. I have at least 14 bibles and almost all the commentaries. I use it a lot for lesson prep. One of my favorite features is the bible in a year. You can set your favorite version. I've also been thinking about buying the NASB add on. It has NASB version w Strongs and also some other useful things. (drools)

 

[2Timothy2]

I want that NASB package too. But what is the deal with the NIV? Is that Zondervan? They won't give Equipping ministries a license. This is not right. It's like, "We want all the money from sales of our version of the Bible". That just doesn't sit right with me. There must be more to it, I hope.

 

[kelco]

But what is the deal with the NIV? Is that Zondervan? They won't give Equipping ministries a license. This is not right. It's like, "We want all the money from sales of our version of the Bible". That just doesn't sit right with me. There must be more to it, I hope.

Actually that is what it all boils down to, money. They make billions a year off of the NIV and don't want people to have it for free. It doesn't sit well with me either. If people find that it is available for free download then they will lose money.

 

[caitlincares]

..General RANT to the Christian publishers..


The Word of God should NOT be COPYRIGHTED.

BY doing so they are saying only those who can pay for it can learn and be saved.

It is SO ABSURD.

GOD certainly did not intend this to be happening with His Word.


***RANT OVER***

 

[2Timothy2]

My brother bought a Bible software suite for a few hundred bucks. With eSword, I have better search capabilities, more research and background info, and a better Bible selection. Bahahaha. Oh, and eSword is faster.

 

[R.James]

I have "the Sword Project," I'm not sure the differences between it and e-Sword, or if there are any.