A podcast is now available for the ESV 1 year Bible reading plans.

At 19.95 for 3 years it is a pretty good deal.

Now it is easier than ever to go through your Bible in a year.

P.S. You can download excellent, free podcast software called iPodder to keep your podcasts in order. You can find it at the below URL.

Juice, formerly known as iPodder

AMDG

I just wanted to vent a little. I ordered a leather bound Greek New Testament from Amazon.com today and the order shows that it won’t ship until October! That is just ridiculous. Online ordering is really my only option and all the other places I looked seemed to have similar shipping times. Perhaps it is because of the specific version I ordered, but that is what I wanted. At any rate, I just wanted to get that off my chest.

Greek New Testament-FL-Nestle-Aland-Wide Margin (Leather Bound)
ISBN: 343805101X

Back when Bible software was pretty archaic, I started using the Online Bible.

I then moved to E-Sword in 2000 and I still think it is the best Bible study software out there for free.

However, I wanted to ask everyone else what commercial Bible study software they like and why?

I am looking at maybe buying Logos or Bibleworks. If I could afford it I would buy both as I have read pros/cons on both of them. If you could only get one though, which would it be?

From what I have read, Bibleworks is much more limited in the amount of resources it has, pretty much Bible/Greek/Hebrew study but is super fast. On the otherhand, Logos has tons of resources but is considerably slower than Bibleworks.

Any comments would be appreciated.

Just a few things to post on the ESV.

I initially made a post about the ESV here.

In addition, I have two ongoing entries regarding the ESV.

The Ideal ESV Edition is for ESV readers to post their feedback on what they would like to see in an ESV edition. Crossway actually looks at feedback so I encourage you to comment and let them know what your ideal ESV edition would include.

In addition, ESV Support is continually updated with links (blog entries) I run across in regards to the ESV.

Some of these links posted on the ESV Support entry may answer the recent questions posed here and here.

I recently commented on Bryce’s blog entry about ESV editions. After reading Bryce’s response to my comment and seeing his ideal edition is very similar to mine, I thought I would make an entry on Christendom Blogosis regarding the ideal ESV edition.

I also request that if you read this, you tell as many people as you can to add a comment on what their ideal ESV edition would include. You can be as detailed (giving reasons) or as general as you want. The only thing I ask is that you make the points (features) clear and then follow up with reasoning if you wish.

The goal is to get as much data and feedback as possible. Perhaps if there are enough common threads, Crossway will publish an edition with those features. We have already seen a glimpse of what drives some of their decisions.

My ideal ESV edition would be:

Premium Calfskin Leather Cordovan Binding (reviewed here)
Black Letter
Reference Edition
Single Column Text (references should be on the outer edge)
Two Ribbons
No Section Headings (summary/themes at the top of the page)
Finer Quality Paper (thicker)

Notes: I own a lot of Bibles and almost every study/reference Bible I have has single column text with the references on the outer edge of the page. In addition, their section headings and/or theme summaries of the text are at the top of the page. They do not split the text with a reference column, nor do they add intrusive section headings throughout the main text. I think there is a reason for most of my study Bibles having such a style…marketability and demand. As far as the thickness of the paper, I just don’t want it so thin that text is bleeding through.

Anyway, there is my ideal ESV Bible edition. I encourage others to comment on what their ideal edition would be. Hopefully, Crossway will listen, and as a result, sell more Bibles. Selling more Bibles will allow them to continue the great work they have done so far.