Bible for the Mac (formerly MacSword)

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  1. hannibal

    hannibal Guest

    any users of macsword here? i wanted to know sana where i can get additional modules that aren't 'locked':)

    [Edited on 6-27-2005 by freelancer]
     
    #1 hannibal, Aug 8, 2004
  2. Maverick

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    what is "MacSword" ?

    :(
     
    #2 Maverick, Aug 8, 2004
  3. hannibal

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    maverick, check this out

    [Edited on 8-8-2004 by hannibal]
     
    #3 hannibal, Aug 8, 2004
  4. Maverick

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    ohhh... so that was that is... thanks for the info... :D
     
    #4 Maverick, Aug 8, 2004
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    If only the NIV text module wasn't locked...
     
    #5 danieldy, Aug 8, 2004
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    Agree Daniel. NIV din ako eh.
     
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    Hey guys,

    This is great! Thanks for the link, hannibal. And I thought e-Sword was the only freebie online bible around. I'd never thought Mac users would someday have this. Cheers!

    Too bad NIV ain't available. But hey, beggars can't be choosers. Right? :)
     
    #7 Dropzone, Aug 9, 2004
  8. Bob Serrano

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    I've been using MacSword for more than a year now. I think you'll find the ISV (International Standard Version) closest to NIV. My personal preference for study is NASB (but that's just the geeky me). But seriously, I find NASB more faithful to the original Hebrew and Greek of both testaments. But NIV is a fine translation nonetheless. When I find the somewhat literal and sometimes terse construction of NASB a bit mind-twisting, I swing the complete opposite direction and open my Today's English version. But I digress.

    I think you will find the Hebrew-Greek, Greek-Hebrew, Hitchcock, ISBE, Strong's, and TCR (Thompson Chain Reference) Lexicons equally worth downloads. Hey, they're all free! What can I say. ;)
     
    #8 Bob Serrano, Aug 9, 2004
  9. Bob Serrano

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    Let me correct my English-- I meant "equally WORTHY downloads"--sorry.

    P.S. I haven't tried the devotionals yet. Someone download it and tell us what's good, okay?
     
    #9 Bob Serrano, Aug 9, 2004
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    Another good thing about MacSword are the Chinese versions.

    Bob, did you mean you downloaded and using the NASB for free?

    Dinkydoo
     
    #10 Dinkydoo, Aug 9, 2004
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    I'm also a NASB guy. I find it more eloquent and like it better that way. :)

    Thanks for the ISV tip, downloading it now. Was using ASV, RSV, and KJV (gasp) prior to learning about ISV.

    (Why does my post sound like a bunch of tech-talk when it's actually about the Bible? :lol: Must be the acronyms...)

    [Edited on 9-14-2004 by i_simpao]
     
    #11 i_simpao, Aug 9, 2004
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    MacSword is great. But I would have been happier if the copyright owners of both NAB and NRSV share their translations for free. So far, both versions are still locked. We use NAB for the liturgy while NRSV is for scriptural studies. By the way, how come the Jerusalem Bible is not included in the list?
     
    #12 Odysseus, Aug 10, 2004
  13. Bob Serrano

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    To Dinkydoo,

    Sorry for the confusion. No, the NASB is unfortunately locked. I use the analog version ;) I was just indicating my personal preference.


    To Odysseus,

    That's funny. I thought I saw it listed.
     
    #13 Bob Serrano, Aug 10, 2004
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    Bob,

    You must be referring to the French Jerusalem Bible. But I neither speak nor read French.

    I think French Bible scholars did the translation for the Jerusalem Bible.

    :D
     
    #14 Odysseus, Aug 10, 2004
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    bible for mac

    any suggestion for a free or commercial bible software for macs? preferrably with parallel bibles.

    thanks
     
    #15 shooter, Jun 27, 2005
  16. hannibal

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    if only you did a search, you would have been led to this thread
     
    #16 hannibal, Jun 27, 2005
  17. shooter

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    :angel::laugh::angel:

    that's something that i've overlooked. was doing a google din kasi when I made this post. thanks again
     
    #17 shooter, Jun 27, 2005
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    Since it was not mentioned in the referred link, check this out: Accordance Bible

    It's not free though :)

    Randy

    [Edited on 6-27-2005 by randytamayo]
     
    #18 redtamayo, Jun 27, 2005
  19. peter_ob

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    That Bible! For a while I thought you meant these.
     
    #19 peter_ob, Jun 27, 2005
  20. shooter

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    :) not that bible. :)
     
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