Bible Study Software and Online Resources
If you have access to a personal computer with a CD or DVD drive or an
Internet connection, you can make use of Bible helps that would normally
cost thousands of dollars for only a few hundred or less. Or even better,
some are available free or at minimal cost through software providers and
online services.
These resources-which include up to dozens of Bible versions, dictionaries,
lexicons, encyclopedias, commentaries, maps and more-allow you to
perform Bible research more quickly and easily than ever.
Such resources are not only inexpensive, but efficient. A package on a
CD or DVD can contain virtually an entire library of Bible study helps
that would equal tens of thousands of pages, weigh hundreds of pounds and
cost thousands of dollars in printed form. Yet it can instantly search
dozens of Bible versions and helps for the particular word or topic you
seek.
Most software providers offer a range of products costing anywhere from
less than $20 to more than $1,000, priced generally according to the number
of Bible versions and helps included. Among the more popular software packages
are BibleWorks (www.bibleworks.com),
Bible Explorer (www.bible-explorer.com),
Logos Bible Software (www.logos.com)
and PC Study Bible (www.biblesoft.com).
Some of these also offer Mac versions or will run on more recent Mac computers.
An excellent all-around value is The Bible Library by Talicor, currently
available for less than $30 from several sellers. You can even find Bible
software for handheld palmtop computers.
A highly regarded free Bible program for Windows is e-Sword (www.e-sword.net),
which also provides dozens of free downloadable public domain Bible versions
and helps, plus other more recent Bible helps for prices comparable to
printed versions. Windows and Mac users can also download the free Online
Bible software (www.onlinebible.net),
which likewise offers dozens of free downloadable public domain Bible versions
and helps. The Online Bible software is also available on CD with a helpful
library of dozens of Bible versions, commentaries, dictionaries, lexicons,
maps and more for $89.95 (Mac) and $44.95 (Windows, with fewer resources).
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