Re: [orca-list] Bible Study Software

[Robert Cole <rkcole72984 gmail com>]

My apologies. I made an error in typing the link in my last e-mail. The 
site is actually located here:

http://www.youversion.com/

Take care.

On 06/15/2012 08:12 PM, Janina Sajka wrote:
> Hi, Robert:
>
> I don't know the software you refer to. I can tell you that I spend a
> fair amount of time each week studying various Bible translations and
> commentaries (though to a lesser degree). I rely pretty exclusively on web based resources.
>
> My main sources are:
>
> 1.)     The Bible Gateway Site:
>         http://www.biblegateway.com/
>
> 2.)     Google. Yes, plain old Google, which I prefer to access via:
>         http://duckduckgo.com
>
>         I find it's quite possible to get very good results by
>         specifying your search cleverly, i.e. you can restrict to a
>         single site, you can use grouping and not statements, etc., etc.
>
> Now, the kind of software you're after may be something the folks at
> Cross Wire might like to help create. Check out:
>
>         http://www.crosswire.org/
>
>         To my knowledge they don't have much sensitivity to a11y issues,
>         but that's always something that can change, of course.
>
>         hth
>
>         Janina
>
> Robert Cole writes:
> > Hello, Timothy.
> >
> > I appreciate your input.
> >
> > using grep with plain text files is definitely a great way to go,
> > but there are some features in Xiphos which are very helpful to me.
> > It may be possible to accomplish the same thing using grep and text
> > files, but I do not have the experience to do so right now.
> >
> > I had the privilege of preaching sermons at a local retirement home
> > here in town for about three years. I have since begun attending a
> > different church, and I have been asked to bring messages to a
> > nursing home in town. I like Xiphos because I can have commentaries
> > linked to the Bible which I am studying. I actually only use one
> > Bible for study, but I like to read through different commentaries
> > to learn more information about different passages of Scripture. I
> > also like Xiphos because I can have many different books,
> > dictionaries, and commentaries in one central location (e.g. The
> > works of Josephus, Matthew Henry's commentary, The Treasury of
> > David, and so forth). Xiphos also allows for making notes (which is
> > not too necessary a feature). This is why I use it so frequently as
> > it really helps when putting notes together for messages.
> >
> > There are some parts of Xiphos which are quite accessible, but the
> > panes for the Bible, commentaries, and dictionaries are not very
> > accessible. If I remember correctly, xiphos has an option for these
> > different panes to be read aloud, but I am not sure how much control
> > (i.e. going backward and forward in the texts) it offers to users. I
> > will have to look into this. I think that if could be made more
> > accessible, Xiphos would be a great program for study.
> >
> > In any case, I am sorry for the long e-mail. I do appreciate yoru
> > input, and I just wanted to give more background as concerning my
> > situation adn what I use Xiphos for.
> >
> > Pleae take care, and thanks for your reply.
> >
> > On 06/06/2012 03:57 PM, timothyhobbs seznam cz wrote:
> > > What exactly are you looking for in bible study software?  It
> > > seems to me that the major features, like side by side viewing
> > > across language boundaries, are not exactly meaningfull in a non
> > > visual environment.  If you want to be able to look up by chapter
> > > and verse, grep and a plain text file works surprisingly well.
> > > Look at the man page for grep, you can have it give you context of
> > > several lines.
> > >
> > > Timothy
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------- PÅvodnà zprÃva ----------
> > > Od: Robert Cole <rkcole72984 gmail com>
> > > Datum: 7. 6. 2012
> > > PÅedmÄt: [orca-list] Bible Study Software
> > >
> > >     Hello, everyone.
> > >
> > >     does anyone here know of any Bible study software which si
> > >     accessible to
> > >     Orca? I use Xiphos with magnification, but it does not seem to
> > >     accessible when ti comes to Orca. Would anyone else here have any
> > >     other
> > >     recommendations?
> > >
> > >     I would appreciate any input on this one. I am going to try to
> > >     write to
> > >     the Xiphos developers, as xiphos is a great program and it would be
> > >     wonderful if it could be made fully accessible to Orca.
> > >
> > >     Thanks for your input, and take care.
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