Slightly of the topic but a free way of comparing translations
http://www.e-sword.net/index.html
"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
Here endeth the grab from the web site
I have now downloaded about 16 translations including CEV, The Message
etc, although some others are not available due to copywrite restrictions.
Many other languages over 60 translations ideal for anyone with a PC and
a bit of hard disk to spare.
NRSV Lectionary readings are available from
http://divinity.lib.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary/
Not forgetting
http://www.laughingbird.net/Welcome.html
regards
John Halford
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From: "Judy Redman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:48 pm
Subject: Bibles: sources and translations
> Hi everyone,
>
> I know we've had part of this discussion before, but I've
> forgotten what
> people have said.
>
> >From time to time, students ask if I can lend them a Bible. The
> one who
> asked me today ran out of room to pack one when she came here from
> the US.
> Often it's an international ESL student who wants an English
> translation.My response is normally to give them one to keep, but
> the choice in Armidale
> is not particularly broad. My preference would be to give them
> the NRSV
> because it uses reasonably inclusive language, has fairly standard
> Englishusage and where the translators have had to choose between
> possible English
> translations, they usually have chosen ones that I find myself in
> agreementwith theologically.
>
> Our local Koorong stocks NKJV, KJV, NIV, New Century, the Message and
> Contemporary English Version. Particularly for ESL students,
> versions like
> the Message aren't particularly helpful because they often use
> colloquialisms that are puzzling for students. KNJV, KJV and NIV
> don't use
> inclusive language. I am not familiar with New Century or CEV.
> Is anyone
> else? Do either of them fit my criteria?
>
> And is anyone aware of a source of reasonably priced NRSV bibles
> (preferablyin NSW) that are nice to read ie reasonable sized print
> and pleasant to
> touch paper. I don't want to spend $45-50 on one, but I do, if
> possible,want to get Bibles that invite reading, which many very
> cheap ones don't.
>
> Judy
>
>
>
> --
> "Politics is the work we do to keep the world safe for our
> spirituality" -
> Judith Plaskow
>
> Rev Judy Redman
> Uniting Church Chaplain
> University of New England
> Armidale 2351
> ph: +61 2 6773 3739
> fax: +61 2 6773 3749
> web: http://www.une.edu.au/campus/chaplaincy/uniting/
> action for peace:
> http://www.une.edu.au/campus/chaplaincy/uniting/links/peace.html
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