Hi,
this would be my personal wish list:
English:
New International Version
New American Standard Bible
New King James Version
German:
Revidierte Elberfelder
Schlachter 2000
Menge
Luther 1984
Neue Genfer Übersetzung
I realize that all of these are available in a free mobile app or also
online on websites. So I do have access to the text.
When doing bible study, though, I want to work with these translations
right in my own bible software on my desktop computer. I want to work
with the text, link my own material to it, take notes, create outlines,
maintain topical verse lists, create markup. And it's odd to do this
with older translations than I'm used to from my printed bibles. Some
websites have some of these study features. But I don't want to store my
personal bible study material on some online server.
I know a lot of other people with similar needs, both in Germany and the US.
Best regards,
Tobias
On 13.03.19 21:02, Michael H wrote:
What's your target audience geographically? Is this mostly
non-English speaking concern? or is the gap of material mostly English?
On a desktop (in English,) the gap that "free" can't currently fill is
not Bible Text, but in 20 and 21st century scholarship about Bible
issues. It is very easy to see the text of practically any version of
the Bible on a desktop computer with an internet connection. I nor
any serious Bible Scholar doesn't need those.
The Gap (in English) that "free" can't fill are the copyrighted
libraries of Logos and Accordance beyond the Bible text.
https://www.logos.com/compare/libraries
If you study that list, and make a list of "Can I access this online
for free?" The Bibles all get check marks, but then the rest of those
$5000-30000 Library items are all unchecked. Some of these items I've
run into in discussions where my lack of access does leave me relying
on mentions in email and chat groups, not the primary source.
The priority that exists for open source libraries is the large
library of current and modern scholarship on the Bible that is locked
behind near perpetual copyrights. Lack of modern scholarship is one of
many sources but nearly a majority source of sectarian ideas like
"KJVO" and the "mama trinity." These wacky topics have been debunked
over and over in modern scholarship. And with true open libraries,
KJVO and "mama trinity" wouldn't even exist. (and I'm not suggesting
here anything directly about KJVO or a feminine member of the Trinity,
those are just lead ins to hitting that paywall I keep running into.
You can freely insert your gaps of knowledge that you study on but
never find good materials for.)
On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 1:54 PM Tobias Klein <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
On 13.03.19 13:14, Dominique Corbex wrote:
> In France, people use modern (non-free) translation too, but
*printed*
> Bibles.
> Some people I know have installed Bible apps on their phones but
are not willing to pay for a non-free version.
> And for good reason, popular modern translation have their own
free apps on Play Store:
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.SBG.s21)
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.book.bible.bds
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bible.jang.frpdv
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bible.parole.de.vie
Apps are often times available with non-free translations for
free, but
that's not the case for decent desktop bible study software.
Even if the market is reduced to desktop bible study programs, that's
still a rather large market where Sword-based software could increase
its share.
Desktop bible study software is often times used by people in
ministries
(teaching/preaching/bible study preparation). And these kind of users
are usually also ready to pay.
Best regards,
Tobias
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