About a month ago, I posted on Bible software and a good follow-up to that post is this review of 6 different free programs, including Swordsearcher, e-Sword, BiblePro, Theophilos, The Sword Project, and the Online Bible. The reviewer concludes thus: Narrowing the field down to Swordsearcher and e-Sword was easy; picking the final winner was… Read More »
We’ve talked about Bible translations here before. Here is one guy’s attempt to help you determine which English translation is best for you, depending on what factors you consider most important. Give it a try and you might learn something new. For instance, the JPS Tanakh ranked #1 for me (if the questions included whether… Read More »
I’ve mentioned here before the “Hide the Word” CD series which features Scripture verses set to song in a professional way. But the announcement of the new release says this: We’ve all gotten songs stuck in our heads. How much better if the lyrics are pure Scripture? Mark Altrogge‘s new CD, the sixth in his… Read More »
A number of people have asked me for my take on the Hamas’ victory in the Palestinian elections last week. I’m far from an expert in this area and I don’t have the time I need to formulate my thoughts for a public forum. But I read Daniel Pipes’ editorial yesterday and agree with it… Read More »
Few people know that I started my scholarly life researching the Mormon faith. I was about 8 years old and many of the kids on my block went to the Mormon church. I read a lot and I studied a lot and when opportunities arose, we talked. That continued in my college years as I… Read More »
One very important rabbi says so. Before you laugh this off, know that this was one of the most important rabbis in Israel, as attested by the tributes given to him and the size of his funeral (from Arutz-7). Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri, known as the “Senior Kabbalist Elder,” passed away last night in Jerusalem. Over… Read More »
We’re already into the next semester, but I’m still catching up. They say that you never stop learning, and last semester was proof of that for me. Here are a few things that I learned: Don’t forget your swimsuit on the Negev trip. Not everyone is as fanatical about tells as I am. You can’t… Read More »
Readers of this blog are more likely to be interested in the new Zondervan Bible due out in March, so I will do a rare follow-up (and I’m considering being less reluctant to do follow-ups in general). Though released in November, copies of the promotional calendar for the Bible only reached me this week (despite… Read More »
I just received a letter from a Christian organization which told the sad story of the death of some members of a family and how a surviving member was dealing with the loss. The organization took some credit for preparing that individual for this trial and as I read along it struck me that this… Read More »
I don’t normally follow the sales ranking of English Bible translations, but I happened to come across it recently and it got me thinking about some of what it says about Bible buyers in America. You can see the list here, but for convenience, I have pasted it below (from Feb 2006; the linked page… Read More »