Four of these resources are winners of the EPCA Gold Medallion Award. And every one of them will be an asset to your study and sermon preparation.
System Requirements: 133MHz processor, Windows 98 or later, 64 MB of memory, CD-ROM drive, 60 MB minimum of hard drive space, 800 x 600 screen resolution or higher.
Word Biblical Commentary 6 Volume Upgrade
The Word Biblical Commentary (www.logos.com/products/details/1733) is a rich resource for study. The WBC utilizes the Libronix DLS, and this 6 volume upgrade includes: Vol. 6A, Deuteronomy 1:1-21:9, Second Edition; Vol 6B, Deuteronomy 21:10-34:12; Vol. 21, Psalms 101-50; Vol. 34b, Mark 8:27-16:20; Vol. 36, John, Second Edition; Vol. 46, Pastoral Epistles. If you already have the WBC on your computer, then you will definitely want to add this upgrade.
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System Requirements: 133MHz processor, Windows 98 or later, 64 MB of memory, CD-ROM drive, 60 MB minimum of hard drive space, 800 x 600 screen resolution or higher.
WordSearch Bible and Bible Explorer Merge
A promising step for Bible study software users is the recent merger of the publishers of WORDsearch Bible and Bible Explorer. The result will be a forthcoming release that will offer access to the extensive resources of WORDsearch along with the on-line capabilities of Bible Explorer.
WORDsearch (and its sister program the LESSONmaker) provide access to a library of over 600 volumes of electronic books in the STEP format. It is the basis for products like the Rick Warren Bible Library, the Thompson Chain Reference Library, the Stephen Olford Expository Preaching Library, and others. Bible Explorer features both CD and web-based programs; a version of the program is the basis of the Bible study tool featured at Lifeway.com.
Future releases of the combined program will be based on the Bible Explorer format — which emphasizes simplicity of use — while adding functions to meet the needs of pastors.
And while you’re thinking about on-line resources — you were thinking about them, weren’t you? — don’t forget about the resources already available to you as a subscriber to Preaching.
As a Preaching reader you automatically have access to Preaching On-Line, with a terrific database of sermons and illustrations available via search engine. And you can access most of the material in the current issue, plus bonus content only available on-line. Just go to www.preaching.com and click on the area that says Preaching On-Line. (The password and username are found on the contents page of the current issue of Preaching.)
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Jonathan Kever is former Managing Editor of Preaching and is now a full-time student at Dallas Theological Seminary.