A rough comparison. For a more thorough overview, see Software for Biblical Studies
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TEXTS |
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COMMENTS |
PROGRAMS FOR PURCHASE OR DOWNLOAD |
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AGNT2, BGT, FribergNT, LXX Rahlfs, LXXEnglish, PeshittaNT, PeshittaEnglish, NAS, NIV, NJB, NKJV, NLT, NRSV, NET, Pseudo-Jonathan, Targumim, JPS Tanakh, Vulgate, Westcott-Hort, BHS ... |
Apostolic Fathers, Sakinson-Ginsburg Hebrew NT, Josephus;; Metzger Textual Comm.; BW and NET Bible maps; Lust LXX Lexicon; Gingrich/Danker Shorter Lexicon, aligned Hebrew/Greek OT |
$350 + modules |
my favorite program for lexical work; If you can afford it, add in the BDAG lexicon and Wallace's Greek Grammar
Beyond the Basics (discount for LTSG group order) |
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NASB, ESV, NKJV, NRSV, KJV, NA27, LXX, NLT (many more versions available in upgrade editions) |
LouwNida, TDNT incl.; BDAG (+$125);
Stuttgart Electronic Study Bible (+$280); Metzger Textual Comm. (+35) and many
more available; Logos maps; Josephus, Philo |
w/ Greek: $400-$1400 |
the strength of this program is its ability to manage and link a wide
variety of books 7 versions available; cf: www.logos.com/products/info/comparison - at a minimum, get the Original Languages ($420; Scholar's Library Gold may be worth the extra cost; (as with BibleWorks, also consider BDAG and Wallace) (up to 40% off with LTSG student special order) |
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NET also available as: NET Bible FREE download |
outstanding translator's notes! hardcover also available for purchase |
FREE |
a required resource for my classes
(is integrated into BibleWorks) |
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KJV+, CEV, GoodNews, Message, LXX, Vulgate, HebrewOT, GreekNT misc ... |
Classic, Dore, |
FREE |
if you want CEV, GoodNews, Message on your computer! some helpful maps - Also offers FREE PDA version of the program | |
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AV, LXX, LXXEngl, PeshittaNT, Vulgate, NRSV ($5) ... |
Latin Dictionary, Calendar tool, Chesterton, Bunyan, Edersheim, 25 OT/NT Maps and Charts, NTApocrypha, Enoch, Josephus, LXX-Heb<->Greek |
FREE |
maps and such are helpful (many are same as in Logos); many public domain titles available | |
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AGNT, LXX, BHS, RSV, NRSV, GWT, Vulgate, KJV, Luther, Darby, BBE, ASV, Webster Westcott-Hort, Textus Receptus, Tischendorf 8th ... |
BDB, Simple Hebrew AnLex, Louw-Nida, Liddell-Scott (mid), UBS, link to Perseus, Logos Unicode, Lingua support |
$195 |
does all the basics | |
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NA27, NAS, KJV + ($)NIV, RSV, NRSV, NKJV |
UBS dictionary, BDB, LEH LXX dictionary, + LouwNida |
Start at $99, but probably around $200 |
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For MAC users |
ASV, KJV, NA27, BHS + ($) … |
LouwNida, BDB |
Start at $200 but probably around $300+ |
This is the premier program for MAC users; start with their Scholars Collection 7.4 ($249), but you will probably need to add on a number of additional modules |
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Olive Tree Bible Software PALM & PocketPC |
BibleReader is free. CEV, KJV, NKJV, NASB, NLT, MSG, RSV, NRSV, TLB, TEV, NA27, Gramcord GreekNT, LXX, HMT |
NRSV is $16. Greek NT is $25-45. Hebrew Masoretic Text also available for $40. Also available is the LXX, RCL, etc. | since it offers the Greek, this is what I use along with Pocket e-Sword which offers the LXX and Vulgate for free | |
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Laridian Bible Software
PALM & PocketPC |
MyBible is free KJV, NLT, RSV, ASV, NIV, MSG |
(NRSV not available for PalmOS; GreekNT not available for any platform) | $25-50+ | |
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Palm Bible+ PALM |
Message,KJV,ESV, YLT, NA26/UBS3 | TSK and other public domain resources, non-English texts | FREE | |
FREE ONLINE BIBLE TOOLS |
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| NeXt Bible Learning Environment | NET, NIV, NASB, NLT, MSG, NRSV, KJV, NKJV, Greek & Hebrew via Strong's | In addition to the excellent NET Bible notes, also provides cross-references, word analysis via Strong's, parallel versions, and more | FREE | Start here first. |
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NRSV, RSV, The
Message, NASV, ASV, NKJV, KJV, NLT, Holman, TEV, Third Millenium Bible, Douay-Reims Bible, New Century Version, God's Word translation, World English Bible, The Bible in Basic English The Darby Translation, Hebrew Names Version, The Webster Bible, The Latin Vulgate, Young's Literal Translation, Wesley's New Testament |
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FREE |
numerous supporting resources; if you don't have other software, this site does provide nice parallel Bible | |
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NIV, NIV-UK, The Message, CEV, NLT, NKJV, AmpB, KJV, ESV, NAS, 21st Century King James Version, ASV, Darby Translation, Young's Literal Translation, Worldwide English (NT), Wycliff (NT) |
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FREE |
Message and CEV online, also check their www.biblegateway.com/tools/ | |
| StudyLight | ASV, NAS, NLT, ESV, CEV, GoodNews, NewLife, Message, KJV, NKJV, RSV, NRSV, Douay, Vulgate, NTPeshitta | FREE | similar to CrossWalk | |
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NET also available as: NET Bible FREE download |
outstanding translator's notes!hardcover also available for purchase |
FREE |
a required resource for my classes | |
GREEK NEW TESTAMENT RESOURCES ONLINE
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| www.zhubert.com | Start with this one. Mouseover provides analysis and Strong's definitions. One-click searching with results charted and links to Perseus. Other nice tools in the Concordance, Book Study, Flashcard, and Vocab Lists. Can set up parallel Greek, NET, NAS, KJV, ESV, and Codex Sinaiticus. Additional linking to text critical data at laparola. | |||
| The Online Greek Bible | (NA26)- Can display unaccented Greek, but outstanding with the Athena or Palatino Unicode fonts. Includes one-click parsing and definitions. | |||
| NT Transcripts Prototype | Remarkable site: includes Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1-3 John, Jude; provides a textual apparatus for a number of the important mss allowing you to see what each has and how each text looks on its own | |||
| Greek NT | NA26 with KJV and NASB; Nice things about this site: uses Unicode, has very helpful gloss popovers with definition and parsing, has grammar hints, allows you to write and save your own notes; an outstanding and easy way to find Greek word frequencies and find other instances of use | |||
| The Unbound Bible | Another wonderful resource that also includes the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament). You can even line up multiple translations. Also check out their: | |||
| Greek New Testament | (essentially NA26) - Fairly fast and easy to use. Search by chapter or for words with full grammatical search capabilities.. Click on a word for its analysis. | |||
| Biblon 2000 | Especially useful to look at textual variants and to view some of the original manuscripts. | |||
| New Testament | (Westcott and Hort) at the Perseus Digital Library. The beauty of this site is that every word is analyzed and linked to the great classical Greek-English Lexicon of Liddell and Scott and subsequently to examples from classical Greek. | |||
| GREEK NT audio | To listen to the Greek NT (RealPlayer needed) | |||
Also see these reviews of some of the programs I have listed here.
There are many others out there and numerous places to shop. Try searching Froogle
For other comments and resources: New Testament Greek Software Resources
NA26 refers to the Nestle-Aland 26th edition of the Greek NT. A standard version though now superseded by the substantially similar 27th edition. Westcott and Hort's edition is probably not the best Greek version, but the differences are not substantial.