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Bible Software on Ubuntu Linux

By Joe Felim

As a Christian I am keenly interested in software that can help when studying the Bible. Coming from the Mac OS where there are no good Bible software offerings anything would be a blessing. So, for all you fellow Ubuntu-using Christians here is what I found GnomeSword 2 is the only Gnome-native app of the bunch (I am running Ubuntu 8.04 with the Gnome desktop). It is based on Crosswire’s Sword project.

Overall this is a great Bible study application. While it is very simple, lacking many of the features of the more advanced apps (like Sword Searcher and e-Sword discussed below), there are a few things that Gnome Sword excels at. It integrates into the default Ubuntu desktop very well. Navigating to new books and chapters is very easy. The text of each chapter is displayed in a clean font. But what it really excels at is finding and adding new Bible texts (or any text.) It has a very simple method of connecting to Crosswire’s remote server, allowing you to browse all available translations in any language. When you have checked all the texts you want it downloads and installs them in one fell swoop. Here is a screen shot of the Module Manager.

Like GnomeSword, BibleTime is based on the sword project. It it very similar to GnomeSword with one very obvious exception-it is written for the K desktop environment.

It has one very fun feature that sets it apart. After searching for a word in the Bible you can press the “analyze” button and see a visualization of that word’s occurrence throughout the books of the Bible. Sweet.

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Book Reviews Coming to Libronix

By Joe Felim

If you love books and like to keep up with the latest publications but don’t have the time or money to buy and read them all for yourself, you won’t want to miss out on the Libronix version of the Review of Biblical Literature (RBL)-9 years worth of reviews from 1998-2006.

For only $59.95 you will get access to nearly 4,000 reviews of close to 3,000 of the most important publications of the last decade or so. Having multiple reviews for many of the most significant of these books will allow you to evaluate both sides of an issue. Many of these reviews come from seasoned scholars like Walter Brueggemann, D. A. Carson, James D. G. Dunn, Scot McKnight, and Stanley Porter, just to name a few.

Consulting reviews is a great way to keep up with various fields of study and get guidance about which books to purchase and which ones to pass by. If you want even more reviews, don’t forget about the Theological Journal Library and the Critical Review of Books in Religion.

By the way, the Review of Biblical Literature is actually just a continuation of the Critical Review of Books in Religion, which covered 1988-1998. Watch Mike talk about the benefits of having this resource in Libronix.

RBL was founded by the well-known Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). In case you missed it, the Journal of Biblical Literature (JBL), also from the Society of Biblical Literature, is available on Pre-Pub too.

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SwordSearcher Bible Software

By Joe Felim

This is one impressive program. We’re extremely impressed by the features, content and functionality that SwordSearcher offers. It’s a great example of what good software is capable of.

SwordSearcher’s main window lays out four “surfaces” for Bible study: the Bible Panel, the Book and Dictionary Panel, the Commentary Panel, and Search Results. While each panel may be hidden, they never overlap. You won’t be lost in a deluge of cascading windows and finding what you need is quick and direct.

Deep Referencing links verses to every resource available: other books, other verses, topical references, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and more. No more searching for topics or dictionary headings that might be relevant to the passage you are reading - SwordSearcher puts it all a click away.

If you’re studying the Bible, either as a believer or a scholar, you can’t do it better than with SwordSearcher. It’s powerful study features and intuitive interface make it ideal for both devotional and in-depth study.

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