This posting is designed to answer some of the Frequently Asked Questions that people ask concerning Bible software for computers. This FAQ also contains information about specific programs. Please distribute this FAQ as widely as possible. Additions, revisions and deletions to this FAQ should be sent to me at:
I ask your patience and forgiveness if any information is incomplete or inaccurate. This FAQ is designed to talk about electronic Bibles and other software that would be helpful in studying the Bible. This FAQ concentrates on tools, not on specific Bible studies that people may have done and transcribed into electronic form. It also does not list software such as screen savers, church membership tracking, clip art, etc.
Please note that prices constantly change! The prices listed are to give you some idea about the relative prices of these packages. Information on prices has been obtained from catalogs and advertisments. Often, publishers will have sales and special prices. You MUST contact the publishers for the exact current prices. Concerning exact feature lists and exactly what features might be available in a particular package, you should again consult the publishers. Unfortunately, many ads are relatively uninformative. IN ALL CASES, CONTACT THE PUBLISHERS BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS AND PURCHASES. THIS ESPECIALLY APPLIES TO THE PRICES!
I welcome literature directly from publishers. This would make it much easier for me to keep this list up to date.
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Q1) Are the NIV, NKJV or NASB translations available on The Internet?
Q2) Why would I use an electronic Bible instead of a paper Bible?
Often, one will hear people half-jokingly saying that with the Bible on computer, you won't need the Holy Spirit anymore. This is true, if flipping pages in a Bible is somehow a spiritual exercise. Personally I find reading my Bible to be a greater spiritual exercise than flipping pages.
Q3) What programs are available for IBM PC's and compatibles?
A3.1) The Online Bible 7.0
OS:
Windows 3.1/95 (DOS also available)
Publisher: Mr. Larry Pierce
11 Holmwood St.,
Winterbourne, ON,
Canada, N0B 2V0
NOTE: In the USA, contact: Online Bible USA,
P.O. Box 21,
Bronson, MI,
USA, 49028
Fax: (517) 369-2518
1-800-243-7124
Also Available From:
Cross Country Software
83 Mountford Drive,
Guelph, Ontario,
N1E 6E7
519-767-2266/888-767-2266
http://www.davepohl.com
dave@davepohl.com
They ship each CD with a printed manual ($10 separately)
Available on Internet?:
http://www.omroep.nl/eo/bible/welcome2.html
should have latest versions.
Another web site for latest versions is http://www.davepohl.com
Version 6.11 is available from wuarchive.wustl.edu in the /doc/bible/ibm-pc
directory.
Also available on sunsite.unc.edu in the /pub/academic/religious_studies/bible
directory.
Note that sunsite might not be up-to-date.
Base Price:
Free if obtained from The Internet or a friend. Publisher encourages people
to make
copies of this software and encourages users to make a financial gift to
the Evangelical
organization of their choice. If you order the Online Bible from Mr. Pierce
a fee is charged.
There is also a fee for the NIV version. Windows CD: $49.95 NIV unlock:
$20
NASB unlock: $20 NRSV unlock: $5 (free if ordered with CD)
Translations:
KJV, Darby, Young's Literal, NIV, RSV Foreign Translations: French Louis
Segond,
Spanish RVA, Darby's German version, Dutch Staten Vertaling
Original Languages:
Greek: TR, Majority, Nestles 23rd
Hebrew: BHS English, Greek and Hebrew versions can only be displayed 1
at a time.
Greek and Hebrew versions are displayed using Greek and Hebrew fonts.
Hebrew does not have vowel points.
Included in Base Package: KJV translation
keyed to Strong's Numbers, Greek and Hebrew Lexicons,
600,000 cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Other material:
Scofield Notes (1917)
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Spurgeon's Morning and Evening
Topical Chain References
Eclectic Writers Notes
Robertson's Word Pictures in the N.T.
Geneva Bible Notes
People's New Testament
New Topical Textbook
Gill's Expositor (New Testament only)
Future Additions:
OS/2 Version
CD-ROM Contents:
This is a listing of most of the contents of the Windows OLB version 7
Indonesia Alkitab Tedemahan Baru
*New American Standard Version
Jewish Publication Old Testament
*New Revised Standard Version
Modem KJV by Jay Green Sr.
Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari
Finnish PyhA Raamottu 1933
Romanian Comescu Version
Revised Webster Bible 1995
Russian Synodal Text 1917
American Standard Version
*New International Version
Weymouth New Testament
Young's Literal Translation
Green's Literal Translation
Revised Standard Version
Turkish New Testament
Swahili New Testament
J.N. Darby Translation
Bible in Basic English
Philippines Cebuano
King James Version
Webster Bible 1833
2 Spanish Versions
3 German Versions
New Zealand Maori
4 French Versions
21 st Century KJV
2 Italian Versions
3 Dutch Versions
Hungarian Karoli
Equador Shuar
Vietnamese
Portuguese
Ukrainian
*Africaans
Albanian
Chinese
Danish
Arabic
Other Modules:
Old Catechisms
BHS Hebrew Text
Treasury of David
The Fourfold Gospel
Barnes Notes - partial
New Topical Textbook
Eclectic Notes - Partial
Jerome's Latin Vulgate
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Oxford Apocrypha 1769
Thayers Greek Lexicon
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Revised Apocrypha 1947
New Creationism Material
Morphological Hebrew Text
Stephanus Greek Text 1550
Koran - Yusuf Ali Edition 1935
Westcott Hort Greek Text 1881
Byzantine Majority Greek Text 1991
The original Thompson Chain topics
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Translation and Textual Notes - partial
Apocrypha - Oxford and RSV versions
John Gill's 1,000,000 word Body of Divinity
Cross References with 636,971 entries from
Greek synonyms and verb parsing information
Brown Driver Briggs Gesenius Hebrew Lexicon
A.T. Robertsons New Testament Word Pictures
John Wcsley's New Testament Notes (MAC only)
John Gill's 10,000,000 word exposition of the Bible
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary of The Bible
Footnotes to the 1602 Geneva Bible in Modern English
People's New Testament Commentary by W.B. Johnson
Spurgeons Morning and Evening Devotional Commentary
OS:
Microsoft Windows
Publisher:
Kevin Rintoul
35537 Happy Valley Rd.,
Victoria, B.C., Canada, V9C 2Y2
Telephone: (604) 474-2853
BBS: (604) 474-1664
CompuServe: 71011,2435
Available on Internet?: Latest version
(2.0) is available from http://www.cdrom.com/pub/bible/bibles/gw32
Older version available from ftp.winsite.com in the win3/misc directory
The whole system, complete with other translations is available from ftp.marcam.com
or from zion.ltw.org in the /bible/gww-1.2 directory
Base Price: Shareware. $40 U.S. $10 for each
additional translation (my understanding is that this fee for
additional translations only applies if you order them from the author.
If you ftp them,
there is no fee. If I am incorrect about this, please let me know.)
Translations:
KJV, Darby, Young's Literal, Weymouth's N.T.
Included in Base Package: KJV translation, Matthew Henry Concise Commentary,
Easton's 1897 Bible
Dictionary, 270 topic Topical Index Note: Version 2.0 is Windows 95 native
and includes Strong's Numbers and Greek & Hebrew Lexicons
A3.3) QuickVerse 4.0
OS:
Microsoft Windows
Publisher:
Parsons Technology
One Parsons Drive,
P.O. Box 100,
Hiawatha, IA,
52233-0100
Orders: 1-800-644-6344
Available on Internet?: http://www.parsonstech.com
Base Price:
$29 ($39 for NIV)
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NKJV, RSV, NRSV, TLB, NCV, NASB, ASV
Included in Base Package: One Bible translation, Nave's Topical Bible
Other Material:
Additional translations - $29 each ($39 for NASB) YLT (Young's),
DNT (Darby's), GWT (God's Word), ICB (International Children's) and
NLT (New Living Translation)
Strong's Concordance with Gk/Heb Dictionaries - $29
New Scofield Study Bible - $29
Holman Bible Dictionary - $49
Believers Study Bible - $29
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - $29
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary - $29
PC Bible Atlas for Windows - $49
Expanded Ryrie Study Bible Notes - $29
Rainbow Study Bible highlights - $19
Cambridge Annotated Study Bible ($29)
CD-ROM:
3 Collections Exist. The collection include locked books in STEP format.
Visit the Parsons Web site for details:
New Bible Reference Collection - $129
Deluxe Bible Reference (Standard Edition) - $249
Deluxe Bible Reference (Teachers Edition) - $379
Note:
QuickVerse 3.0 for DOS is also available. Note that TSK, Believer's Study
Bible
and Matthew Henry don't work with the DOS version.
A3.4) PC Study Bible 2.0
OS:
Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS
Publisher:
Biblesoft
22014 7TH AVE S STE 105
DES MOINES WA
98198-6235 U.S.A.
Telephone: (206) 824-8360
Orders: 1-800-995-9058
Fax: (206) 824-1828
Available on Internet?: No
Base Price:
$239.95 for Reference Edition
Translations:
KJV, NIV, ASV, NKJV, NASB, RSV, Living
Included in Base Package: KJV and NIV translations, Nave's Topical
Bible, Nelson's Bible Dictionary,
Strong's Greek and Hebrew Dictionaries, Englishman's Greek and
Hebrew Concordance, Vine's Expository Dictionary
Note:
2 other less expensive editions are available:
- Regular Edition includes one translation (KJV, NIV, NKJV or NASB)
and Naves Topical Bible - $69.95
- Master Edition includes KJV and NIV, Naves Topical Bible and
Nelson's Bible Dictionary - $149.95
A3.5) WORDsearch 4
OS:
Microsoft Windows 3.1 and 95 and MS-DOS
Publisher:
NavPress Software
1934 Rutland Drive Suite 500
Austin, TX,
U.S.A., 78758
Orders: 1-800-888-9898
Available on Internet?: http://www.WORDsearchBible.com
Base Price:
$59 (On CD-ROM) $9.95 for KJV (No Maps) $49.95 for The Message
$69.95 for NAB or NAB
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NASB, NKJV, NRSV, NAB, Living, NJB, Message
Included in Base Package: 1 Bible translation, 200 colour maps, Nave's,
Outlines
Other Material:
Life Application Notes, Outlines, Topics: $59.95
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: $29.95
Strong's Greek and Hebrew Dictionary: $49.95
NASB Greek and Hebrew Dictionary: $49.95
Hannah's Bible Outlines: $29
Holman Bible Dictionary: $49.95
Youth Meeting Kits: $59.95
Youthworkers Encyclopedia: $49.95
Adult Lesson Kits: $69.95
Matthew Henry's Commentary (6 vol): $79.95
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures: $49.95
Teachers Commentary: $39.95
Preachers Outline & Sermon Bible: $32.95 / volume
Torrey's Topical Textbook: Included in Packages
Matthew Henry Concise: Included in Packages
Easton's Bible Dictionary: Included in Packages
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names: Included in Packages
Fox's (Foxe's) Book of Martyers: Included in Packages
WORDsearch Outlines: Included in Packages
Note:
A CD-ROM product is now available
A3.6) Thompson Chain HyperBible 4.0
OS:
Microsoft Windows
Publisher:
Kirkbride Technology
335 West 9th Street,
P.O. Box 606,
Indianapolis, IN,
U.S.A., 46206
Orders: 1-800-428-4385
Available on Internet?: No
Base Price:
$149???
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NASB, RSV, NKJV, Living Bible
Included in Base Package: Starter Edition includes KJV & NIV translations,
Thompson Chain References,
Archaeology section
Other Packages:
Master Edition CD-ROM includes all 6 translations.
Master Edition Plus CD-ROM includes all 6 translations plus Strong's Concordance.
Note:
Bible Atlas program is also available. Now available on CD-ROM
A3.7) BibleWorks for Windows 3.2
OS:
Microsoft Windows (3.1, 95 and NT)
Publisher:
Hermeneutika
Dept CCM-296
P.O. Box 2200
Big Fork, MT,
U.S.A., 59911-2200
Telephone: 1-800-74BIBLE
24 Hour VOX: 1-406-837-2244
Fax: 1-406-837-4433
Available on Internet?: Not available on the Internet
Base Price:
$395 for CD-ROM or diskette version
Translations:
KJV, ASV, RSV, NKJV, NASB, NRSV, Vulgate, others
Original Languages: Greek: Nestle's 27th, Rahlfs'
LXX, Scrivener's TR, Friberg' '94 Morph GNT, U Penn LXX
Hebrew: BHS, Westminster BHS, WTS 1994 BHS Hebrew includes vowel points.
Note: Complete morphological parsing analysis, tags and complete root forms
for every word
in Greek NT, Hebrew OT and LXX.
Included in Base Package: KJV, ASV, RSV with Apocrypha, NKJV, NRSV,
Vulgate, German Bibles, LSG French,
NASB, RV Spanish, RVA Spanish, SVV Dutch, BHS Hebrew, Westminster BHS,
WTS 1994 MorphBHS, Rahlfs' LXX, U. Penn. LXX, UBS4/NA27 Greek, Scrivener's
TR Greek,
Fribergs' '94 Morph GNT, LXX-BHS alignments. Strong's Numbers, Greek and
Hebrew
Lexicons, Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, 580,000 cross-references Greek
and Hebrew
fonts (TrueType and Postscript), Fribergs 1994 ANLEX GNT, BDB Gesenius,
Thayers,
Robertson's Word Pictures, Easton's Bible Dictionary, Naves Topical Bible,
Metzger NRSV Bible Outline, Wigram's KJV Verbs Tense-Voice-Mood,
Systematic Theology (Westminster Conf + Catec).
Notes:
There are extensive changes from Version 2.2. English Budget Bundle and
Student Special Bundle
is no longer available. Windows 3.1 and Windows95/NT versions included
in package.
A3.8) Bible Windows 4.5
OS:
Microsoft Windows
Publisher:
Silver Mountain Software
1029 Tanglewood,
Cedar Hill, TX,
USA, 75104-3019
Orders: 1-800-214-2144 ext 104
Voice: 214-293-2920
Fax: 214-293-6641
Email: jbaima@silvermnt.com
Available on Internet?: http://www.silvermnt.com
Base Price:
$125
Translations:
KJV, RSV with Apocrypha, NRSV
Foreign Translations: Latin Vulgate
Original Languages: Greek N.T, LXX
Hebrew: BHS (Displayed as Greek and Hebrew characters complete with vowel
point).
Includes TrueType and Type 1 fonts
Included in Base Package: KJV, tagged Greek N.T. and Greek dictionary,
600,000 cross-references
Other Material:
Best of Internet religious books collection, IOUDAIOS Review, The Analytical
Greek
New Testament is based on the UBS 4th edition. The analysis is the Friberg
tagged text.
The Greek dictionary is the UBS dictionary by Barclay Neuman. The Hebrew
tagging was
done at Westminster Seminary under the direction of Alan Groves. The Hebrew
dictionary
was done for Silver Mountain Software at Columbia Biblical Seminary under
the direction
of Alex Luc.
Note:
version 4.5 adds links to Internet resources.
Bible Windows CD: The Bible Windows CD includes the
Bible Windows Extra Bundle, Biblical Studies
Scripture Index, NRSV, Louw-Nida, Liddell-Scott, American Standard Version,
Luther's German Translation and the Best of the Internet (about 150 MB
of data).
The list price of the Bible Windows CD is $195. The Bible Windows CD requires
3 MB of hard disk space. Any or all of the CD can be installed onto your
hard disk.
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Bible Windows Basic (BW, Tagged Greek NT & KJV) [10 MB] $125
Bible Windows Bible Bundle (BW, Tagged Greek NT, Tagged Hebrew OT,
RSV, KJV) [26 MB required] $195
Bible Windows Extra Bundle (BW, Tagged Greek NT, Tagged Hebrew OT,
Tagged LXX, RSV,
KJV, Latin Vulgate) [50
MB] $275
Biblical Studies Scripture Index [50 MB required] $80
New Revised Standard Version [5 MB required] $40
Louw-Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on Semantic
Domains [12 MB Required] $50
Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott [18 MB] $50
Workplace Pack (TLG, PHI & Coptic Workplaces) $145
UniType International [Greek, Hebrew, Arabic European Languages]$150
UniType Biblical [Coptic, Ethiopian (Ge'ez), Syriac (Eastern, Western
and Estrangelo), Aramaic,
Egyptian Hieroglyphics,
Moabite, Nabataean, Phoenician, South Arabian, Ugaritic, plus Church Slavonic]
$150
Bible Windows CD (Includes Bible Windows Extra Bundle, Biblical Studies
Scripture Index, NRSV, Louw-Nida,
Liddell-Scott, Best of the
Internet and Luther's German Translation) $295
Shipping per order
US Priority Mail $5 Foreign Mail, Small Packet Airmail $20
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Notes:
This product bills itself as "The research tool for professionals" Every
word in the
Greek and Hebrew text is parsed, and each word's parsing is explained.
Includes a
4th display line, and the ability to select which lines you want.
Can read Online Bible translations.
A3.9) BibleMaster 3.0
OS:
DOS
Publisher:
American Bible Sales
870 S. Anaheim Blvd.,
Anaheim, CA,
U.S.A., 92805
Sales, information: 1-800-535-5131
Available on Internet?: No
Base Price:
KJV - $39.95
NIV - $49.95
NASB - $39.95
NRSV - $39.95
LBLA - $39.95
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NRSV, NASB
Foreign Translations: La Biblia de las Americas
Included in Base Package: Translation and program
Other Material:
Additional translations: $24.95 each($34.95 for NIV)
NAS Hebrew/Greek transliterated dictionaries: $24.95
NAS Cross references and margin notes: $24.95
NAS topical studies: $24.95
TSK cross references: $24.95
A3.10) The Holy Scriptures
OS:
Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS
Publisher:
Christian Technologies Inc.
1-800-366-8320
Available on Internet?: No
Base Price:
?
Translations:
KJV, LB, ASV, RSV, New JB, NRSV, NIV and NABWRNT,
1833 Webster Bible
Foreign Translations: Spanish Reina Valera,
Russian
Included in Base Package: ?
Other:
Naves Topic Index is available CD-ROM is also available
A3.11) Verse Search
OS:
Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS
Publisher:
Bible Research Systems
2013 Wells Branch Parkway #304,
Austin, TX,
U.S.A., 78728-6901
Sales: 1-800-423-1228
Fax: 1-512-251-4401
Tech Support: 1-512-251-7541
Available on Internet?: No
Base Price:
$149.95 (Value Pak)
Translations:
KJV, NKJV, RSV, NRSV, NIV
Foreign Translations: Spanish Reina Valera
Actualizada
Included in Base Package: KJV plus one additional translation, Bible
thesaurus and concordance,
Bible Dictionary, Personal Commentary, Bible Maps
Other Material:
$79.95 per translation. Many other options
A3.12) Logos 2.0
OS:
Windows
Publisher:
Logos Research Systems
2117 200th Avenue West,
Oak Harbor, WA,
USA, 98277-4049
Phone: 1-360-679-6575
Fax: 1-360-675-8169
Orders: 1-800-87-LOGOS
Available on Internet?: Some freebees might be available
at http://www.logos.com
Base Price:
$120
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NKJV, RSV, NRSV, ASV, NASB, Darby
Foreign Translations: SV (Dutch), RVA
(Spanish), LSG (French)
Original Languages: Greek: Byz/Majority,
Nestle 26th, TR (1550 & 1891),
Hebrew BHS Note that original languages have TrueType and Type 1 fonts
to display original characters
Included in Base Package: KJV, NIV, ASV, New Bible Dictionary, Treasury
of Scripture Knowledge,
Naves Topical Bible, Torrey's New Topical Bible, Enhanced Strong's Lexicon,
Logos Map Set, The Complete Guide to Bible Versions, Pilgrims Progress,
Spurgeon's Morning and Evening, 100 MIDI Hymns (all Volumes are on CD-ROM.
This is known as Reference Volume 1)
Other Material:
Reference Volume 2 - all the material of Volume 1 plus, NASB, Vines
Expository Dictionary,
Tense-Mood- Voice, Bible Knowledge Commentary, Matthew Henry Commentary,
Augustines Confessions. $260
Reference Volume 3 - all the material of Volume 2 plus RSV, Nestle-Aland
26,
Gramcord Greek Morphology, UBS Hebrew with Morphology, Rahlfs Septuagint
with Morphology, BAGD Greek Lexicon, Liddell/Scott Greek Lexicon, Abridged
Kittel,
Louw/Nida Lexicon, Chapman's Greek NT Insert, Harper's Bible Dictionary,
Harper's Bible Commentary. $500
Reference Volume 4 - all the material of Volume 3 plus NRSV, NKJV,
TR (1550),
TR (1891), Byzantine/ Majority Textform, Latin Vulgate, Jerome's Bible
Commentary. $600
Note:
Upgrade prices are available for current owners.
With Version 1.6, Logos also produced an "entry level" Family Software
line. This software
is still available. The NIV was $89 and the KJV was $79. Their Bible Atlas
program was $79.
Note:
Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese packages are
available and
run under the native language versions of Microsoft Windows. Korean and
Chinese base
packages are $400 while the Japanese is $500. Advanced packages are also
available.
Contact Jubilee Tech International, 1453 Kempsville Road, Suite 109, Virgina
Beach,
VA, 23464, USA. Phone them at (804)467-1909 or Fax at (804)467-3149.
Email to Jubilee@pinn.net
A3.13) Bible Link
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher
Eagle Computing
P.O. Box 490
Elizabethton, TN,
U.S.A., 37644
Phone: 1-615-928-0333
Fax: 1-615-928-3677
Available on Internet?: No
Base Price:
$49.95 + $5 S&H
Translations:
KJV
Included in Base Package: KJV, Greek and Hebrew Lexicons, 367,000 hypertext
links Note: Uses Folio technology
A3.14) Findit
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher:
American Bible Society (contact your local branch of your Bible Society)
Available on Internet?: No Base Price: $60 Canadian ($20
for New Testament only)
Translations:
TEV
Included in Base Package: TEV, search and retrieval software
A3.15) EveryWord
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher:
American Bible Society (contact your local branch of your Bible Society)
Available on Internet?: No
Base Price:
$399.95 Canadian
Translations:
TEV
Included in Base Package: TEV, search and retrieval software, Jr. WordPerfect
word processor
A3.16) Gramcord Institute Research Bundle
OS:
DOS, Windows
Publisher:
Gramcord Institute,
2218 NE Brookview Dr.,
Vancouver, WA,
U.S.A., 98686
Phone: 1-360-576-3000
Fax: 1-503-761-0626
Internet:
http://www.gramcord.org
Note:
Note that this product features grammatically tagged and lemmatized databases
and thus is particularly well suited for original language work. The eKOINONIA
web site ( http://www.storm.ca/~sabigail
) has a copy of the Gramcord FAQ, and you are
urged to see this FAQ.
A3.17) SwordSearcher v2.0
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher:
Brandon Staggs
PO Box 1019
Hanalei, HI,
USA, 96714
bstaggs@aloha.net
Available on Internet?: Available from oak.oakland.edu in the
/SimTel/msdos/bible directory (1sword20.zip)
Also available on any Garbo site in pc/education and on any SimTel site
in msdos/bible
Available at http://www.aloha.net/bstaggs
Base Price:
Shareware, $29.50
Translations:
KJV
Description:
SwordSearcher v2.0 - King James Bible search utility and reader, in an
easy-to-use,
mouse driven, no nonsense environment. Gives you maximum searching control.
Configure
case sensitivity, boolean logic, whole words or partial words, multiple
search words and
phrases and more. Has an integrated read mode for Bible browsing, which
is directly
linked to search results to make examination of context instant and easy.
Save or print all text.
A valuable study aid for any Bible student or researcher. This UNCRIPPLED
shareware
version contains the ENTIRE Bible, not just the New Testament.
System Requirements: 386 or better CPU, 1 meg Extended Memory (XMS), mouse,
2 megs hard drive space, VGA.
SwordSearcher97 v3.2
OS:
Microsoft Windows95
Publisher:
Brandon Staggs
bstaggs@aloha.net
PO Box 1019
Hanalei, HI
96714 USA
Available on Internet?: Yes, free evaluation copy available for
download. http://www.swordsearcher.com
Base Price: Shareware, $25 for basic or $45 for the CD-ROM
Translations:
KJV
Other Material:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, 1917 Scofield Notes, Matthew Henry Concise
Commentary,
Geneva Bible Footnotes, KJV Translators Footnotes, People's New Testament
Commentary,
Treasury of David, Spurgeon's Morning and Evening daily Devotional.
No extra cost for these modules.
Description:
SwordSearcher97 v3.2 Windows95 Bible search, read, and noting utility.
Search the Bible
for any words or phrase. Go to any passage for reading quickly and easily.
Set bookmarks.
Create and edit notes for any verse. Insert cross references into notes
which can be viewed
with a simple double-click. Search notes for any word or phrase. Plug-in
note modules are
available, including the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge with over 500,000
cross references.
Save, print, or copy any text to the clipboard for use with a word processor.
Fully configurable.
Right-click context sensitive menus. Designed to take advantage of Windows95
and 32 bit
performance, without sacrificing a simple, intuitive interface.
A3.18) CD WordLibrary
This product was purchased by Logos. Owners can qualify for upgrade
pricing. Contact Logos (see section 3.12)
A3.19) The New Bible Library
OS:
DOS
Publisher:
Ellis Enterprises
4205 McAuley Blvd, Suite 385
Oklahoma City, OK,
U.S.A., 73120
Phone: 1-800-729-9500
Tech Support: 1-405-749-0273
Fax: 1-405-751-5168
Price:
$395
Material on CD-ROM: 16 Bibles (including NIV, NASB and NKJV), 7 Word
Studies
(including TWOT and Vines), 4 Commentaries (including Matthew Henry Concise),
8 Topical Studies (including Naves Topical Bible, sermon outlines and 101
Hymn
Stories), 4 Reference and Historical Works (complete works of Josephus,
Easton's Bible Dictionary, Edersheim's Life and Times of Jesus and Elwell's
Evangelical Dictionary of Theology), 12 Bible Maps, 3 Cross Referencing
Works
(including One Million Cross References) Note: Uses IBM's Navigator technology
to
provide a DOS based Graphical User Interface. A less expensive version
called
"The Bible Reference Library" is available for $59.95. It features the
KJV and
The Literal English Translation with Strongs Numbers, Strong's Greek and
Hebrew
Dictionaries, and Vine's Expository Dictionaries of Old and New Testament
Words,
as well as 15000 cross references
A3.20) SeedMaster
OS:
DOS and Windows
Publisher:
?
Price:
?
Note:
This product has been discontinued. All the Seedmaster and Bible Companion
Software from White Harvest has been sold to Loizeaux Brothers.
See http://www.Biblecompanionsoftware.com
A3.21) Master Search Bible
OS:
DOS
Publisher:
Tri Star Publishing
275 Gibraltar Road,
Horsham, PA,
U.S.A., 19044
Phone: 1-800-292-4253
Price:
$119 for Full Edition
$49 for Starter Edition
Material on CD-ROM: Full Edition includes: KJV, NASB, NIV
and Transliterated Bible translations.
Strong's Exhaustive, New Manners and Customs of Bible Times, Wycliffe Bible
Encyclopedia, Wycliffe Historical Geography of Bible Lands, The Handbook
to
Bible Study, The Expository Dictionary of Bible Words, The New International
Dictionary of Biblical Archaeology, NIV Study Bible Notes, NIV Scofield
Study Bible. Starter Edition includes less material.
A3.22) ABS Reference Bible
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher:
American Bible Society (contact your local branch of your Bible Society)
Available on Internet?: No
Base Price:
$299.95 Canadian
Translations:
KJV, RSV with apocrypha, NRSV, NASB, NKJV, TEV
Included in Base Package: KJV, RSV with apocrypha, NRSV, NASB, NKJV,
TEV translations, Spanish
Reina Valera (1960), German Luther translation (1984), BHS, Grammatical
Directory
of the Hebrew Bible (WTS), LXX, Morphological Analysis (CATSS - Upenn),
English translation of the LXX, Vulgate, GNT (UBS 3rd), Grammatical Directory
(GRAMCORD), Apostolic Fathers in English (Lightfoot), Works of Josephus,
Dictionary of Bible and Religion, etc.
A3.23) EBaC (Electronic Bible and Concordance)
See section 7.1. This product runs on a variety of computers.
A3.24) Bible on Disk for Catholics
OS:
DOS, Windows
Publisher:
Liguori Faithware,
1-800-325-9521 ext 340
Available on Internet?: No?
Base Price:
$69.95
Translations:
New American Bible (NOTE: this is NOT the NASB), NRSV
Included in Base Package: NAB or NRSV translation
Other Material:
Greek and Hebrew definitions - $14.95
Future Additions:
Mac version, RSV translation, CD-ROM edition
A3.25) Deluxe Bible for Windows
OS:
Windows
Publisher:
Rocky Mountain Laboratories
P.O. Box 272224
Fort Collins, Colorado,
U.S.A., 80527
1-800-743-1651
1-970-669-8070
GuyWags@aol.com
Available on Internet?: A shareware
version available from: http://www.rmlabs.com
Base Price:
$39.95
Translations:
KJV, NKJV, Catholic NAB
Included in Base Package: 1 translation, 11 maps, timelines, etc.
Note:
Shareware registration fee is $14.95
A3.26) CompuBible 2.0
OS:
DOS?
Publisher:
Nassco
P.O. Box 544
Lubbock, Texas,
U.S.A., 79408
1-800-288-2044
1-800-744-6401
Available on Internet?:
No?
Base Price:
?
Translations:
?
Included in Base Package: ?
A3.27) Douay-Rheims version of Holy Bible on PC
OS:
Windows, OS/2
Publisher:
Preserving Christian Publications, Inc.
P.O.Box 27067,
Philadelphia, PA
U.S.A., 19118
Order (215)233-2556
Catalogue (315)942-6338
Email: 102023.3703@compuserve.com
Available on Internet?:
No?
Base Price:
$75 + $4 S&H
Translations:
Douay-Rheims (Catholic)
Included in Base Package: Douay-Rheims
in IBM Information Presentation Facility format
A3.28) White Harvest Software (Bible Companion)
OS:
Windows
Publisher:
White Harvest Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 97153,
Raleigh, NC,
U.S.A., 27624
Phone: 1-919-870-0775
Tech: 1-919-875-1480
Cust Serv: 1-800-876-2036
Fax: 1-919-876-1147
BBS: 1-919-846-2141
Price:
Prices: $129, $219, $349
Material on CD-ROM:
3 different CD-ROM disks are available
Family Bible Companion: NIV, ICB, KJV, ASV British Basic Edition, JND,
Weymouth NT, Young's Literal, Spanish 1909 RV, French Louis Segond,
German 1912 Luther, Greek TR, Vine's NT Dictionary, Strong's Numbers in
KJV
with TVM verb parsings, BDB Condensed, Thayers Condensed, Smith's Bible
Dictionary,
Naves's Topical Bible, 1917 Thompson Chain, 100 NT Outlines, 100 OT Outlines,
Matthew Henry Concise, Second Coming Bible, People's NT Commentary, original
Scofield Notes,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Student Bible Companion: same as Family Bible companion, but adds NKJV,
New Bible Dictionary,
New Bible Commentary, Matthew Henry Unabridged, Robertson's Word Pictures
Teachers Bible Companion - same as Student Bible companion, but adds NRSV,
RSV with Apocrypha,
NASB, NASB Update, Greek UBS4 NT, Gramcord Parsed Greek NT, LXX, New American
Standard Exhaustive Concordance with Strong's Numbers, Greek NT Dictionary
(UBS),
NASB footnotes, cross-references, and updates.
A3.29) WinBible 4.0
OS:
Windows
Publisher:
Ian Vink Software
Box 72 HW, RR#2
Grand Bend, ON
N0M 1T0 Canada
519-2380-8025
vink@icis.on.ca
Available on Internet?:
ftp.icis.on.ca/pub/pc/windows/text/bible
http://www.icis.on.ca/bible/95
http://www.icis.on.ca/bible/index31.htm
Price:
$15 (shareware)
Translations:
KJV
Notes:
Payment of fee will allow you to access the Professional Version
A3.30) Godspeed
OS:
DOS
Publisher:
Kingdom Age Software
3368 Governor Drive F-197
San Diego, CA
92122
(619) 929-0873
fax c/o 619 554-0332 atten: Bryan
Available on Internet?:
No
Price:
$50-$130
Translations:
KJV Notes: A twenty percent price reduction is granted for payment received
in advance of shipment, by Kingdom Age Software. The following prices are
list
prices: (deduct 20% from prices listed for prepayment)
IBM GS KJV MVRN 11525-360k; 6350-720k; 4525-1.2m; 3350-1.4m US$80.00 King James Version Whole Bible, Nave's, Whole Bible cross-reference edition. This program can work in TSR, after invocation of a single command from the BIBLE>. When loaded in memory (95k or 175k) it can be accessed by use of the hot-key (a 2 key combination) from within most word-processors, then text (verses) may be easily moved. For systems that do not have a word-processor, or one prefers to export text directly to a printer or floppy disk, a function is built in for those purposes also. Requires IBM or compatible system, 384k Ram, 3.6 megabytes of hard-disk space. With Hebrew and Greek dictionaries and extensions,
IBM GS KJV MVRN HG 17525-360k or 6525-1200k US$120.00 for 3.50" disk 9350-720k or 5350-1440k. Requires an additional 2.0 megabytes of hard-disk space (5.66 megabytes total). Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries cannot be run memory resident, though text may be ex- PIF and ICO files for possible MS Window use, supplied upon request. Wild card search and recall of find commands functions have been implemented into the Bible programs' Find operand, not shown in demo.
IBM GS KJV Basic Bible 4525-360k; 2350-720k; 1350-1.4m US$50.00 King James Version Whole Bible. Contains the same text export options as the Bible programs listed above, and for use with word-processor. This program does not contain cross-references or topics but is considered for upgrade to other programs. Requires IBM or compatible system, 256k of Ram, 2.0 megabytes of hard-disk space.
Ship US Mail to: North thru South America at $5.00 per order all other
countries at US$10.00. Please specify disk size and format, and WP. Please
use check or money order; credit cards are not accepted.
US residents add $3 postage; I'll throw in the handling. International
destinations vary; add $8 for surface, $20 for air.
A3.31) DataBiblen-GodSpeed
OS:
DOS and Windows
Publisher:
SigveSaker
Storgata 36 4010
Stavanger Norge,
NORWAY
Phone +47 51 52 50 55
Fax +47 51 52 50 56
Sigve@hsr.no
Available on Internet?:
NT text version available from the directory SigveSaker at ftp.hsr.no.
WWW-address for the directory is ftp://ftp.hsr.no/SigveSaker
Download the following: DBGSDEMO.ZIP (Dos-version and all data files)
GS4WIN.ZIP (Windows-version addon)
http://www.sigvesaker.osc.no
Price:
$75 U.S. + Tax for base package.
Extra translations are $38 each. "Bells and Whistles" version is $150.
Translations:
4 Norwegian, 4 English (NIV, KJV, BBE, NRSV), Danish, Swedish,
Spanish (RVA), German, Greek Notes: Has 2,000,000 cross references.
It has 16 different topics lists, with 40,000 topics.
A3.32) Bible Source for Windows
OS:
Windows
Publisher:
Zondervan Publishing House
1-800-727-3480 for orders
1-800-925-0316 for tech support
zpub@zph.com
http://www.zondervan.com
Available on Internet?:
No
Price:
?
Translations:
KJV, NIV
Notes:
Includes NIV Study Bible Notes, NIV Bible Dictionary, NIV Bible Commentary,
NIV footnotes, Expository Dictionary, Naves Topical Bible, and Encyclopedia
of Bible Difficulties
A3.33) Bible Explorer 2.0
OS:
Windows 3.1 or Windows 95
Publisher:
Epiphany Software
15897 Alta Vista Way
San Jose, CA,
95127 USA
Phone: 1-408-251-9788
Fax: 1-408-251-9949
Orders: 1-888-333-BIBLE
Available on Internet?:
Some free downloads will soon be available at http://www.EpiphanySoftware.com
Base Price:
$14.95 - $349.95
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NKJV, Living, RSV (+ Apocrypha),
NRSV (+ Apocrypha), New Century Version (International Children's Bible),
ASV,
NASB, Darby, Young's Literal
Foreign Translations:
none
Original Languages:
no Greek or Hebrew, but extensive language helps (see below)
Packages:
*** Bible Explorer Discovery Edition, $14.95
BIBLES King James Version The Living Bible
TOPICS Thompson's Chain, original
CHAIN REFERENCE Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
VISUAL AIDS Over 300 color photographs Bible Lands Map Set
DEVOTIONALS Bible Reading Planner
LITERATURE The Necessity of Prayer
*** Bible Explorer Standard Edition, $39.95
BIBLES King James Version American Standard Version
COMMENTARIES / NOTES Scofield's Notes, original
WORD STUDIES Englishman's Strong's Concordance & Dictionary
Tense, Voice, Mood
TOPICS Thompson's Chain, original
CHAIN REFERENCE Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
BIBLE DICTIONARIES Easton's Illustrated Dictionary
VISUAL AIDS Over 250 color photographs Over 300 illustrations
Bible Lands Map Set
DEVOTIONALS Spurgeon's Morning & Evening Bible Reading Planner
LITERATURE The Necessity of Prayer Imitation of Christ
*** Bible Explorer Reference Edition, $69.95
BIBLES King James Version American Standard Version The Living
Bible Revised Standard
Version + Apocrypha Young's Literal Translation
Darby's Translation
COMMENTARIES / NOTES Scofield's Notes, original Matthew Henry's
Concise
WORD STUDIES Englishman's Strong's Concordance & Dictionary
Tense, Voice, Mood
Vine's Expository Dictionary
TOPICS Thompson's Chain, original Nave's Topical Bible New Topical
Textbook
CHAIN REFERENCE Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
BIBLE DICTIONARIES Easton's Illustrated Dictionary Manners &
Customs of Bible Lands
VISUAL AIDS Over 250 color photographs Over 300 illustrations
Bible Lands Map Set
DEVOTIONALS Spurgeon's Morning & Evening Bible Reading Planner
LITERATURE The Necessity of Prayer, Imitation of Christ, Life
& Times of Jesus, Confessions of
St. Augustine Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained Pilgrim's
Progress
*** Bible Explorer Student Edition, $149.95
Includes everything in Bible Explorer Reference Edition, plus: New
International Version Bible
Matthew Henry's Unabridged (6 vol.) commentary Life Application Bible
(incl. 200 maps, 100 charts, etc)
*** Bible Explorer Teacher Edition, $249.95
Includes everything in Bible Explorer Student Edition, plus: New King
James Version Bible
J. Vernon McGee's complete Thru The Bible commentary Robertson's Word
Pictures in the NT (6 vol.) word study
*** Bible Explorer Scholar Edition, $349.95
Includes everything in Bible Explorer Teacher Edition, plus: New American
Standard Bible
New Revised Standard Version Bible + Apocrypha New Century Version
Bible
Wm. Barclay's New Testament commentary Harris' Theological Wordbook
of the Old Testament
Note: Upgrade prices are available for current owners.
A3.34) Theophilus
OS:
Windows?
Publisher:
Ivan Jurik
vana@gtinet.sk
Available on the Internet: http://www.gratex.sk/theophilos
Base Price:
Freeware
Translations:
KJV
Foreign Translations: German, Italian,
Slovak
Included:
Mathew Henry's Commentary and Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Q4) What programs are available for the Mac?
Note: Mac users, have a look at http://www.c-mug.org/
--------
A4.1) Online Bible 2.5.3
OS:
Mac
Publisher:
Mr. Ken Hamel
Box 168,
Oakhurst, NJ,
USA, 07755
(Internet address is Khamel@aol.com)
Available on Internet?:
2.5.2 is also available on ftp.std.com in the /obi/Religion/Online.Bible
directory.
Version 2.5.1 is available from amazon.eng.fau.edu in the /pub/religion/OLB/mac/olb2.5.1
directory.
Note that you will still need to get the texts from wuarchive. 2.0.4 is
available
from wuarchive.wustl.edu in the /doc/bible/mac directory.
Ken Hamel's home page is at http://members.aol.com/~khamel/olbmac
Base Price:
Free if obtained from The Internet or a friend. Publisher encourages people
to make
copies of this software and encourages users to make a financial gift to
the Evangelical
organization of their choice. If you order the Online Bible from Mr. Hamel
a fee is charged.
Translations:
KJV, Darby, Young's Literal, NIV, RSV, ASV, NRSV, Modern KJV,
Green's Literal Translation, Weymouth New Testament
Foreign Translations:
French Louis Segond, Spanish RVA, Darby's German version, Luther's German,
Dutch Staten Vertaling
Original Languages:
Greek: TR, Majority, Nestles 23rd
Hebrew: BHS
Other Material:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Topical Chain Reference, New Topical Textbook,
Spurgeon's Morning and Evening - $10
Robertson's Word Pictures - $10
People's New Testament Commentary - $5
Easton's Bible Dictionary - $10
Fourfold Gospel - $5
John Wesley's Notes on the New Testament - $5
Matthew Henry Commentary - $10
Geneva Bible Notes - $10
Note: The following info was emailed out by the Ken Hamel:
From: KHamel@aol.com Subject: Online Bible 2.5.3 CD-ROM for Mac
Dear Online Bible User:
The Macintosh version of Online Bible has just recently been updated.
In addition, new CD-ROMs with additional material have been produced.
New program features:
---------------------
Support for pictures. New tile option and commands. Automatically save
and restore last window configuration. Copy range command for Bible passages
and search results. Bible texts displayed using italics instead of square
brackets. See "What's New" file for a complete list.
New material on CD:
-------------------
Adam Clarke's Commentary (Entire NT and Genesis - Esther) John Gill's
Expositor (Completed OT and NT) Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown Commentary
(Genesis - Psalms) 25 color maps & diagrams 1995 NASB with footnotes
& xrefs (only on Deluxe CD) Commentaries by J. A. Beet Works by John
Bunyan Additional material by J. W. McGarvey The A.B.C. of Biblical Archaeology
by Dr. Wilson Additional material on Creation & Evolution Textual &
Translation Notes by Jay Green Additional non-English material in French,
German, Dutch, etc. See Appendix E in the new User's Manual for a complete
list.
The program itself can obtain it from the following ftp site.
ftp://members.aol.com/khamel/olbmac/olb253.hqx
Those with AOL accounts can download it from the MED file area.
The retail price for the CDs has remained the same. Those who purchased
an original CD can upgrade for $25. If you obtain a new CD, the latest
version of the program is included with it.
Ordering Information:
---------------------
Classic CD with over 400 meg of Bible texts and add-ons ... $40.-
Deluxe CD containing Classic plus NIV, NASB, NKJV, & NRSV . $90.-
Classic or Deluxe CD upgrade .............................. $25.-
Note: Upgrades should be obtained from the distributor you purchased
your original CD from. If that distributor doesn't handle upgrade orders,
send your original CD (without the jewel case) to the author along with
the name of the distributor you purchased it from and the $25 upgrade fee.
Others may retain their original CD for archival purposes, but are not
to sell or give it away in that it contains copyrighted material for which
royalties on only one copy have been paid. Postage is free on all CD-ROM
upgrade orders.
Payment
-------
When ordering from the author, funds must be in U.S. dollars and any
checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank. Postal money orders in U.S. dollars
are O.K. Make checks payable to "Ken Hamel". Thank you.
Ken Hamel
Box 168
Oakhurst, NJ
USA, 07755
Tel: 908-741-4298
A4.2) macBible 3.0
OS:
Mac
Publisher:
Zondervan
Available on Internet?:
http://www.zondervan.com/
Base Price:
? - Available for $89 from Christian Book Distributors
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NRSV, NAB, NASB
Original Languages:
Greek: UBS3, Septuagint
Hebrew: BHS
Included in Base Package:
1 English or Original Translation
Other Material:
Each additional translation $89 from CBD
NIV Study Notes $89
Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties $89
A4.3) Thompson Chain HyperBible 3.0
OS:
Mac
Publisher:
Kirkbride Technology
335 West 9th Street,
P.O. Box 606,
Indianapolis, IN,
U.S.A., 46206
Orders: 1-800-428-4385
Available on Internet?:
No
Base Price:
$149??? Suggested Retail Price
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NASB, NKJV, RSV, Living Bible
Included in Base Package:
KJV & NIV translations, Thompson Chain References, Other material
from Thompson Chain Reference Bible
Note:
See section 3.6 (Windows version) for details on the CD-ROM packages.
A4.4) BibleMaster 3.0
OS:
Mac
Publisher:
American Bible Sales
870 S. Anaheim Blvd.,
Anaheim, CA,
U.S.A., 92805
Sales, information: 1-800-535-5131
Available on Internet?:
http://www.gospelcom.net/lockman/
Base Price:
$39.95
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NRSV, NASB
Foreign Translations:
La Biblia de las Americas
Included in Base Package:
KJV
Notes:
See pricing for DOS product.
A4.5) WORDsearch 2.0
OS:
Mac
Publisher:
NavPress Software
1934 Rutland Drive
Suite 500
Austin, TX,
U.S.A., 78758
Orders: 1-800-888-9898
Available on Internet?:
No, but their site is at http://www.navpress.org/
Base Price:
$69 for KJV or Living, $79 for NIV or NKJV or NRSV $89 for NAB
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NKJV, NRSV, Living
Included in Base Package:
1 translation
Other Material:
Strong's Ties: $49
A4.6) Verse Search
OS:
Mac
Publisher:
Bible Research Systems
2013 Wells Branch Parkway #304,
Austin, TX,
U.S.A., 78728-6901
Sales: 1-800-423-1228
Fax: 1-512-251-4401
Tech Support: 1-512-251-7541
Available on Internet?:
http://www.brs-inc.com/bible
Base Price:
$149.95 (Value Pak)
Translations:
KJV, NIV, NKJV, NRSV, Living
Foreign Translations:
Spanish RVA
Included in Base Package:
KJV plus additional translation, Bible concordance and Bible thesaurus,
Bible Dictionary, Personal Commentary, Bible Maps
A4.7) acCordance
OS:
Mac
Publisher:
Gramcord Institute,
2218 NE Brookview Dr.,
Vancouver, WA,
U.S.A., 98686
Phone: 1-360-576-3000
Fax: 1-503-761-0626
http://www.gramcord.org
Note:
The eKOINONIA web site (http://www.storm.ca/~sabigail)
has a copy
of the Gramcord aCordance FAQ, and you are urged to see this FAQ.
A4.8) AnyText
OS:
Mac
Publisher:
Linguist's Software
P.O. Box 580,
Edmonds, WA,
U.S.A., 98020-0580
Phone: 1-206-775-1130
Available on Internet?:
http://www.linguistsoftware.com
Base Price:
$149.95
Translations:
KJV, NIV, RSV, NRSV
Foreign Translations:
French Louis Segond, Spanish RVA, German, Latin Vulgate
Included in Base Package:
KJV
Original Languages:
Greek: Nestles 23rd, LXX
Hebrew: BHS
Notes:
Uses Hypercard technology
A4.9) BibleBrowser 1.02 for Mac
OS:
Mac
Publisher:
HolyMac
HolyMac@kagi.com
Notes:
HolyMac Software announces the release of version 1.02 of
BibleBrowser, its popular Macintosh program for browsing, reading,
and searching the Holy Bible. Users of BibleBrowser have appreciated
its powerful features, simple clean interface, and small size. A fully
functional version of BibleBrowser can be downloaded from most Macintosh
software archive sites.
e.g. http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/mac/info-mac/app/bible-browser-102.hqx
*************************************************************
Q5) What programs are available for UNIX?
A5.1) Bible Retrieval System
OS:
UNIX
Publisher:
Chip Chapin
Available on Internet?:
Available from ftp.uu.net in the doc/literary/obi/Religion/Bible.Retrieval.System
directory
Base Price:
Free (as far as I know)
Translations:
KJV
Note:
System includes text and a word search facility
A5.2) UNIX Bible Server
OS:
UNIX
Publisher:
Joshua Ross
Available on Internet:
Available in ftp.spss.com in the pub/bible/Bible.C directory
Base Price:
Free
Translations:
KJV, RSV, Young's Literal
Original Languages:
Greek, Hebrew
Note:
The Server is no longer running.
A5.3) Bibleref 2.3
OS:
UNIX
Publisher:
Richard Goerwitz
Available on Internet?:
Available by ftp from cs.arizona.edu in the icon/contrib directory
Base Price:
?
Translations:
KJV, RSV
Original Languages:
Greek?
Note:
Requires you to own the Icon programming language (version 8)
and an up-to-date Icon program library.
*************************************************************
6) What Bible software is available for the Amiga?
A6.1) VerseWise 1.2
Publisher:
Bruce Geerdes
Available on Internet?:
available by ftp from ftp.isca.uiowa.edu in the amiga/fl directory,
or ftp.hawaii.edu in the pub/amiga/fish directory.
Also available on ftp.funet.fi
Price:
?
Material:
KJV translation
A6.2) Amiga Bible Search
Publisher:
SOGWAP Software
115 Bellmont Rd,
Decatur, Indiana,
U.S.A., 46733
Available on Internet:
?
Price:
Approx $59 for KJV, $69 for NIV
Material:
KJV and NIV translations available
A6.3) EasyScript?
Publisher:
EasyScript! Software
10006 Covington Dr.,
Huntsville, Alabama,
U.S.A., 35803
Phone: 1-205-881-6297
Fax: 1-205-881-1090
Available on Internet:
No?
Price:
Approx $85 to $185
Material:
NIV, NASB, KJV, NKJV, Greek and Hebrew Lexicons,
some maps. EasyScript! also produces (BibleScholar! and
BibleReaderPro!)
A6.4) Electronic Word
Publisher:
Devware
Available on Internet?:
No?
Price:
?
Material:
KJV Translation Bible Quiz
*************************************************************
Q7) What cross-platform/other platform Bible software is available?
A7.1) EBaC (Electronic Bible and Concordance)
OS/Platform:
MM/1, System V, TC-70 (OS-9 68000) Digital VAX (OpenVMS)
Tandy Color Computer 3 (OS-9 6809) AT&T 3B1 (UNIX System V)
IBM-PC and compatibles (MS-DOS, Windows)
Sun (SunOS 4.x, Solaris 2.x) DEC (Ultrix, OSF/1)
HP 9000 (HP-UX 10.x)
Publisher:
Neil G. Brookins
430 Strafford Ave, Apt 3A
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 975-5885
Email: neil@fnx.com
Available on Internet?:
Yes, Inquire via email
Base Price:
free
Translations:
Can import translations from "Online Bible" see (A3.1)
Included in Base Package:
KJV translation and program
A7.2) Bible Word Program
OS/Platform:
IBM PC (DOS and UNIX) VAX (UNIX) Sun-3 and Sun-4 (UNIX)
Apollo 3000 (UNIX) Tektronix UTEK (UNIX)
Publisher:
James Akiyama
Available on Internet?:
?
Base Price:
Free
Translations:
?
A7.3) Bible Web Browser
OS:
Any WWW Capable Computer
Author:
Richard L. Goerwitz
r-goerwitz@uchicago.edu
Site:
http://negus.uchicago.edu:1080/pub/goerwitz/bible_browser/pbeasy.html
A7.4) HolyBible
OS:
Acorn 32 bit RISC computer
Publisher:
Paul Richardson
ExpLAN Computers Ltd.
Paul@explan.demon.co.uk
Available on Internet?:
No
Base Price:
?
Translations:
KJV, NIV, GNB, NRSV, Russian RST, German GN, REB, Welsh
Original Languages:
BHS, GNT
Included in Base Package:
UK Base Pack; contains HolyBible itself, 1833 King James Version,
Strongs Lexicon, Englishman's Concordance and example
multimedia resources.
German Base Pack; contains HolyBible itself, Die Gute Nachricht,
Annie Vallotton line drawings for Gen, Ex, Gospels & Acts.
Other Material:
BHS Hebrew (Stuttgartensia 4th edition), and choice of 2 Hebrew
outline fonts with full "vowel" pointing, GNT Greek NT (Nestle
Aland 27th edition), and classical Greek outline font, RST; Russian
Synodal text with Cyrillic outline fonts, GN Die Gute Nachricht (for
those with UK Base Pack wanting a German version), MRB
Multimedia Resource Builder utility to permit 3rd parties to produce
their own reference materials (texts, maps, photo's, sound and moving
video) and "tag" these to the correct Bible passages, REB Revised
English Bible, with educational resources for schools (maps, timeline,
quizzes etc), BCN Y Beibl Cymraeg Newydd (New Welsh Bible)
incl Apocrypha
A7.5 HisWord PalmTop Bible
"HisWord(tm) Palmtop Bible" was developed on, and written for, HP Palmtop
computers (both 100LX and
200LX). It uses the same datafiles as the Online Bible, and can even
co-exist in the same subdirectory
as the OLB. For more info, contact Tom Hoover at thoover@pobox.com
or see http://pobox.com/~thoover
A7.6 Bible Programs for OS/2
New Freedom Bible (Modern Language) <---also available for Windows
New Freedom Bible (KJV) <---also available for Windows
Codex Bible Concordance
God's Word For OS/2
Bible Aid for OS/2 <---also available for Windows
You can get more details on these programs from the BMT Micro site:
http://www.wilmington.net/bmtmicro/catalog/0religion.html
Details on the New Freedom Bible and Bible Aid can be found at Software
for Recovering People:
http://www.shadow.net/~obie
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Q8) What fonts are available for Biblical languages?
A8.1) WinGreek 1.9
Type:
TrueType, Type 1 and Bitmapped
Publisher:
WinGreek
55 Ambercroft Blvd
Scarborough, Ontario
Canada, M1W 2Z6
Available on Internet?:
available from ftp.winsite.com
Fonts Available:
Greek Hebrew Coptic
Price:
$35 for the whole package (shareware)
Includes:
Greek, Hebrew and Coptic fonts, Utility to allow right to left typing
of Hebrew text with almost any Windows word processor and a
utility for converting CCAT text
8.2) Linguistics Software Hebrew & Greek fonts
Type:
True-type/Type 1, Windows or Mac
Publisher:
Linguist's Software
PO Box 580,
Edmonds, WA
98020-0580 USA
ph (206) 775-1130
fax (206) 771-5911
e-mail 75507,1157@compuserve.com
Fonts:
LaserGreek/ LaserHebrew includes Phoenician $99.95 each
Also have NRSV, KJV, RSV, Vulgate, German, Spanish,
French $59.99 ea
Greek New & Old Testaments, Hebrew Scriptures Discounts
for several purchases
Note:
Expensive but excellent programs for serious biblical scholars, dissertations
etc
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Q9) What tools are available for Biblical language study?
A9.1) GreekTools
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher:
Parsons Technology
One Parsons Drive,
P.O. Box 100,
Hiawatha, IA,
52233-0100
Orders: 1-800-223-6925
Available on Internet?: No
Base Price: $49
Includes:
Flash cards Grammar Lessons Simple wordprocessor that can
print Greek, Hebrew and English "Learning New Testament
Greek" - a book by John Dobson
NOTE:
Parsons has discontinued this product
A9.2) HebrewTools
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher:
Parsons Technology
One Parsons Drive,
P.O. Box 100,
Hiawatha, IA,
52233-0100
Orders: 1-800-223-6925
Available on Internet?:
No
Base Price:
$49 Includes: Flash cards, Grammar Lessons, Simple wordprocessor
that can print Greek, Hebrew and English, "Biblical Hebrew Step by
Step" - a book by Menahem Mansoor
NOTE:
Parsons has discontinued this product
A9.3) Greek Vocabulary
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher:
R,C,J Software
3101 Cordova Temple,
TX U.S.A., 76502
Phone: 1-817-724-5048
Available on Internet?:
No
Base Price:
$59.95 + $3.50 S/H
Includes:
1000 word vocabulary
A9.4) MEMCARDS Biblical Greek Vocabulary Software, 2nd Edition
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher:
Gramcord Institute,
2218 NE Brookview Dr.,
Vancouver, WA,
U.S.A., 98686
Phone: 1-360-576-3000
Fax: 1-503-761-0626
Available on Internet?:
No
Base Price:
$35
Includes:
Flash cards, 1400 words Keyed to textbooks by Machen,
Wenham, Summers and Drumwright, and to the vocabulary list
by Metzger
A9.5) MEMCARDS Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary Software, 2nd Edition
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher:
Gramcord Institute,
2218 NE Brookview Dr.,
Vancouver, WA,
U.S.A., 98686
Phone: 1-360-576-3000
Fax: 1-503-761-0626
Available on Internet?:
No
Base Price:
$35
Includes:
Flash cards, 1500 words Keyed to textbooks by Lambdin,
Seow, and Weingreen, and to lists by Dillard and Mitchel
A9.6) MEMCARDS Biblical Greek Forms and Parsing Software
OS:
MS-DOS
Publisher:
Gramcord Institute,
2218 NE Brookview Dr.,
Vancouver, WA,
U.S.A., 98686
Phone: 1-360-576-3000
Fax: 1-503-761-0626
Available on Internet?:
No
Base Price:
$35
Includes:
Contains 290 grammar tables, which include 1400 individual
forms. Keyed to lessons in textbooks by Machen, Wenham,
Summers and Efird. Includes 2400 most common forms in the
New Testament.
A9.7) Ben-Yehuda Hebrew Series
OS:
MS-DOS?
Publisher:
Lev Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 17832
Fort Lauderdale, FL,
33318
1-800-776-6538
Available on Internet?:
No?
Base Price:
$99.95
Includes:
2000 Hebrew words and phrases. Music and speech synthesizer if you can
a sound card.
A9.8) Hebrew Tutor Multimedia CD-ROM
OS:
MS-Windows
Publisher:
Parsons Technology
One Parsons Drive,
P.O. Box 100,
Hiawatha, IA,
52233-0100
Orders: 1-800-223-6925
Available on Internet?:
No
Base Price:
$49
Includes:
Flash cards Grammar Lessons This product actually speaks Hebrew to you
A9.9) Hooked on Hebrew 2.0
OS:
MS-Windows
Publisher:
Neal Walters
2106 Arbour Walk Circle, #2921
Naples, FL,
USA, 33942
(813) 594-1262
Available on Internet?:
nwalters@gate.net
76357.2511@compuserve.com
Also see http://www.bridgestonemultimedia.com
Base Price:
$59.95 + 5.00 S/H
Includes:
Games Vocabulary Builders 400 screens 6 Hebrew fonts
A9.10) Greek Tutor Multimedia CD-ROM
OS:
MS-Windows
Publisher:
Parsons Technology
One Parsons Drive,
P.O. Box 100,
Hiawatha, IA,
52233-0100
Orders:
1-800-223-6925
Available on Internet?:
No
Base Price:
$49 Includes: Flash cards Grammar Lessons
A9.11) Flash Works/Parse Works
OS:
?
Publisher:
William Mounce
Available on Internet?:
http://www.ior.com/teknia
Base Price:
shareware
A9.12) New Testament Greek Tutor
OS:
Windows 95, 97
Publisher:
Dag Kihlman
Phone: 46-522-15869
Fax: 46-522-15869
Internet:
http://www.algonet.se/~kihlman/greek.html
Base Price:
Shareware Includes: 2300 words in dictionary, 1400 most common words
listed according to their rate of occurence, some grammar. It is possible
to
copy words from the dictionary and create new glossaries.
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Q10) Where can I get more information about Bible software?
A10.1) Christian Computing Magazine
Christian Computing magazine is a magazine devoted to covering all aspects
of computing that may be of interest to Christians. This includes Bible
software, Church accounting software, games, etc. There are also advertisments
talking about the latest software. Christian Computing is published 11
times per year, at a subscription rate of $19.90 per year ($33 U.S. for
International orders).
Their address is:
Christian Computing Magazine,
P.O. Box 198,
406 Pine Street Center, Ste. L-M
Raymore, MO,
U.S.A., 64083
Phone: 1-816-331-3881
Fax: 1-816-331-5510
http://www.ccmag.com
A10.2) Church Bytes Magazine
Subscriptions: $18.00 in the US, $20.00 US in Canada, $23.00 US elsewhere.
Their address is:
Church Bytes Magazine
562 Brightleaf Square #9,
905 West Main Street,
Durham, NC,
U.S.A., 27701
Phone/Fax: 1-919-490-8927
Internet: NEIL_HOUK.parti@ecunet.org
Neil also publishes the Church Bytes Software Guide for $18.00, with
reviews and feature comparisons, and sells bound back issues.
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Q11) What sets of icons are available for MS-Windows?
A11.1) BIBICON3
Publisher: Shawn Abigail
Internet address: sabigail@storm.ca
Internet: available by ftp from ftp.winsite.com in the /pub/pc/win3/icons
directory. File name is bibicon3.zip
Also available from http://www.storm.ca/~sabigail
in the Downloads directory
Price: Free. May be distributed with any Bible software program including
freeware, shareware and commercial software. Please notify me if you decide
to distribute these icons with your program. Note: Please obtain the program
by ftp. I do not have the technical capability to send the icons to you
in any other way. This version contains many more icons than the older
bibicon1.zip program.
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Q12) What tools exist for scholarly study?
A12.1) Bibliotheca Sacra CD-ROM
OS:
Windows and Mac supported from the same CD
Publisher:
Galaxie Software (Distributed by Word, Inc)
1-800-933-9673 ext 2037
1-800-663-3133 ext 212 for Canadian orders
Price:
$99.95
Description:
The last 20 years of BibSac articles accessed through Folio Views. Note:
version 2
is now available with articles back to 1955. Call 1-800-GALAXIE for more
info
including upgrade pricing.
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Q13) What stand-alone tools exist to study Bible geography?
A13.1) PC Bible Atlas for Windows
OS:
Windows (a DOS version was sold in the past)
Publisher:
Parsons Technology
One Parsons Drive,
P.O. Box 100,
Hiawatha, IA,
52233-0100
Orders: 1-800-223-6925
Price:
Description:
Over 100 maps. Customizable. Can be linked with Parsons other Bible study
tools.
A13.2) Logos Bible Atlas
OS:
Windows
Publisher:
Logos Research Systems
2117 200th Avenue West,
Oak Harbor, WA,
USA, 98277-4049
Phone: 1-360-679-6575
Fax: 1-360-675-8169
Orders: 1-800-87-LOGOS
Price:
Description:
A13.3) Holyland: A Walk Through the History of the Land of the Bible
OS:
???
Publisher:
John McMath Research Ministries
N 3710 Dowdy Rd,
Spokane, WA,
U.S.A. 99204
Available on Internet?:
No
Price:
$19.95 U.S. (outside U.S. add $3.00 shipping, Washington State
residents add $1.63 sales tax)
Description:
Over 250 640x480x24 bit pcx images of the Holy Land. These are accessable
with almost any reader, and a SoftBook ® commentary is included. Author
is
an instructor in Old Testament for Moody Bible Institute's Northwest Center
for External Studies. "The images may be printed, duplicated and otherwise
used
for the glory of God."
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Q14) Other Products of Interest
A14.1) Bethany Bible CD-ROM
The CD-ROM/site contains about 1,800 Bible related programs and files
free for downloading, or people may order the CD for convenience for $39.95
US by calling in the US and Canada, 1-800-786-9907. It is published by
Walnut Creek CDROM.
The Bethany Bible Collection & CDROM contain Bible study programs,
Bible games/educational programs, Pastor's sermon notes, Bible studies,
plus much more.
Check out the Internet site for more info at:
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/bible
or ftp ftp.cdrom.com in the /pub/bibles directory.
A14.2) The Darby Disk
Author of CD-ROM: J.L. Hodgett
KEY POINTS All writings known to the compiler at the time of publication
---54 volumes, about 1,000 articles. 80 articles not in his generally available
publications. A Search Program, ISYSC working under Windows 3.1 or 95.C
The names of the correspondents of many of his letters. A biography, by
courtesy of Chapter Two, London. Geographical Index and Table of his Travels,
by courtesy of Chapter Two. Charts and some pictures using Adobe Acrobat
Reader.C Listings of the Darby material held in the John Rylands Library
of Manchester University. J N Darby Bible Translation.
Uses the search and viewing program -- ISYS4. This program was chosen
because it can show Greek and Hebrew, its ease of use and its fast and
powerful search facilities. The disks are currently available for Windows
only. The program also runs under Windows 95 though not with all its features.
Apple Macintosh users should contact us for information concerning their
platform. A Windows 3.1-capable computer is needed (386 or better), a 486
with 8Mb RAM is recommended. The full price is L99, but they are offered
at L75 each inc. p & p, to encourage reading these gifts which the
Lord has given to His Church.
Distributors:
Believers Bookshelf, 5205 Regional Road #81, Unit 3, Beamsville ONT
LOR 183, Canada.
Believers Bookshelf Inc., Box 261, Sunbury, Penn. 17801, U.S.A.
Bibles et Pub'ns chretiennes, 30 rue Chateauvert, F26000. Valence,
France
The Bible Treasury Bookstore Inc., 46 Queen Street, Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia B2Y 1G1, Canada.
Bible, Book and Tract Depot, 3 George Street, Hunter's Hill, New South
Wales 2110, Australia.
Bible and Book Depot, Box 25119, Christchurch 5, New Zealand.
Chapter Two, 13 Plum Lane, London SE18 3AF, United Kingdom.
Words of Truth, P.O. Box 147, Belfast BT8 4TT, N. Ireland.
A14.3) Truth for Today's Bereans
Author of CD-ROM: J. L. Hodgett
Disk Contents:
Approaching fifteen hundred articles and books, and a thousand hymns
including,
All writings known to the compiler by: C H Mackintosh, F B Hole, Hamilton
Smith, W W Fereday, G Davison, N Anderson, W H Westcott, J McBroom, F A
Hughes, H L Rossier (in English)
Other ministry by: J N Darby W Kelly J G Bellett E Dennett G V Wigram
J B Stoney A J Pollock F G Patterson F W Grant L M Grant E C Hadley W R
Dronsfield T Oliver H J Vine J W H Nichols J Muller H L Rossier etc. and
many others in the magazines: The Scripture Quarterly 1941 - 1943 Truth
And Testimony 1991 - 1995. Church History by A Miller. Photographs are
included of many of these authors. The Bible Translation by J N Darby.
Greek and Hebrew fonts. The text of 500 devotional hymns. The text of 500
gospel hymns. ISYS4 search program and indices for all the above text.
Picture Viewer
Uses the search and viewing program -- ISYS4. This program was chosen
because it can show Greek and Hebrew, its ease of use and its fast and
powerful search facilities. The disks are currently available for Windows
only. The program also runs under Windows 95 though not with all its features.
Apple Macintosh users should contact us for information concerning their
platform. A Windows 3.1-capable computer is needed (386 or better), a 486
with 8Mb RAM is recommended. The full price is L99, but they are offered
at L75 each inc. p & p, to encourage reading these gifts which the
Lord has given to His Church.
Distributors:
Believers Bookshelf, 5205 Regional Road #81, Unit 3, Beamsville ONT
LOR 183, Canada.
Believers Bookshelf Inc., Box 261, Sunbury, Penn. 17801, U.S.A.
Bibles et Pub'ns chretiennes, 30 rue Chateauvert, F26000. Valence,
France
The Bible Treasury Bookstore Inc., 46 Queen Street, Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia B2Y 1G1, Canada.
Bible, Book and Tract Depot, 3 George Street, Hunter's Hill, New South
Wales 2110, Australia.
Bible and Book Depot, Box 25119, Christchurch 5, New Zealand.
Chapter Two, 13 Plum Lane, London SE18 3AF, United Kingdom.
Words of Truth, P.O. Box 147, Belfast BT8 4TT, N. Ireland.
A14.4) BibleWare CD-ROM
Collection of Bible related software. Available at http://www.bibleware.com
or order the CD-ROM from Bridgestone BibleWare for $14.95 U.S. by calling
1-800-622-3070.
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Q 15) Bible Software in Languages Other Than English
A15.1) Computer Bible v3.5
Language:
Chinese/English
Publisher:
FAI Software Technology
http://www.geo-mall.com/faisoft/faisoft.htm
Price:
U.S. $34.95 plus 3.5 S&H
A15.2) Slavic Bible 1.5
Language: Russian
OS:
Microsoft Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95, NT
Publisher: Fedosov S.A.
Christian Center
ul.Pintera 18-27
Donetsk 340120 Uktaine
email: sergej@mova.donetsk.ua
Available
on
Internet?: No yet
Base Price: Shareware ($10 for registration)
Translations:
1) English: KJV, NIV, NKJV, RSV, NRSV, NASB, ASV, 1833 Webster update
of 1769 AV, 1890 Darby Bible, Bible in Basic English, Weymouth NT,
Green's Literal Translation of the Bible, 1898 Young's Literal
Translation, Rheims Bible.
2) East European: Russian Synodal Translation with deuterocanonical
books (77 books), Russian Synodal Translation with Strong's code
(canon), New Testament in Church-Slavonic, Bible in Ukrainian,
Hungarian, Romanian, Albanian.
3) West European: 1909 Spanish RV, 1912 German Luther, 1910 French
Loius Segond, 1991 Italian La Nuova Diodati, La Biblia de las Americas
(Spanish NASB).
4) Biblical languages: Biblia Hebracia Stuttgartensia, Ralph's
Septuagint, Vulgate.
5) Greek New Testament: 1550 Stephanus Text, 1894 Scrivener Text,
Byzantine Majority Text, Nestle-Aland 26 Text, 1881 Westcott-Hort Text
with variant readings from the UBS 3-4/Nestle 26-27 editions.
6) Romanov's Russian-English dictionary, Romanov's English-Russian
dictionary, Revised Easton's Bible Dictionary, Strong's
Greek-English-Russian dictionary, cross references, Topic Bible, maps,
photos.
Included in
Base Package: Russian Synodal Translation, cross references,
Topic
Bible, maps, photos.
Note: Product
has two-langiage (Russian & English)
interface. User can change interface langiage "on fly"
without restart product or Windows.
Price: NIV, NKJV,
RSV, NRSV, NASB, ASV, La Biblia de las
Americas (Spanish NASB), Biblia Hebracia
Stuttgartensia, Ralph's Septuagint, Vulgate -
for $15 each;
Greek New testament editions - $5 each;
Another modules - $10 each.
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Q 16) Info on NASB Greek sources
Most Bible software products have some sort of link between the KJV
text and
Strong's Numbers. However, this does not help those who use translations
other
than the KJV. This issue is particularly important for those using
the NASB
translation, since the paper edition of the concordance seems to be
out of
print. NASB users should consider purchasing a product that supports
not only
the NASB translation text, but also the NASB concordance. Products
that do
include QuickVerse and BibleMaster.
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or products listed in this FAQ. The presence or absence of any particular
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