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Why I Recommend PC Bible from Biblesoft.com |
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Saying which Bible study software is the best is like saying how much peanut butter tastes best on cucumbers -- everyone has their own preference. But, we all know that hearing why people like or even warn people about a particular product helps us make up our own minds about what is best. It is the same way with software. |
Although software is inexpensive compared to buying the same materials in book form, it can be a large expenditure at one time. You must decide for yourself just how much peanut butter you like on your cucumbers. |
| A Review of Five Leading Bible
Study Software Products. David Alan Rech wrote "Bible
Study Software What's Right for You?" in Biblical Archaeology
Review. He concluded, "All of these programs [five leading
programs] the have strengths and weaknesses, so making a final
recommendation is difficult. For academics, I would recommend BibleWorks
5, because of its powerful search engine. The Logos Scholar's Library is
probably the best package for anyone interested in Biblical
archaeology."
Regarding PC Bible from Biblesoft.com, he wrote prior to his conclusion: "PC Study Bible kept me engaged longer than any of the other programs because it's so straightforward to use....... "The PC Study Bible package includes the high-quality Moody Atlas and Timeline and lots of photographs. Like Bible Explorer 3, however, this program seems to assume that the Bible is literally true, and that the Old Testament anticipates the coming of Jesus. Non-Christian buyers, be warned. "I did encounter a few problems with this software: My computer didn't have enough memory to open every resource." (end of quote) I was literally stopped in my reading when I read his three paragraphs about PC Bible. At first I did not believe he had laid out his thoughts in that pattern: First, of the 5 programs, PC Bible kept Rech engaged longest. Second, the PC Bible folks seemed to assume the Bible is literally true and he warns non-Christians. Third, there was insufficient memory to open every resource. Yes, indeed. I also recommend the PC Bible because of the testimonials of its users as shown on the PC Bible web site. I also recommend the PC Bible because of its Authoring feature. "This new technology allows the user to author his or her own Bible study and reference materials, instantly integrate the work into PC Study Bible, and share electronic documents over the Internet with thousands of other users..." |
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| Scripture quotations taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation Used by permission." (www.Lockman.org) |