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Books for Sale (Word Biblical Commentary, 9 vols., others)
I’m looking to sell 9 volumes of the Word Biblical Commentary set. I’ve listed them (with full condition details) here. If you want to contact me directly about a possible purchase (i.e., not through ebay), feel free to use this form, and we’ll talk. ——— A few more books for sale: IVP Bible Background Commentary: New … Continue reading
More Books For Sale
I’ve got a few more books to offer for sale–largely an effort to make a bit more space on the shelf. Here are some books and reference works (including a little bit of Bible software) that I’m offering for sale at a discounted rate. All prices include free shipping to U.S. addresses. Interested in anything? … Continue reading
Books I have for sale
Having seen a blogging friend sell some used books through his blog, I thought I’d try the same. So here are some books and reference works (including a little bit of Bible software) that I’m offering for sale at a discounted rate. I have them listed online elsewhere, but the lowest rate I offer is … Continue reading
Which Bible software program should I buy? Comparison of BibleWorks, Accordance, and Logos
Which Bible software program should I buy? It’s an important question for the student of the Bible, especially if she or he is on a limited budget. Having now reviewed BibleWorks 9 (here), Accordance 10 (here) and Logos 4 (here) and now 5 (here), I want to compare the three programs and offer some suggestions … Continue reading
BibleWorks 9 now runs natively on Macs
Big news from BibleWorks today. BibleWorks 9 now runs natively on a Mac. And there’s a free way Mac users who own BibleWorks 9 can do it. Read all about it here. I’m looking forward to taking it for a spin. See links to all six parts of my BibleWorks 9 review here. UPDATE 10/4/12: … Continue reading
All six parts of my BibleWorks 9 review
Here, collected in one place, are all six parts of my review of the excellent Bible software program, BibleWorks 9: Prologue: BibleWorks in the pew? (Not quite, but the next best thing) (link) Part 1: BibleWorks out of the box (setup and layout) (link) Part 2: The Verse tab (link) Part 3: Would Mark’s Jesus … Continue reading
Would Mark’s Jesus have us handle snakes and drink poison? (part 2 of 2) (BibleWorks 9 review, concluded)
The Gospel of Mark has a couple of possible (disputed) endings. I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the options for how to understand Mark’s closing chapter. It is the so-called longer ending of Mark that has Jesus appearing to some of his followers and talking about their picking up snakes and drinking poison. … Continue reading
These 4 Perks are Divine in BibleWorks 9
Okay–not divine per se, but pretty indispensable for Bible study. Here are four perks in BibleWorks 9 that, the more I use the program, the more I appreciate. 1. Archer and Chirichigno’s Old Testament Quotations in the New Testament Sure, this is perhaps an obscure thing to highlight. But it’s a major perk in my … Continue reading
Would Mark’s Jesus have us handle snakes and drink poison? (part 1 of 2) (BibleWorks 9 review, continued)
Many believe that Mark’s Gospel ends rather abruptly at 16:8 (“for they were afraid”), but others have found it difficult to think of a Gospel ending with Jesus’ followers’ being afraid to say anything to anyone about the resurrection. So there is the so-called shorter (add-on) ending of Mark, which adds to the above, “…the … Continue reading
The Verse Tab: Review of BibleWorks 9, part 2
I continue to be impressed with BibleWorks 9. The new Use Tab is likely my favorite new feature (I posted about it in part 1 of my review). The Verse Tab is another new feature. Here’s how the BibleWorks site describes it: The Verse Tab tracks with any Bible version. For the current verse under … Continue reading
