| Author | Message | ||
| Goldenbear Registered user Username: Goldenbear Post Number: 64 Registered: 12-2004 |
Many may be familiar with a great resource online that can be downloaded to your computer to assist with bible study. Called e-Sword at http://www.e-sword.net/downloads.html this full service bible study program has a host of resources. Rick Myers, who has provided this service prefaces his home page with these words: "Without payment you have received; without payment you are to give." (Mat 10:8 ISV) Jesus told us that since we've been blessed we should bless others. For years I have been on the receiving end of His glorious riches, and I am happy to provide this blessing to others in the form of free Bible study software! As a Bible student and teacher I have experienced the necessary work involved in searching the Scriptures for the competent preparation of a Bible study, Sunday school lesson, or a sermon. There are volumes of books available as study tools (and the Christian community is indebted to the various authors' perseverance and scholarship), but there is not enough time, money, or shelf space to properly take advantage of these resources. Computer software has changed the way we can study the Word of GOD. With a simple search or click of the mouse button, we now have access to these same volumes of scholarship within seconds! e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package. The fact that e-Sword is free is just one of the blessings and does not speak of the quality of the software. I make my living writing software and I believe I have put forth my best effort in this endeavor. The real work, however, was put in by the godly men and women who devoted countless years creating the texts that have been made available for our benefit. In His service, Rick Meyers | ||
| Greg Registered user Username: Greg Post Number: 17 Registered: 2-2005 |
Goldenbear, I use Pocket e-sword extensively. For those with a Pocket PC and a storage card, I highly recommend it. I have 10 translations of the Bible, including a version of the NASB with cross-references to the original Hebrew and Greek words and their definitions. As with the desktop version of e-Sword, you can bookmark texts and then file them into categories, e.g. covenants, commandments, prayers, etc. There are also commentaries available, provided you have enough storage space. The only drawback is that the NIV is not available due to licensing issues. I do know a way to get the NIV into e-Sword (desktop version) but I haven't been able to do it for the Pocket PC. If anyone is interested in this, let me know. That all of these books fit in your pocket is truly amazing. I do get some odd looks at church, though. When everyone is flipping through their Bible, I've got stylus in hand, clicking my way to the next verse.  Pocket e-Sword is available here: http://www.e-sword.net/pocketpc/index.html Greg | ||
| Hrobinsonw Registered user Username: Hrobinsonw Post Number: 142 Registered: 7-2004 |
Thank you so much. I will use this tonight. | ||
| Goldenbear Registered user Username: Goldenbear Post Number: 66 Registered: 12-2004 |
How would you put the NIV into e-sword? | ||
| Greg Registered user Username: Greg Post Number: 24 Registered: 2-2005 |
Goldenbear, there is a Bible import tool available for download from the eSword Yahoo group. You must join the Yahoo group to get the latest version from the Files section. The tool allows you to download a complete Bible from one of the online sources like gospelcom or crosswalk, then formats the file for compatibility with eSword. Unfortunately, this only works for the desktop version. Greg |
