Zondervan NIV Study Bible CD

by Laridian Electronic Publishing

Product Features

• Resource library for Bible study with cross-references for your Windows PDA and Palm
• 6 popular Bible translations including NIV Bible translation
• Study notes provide historical, cultural, and theological insights
• Personalized study and memorization tools; easy navigation
• In-depth study notes; daily reading plans and daily devotions

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00063E980
• Item model number: P10939U
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 20, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,967 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Includes the best selling Bible translation in print, the NIV. Also includes the NIV Study Bible notes, daily devotional reader (devotions and daily reading plans) and Memorization Tool. Includes 5 public domain Bible translations- King James (KJV), American Standard Version (ASV), Darby's New Translations (DNT), Young's Literal Translation (YLT), World English Bible (WEB). Places an entire resource library for the Bible study in your hand, anytime, anywhere. Mobile Software Card and Getting Started Manual

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product with minor irritations, March 31, 2006

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Jenni L. Schuerr (Wooster, OH) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Zondervan NIV Study Bible CD (CD-ROM)

This is a great PDA Bible for many reasons, several of which are already mentioned in other reviews. It is easy to use, has most of the NIV Study Bible notes and crossreferences, comes with a multi color highlighter (great for using different colors for different purposes...red for commands, blue for promises, etc.), you can change the font for easier reading, and it has a great search engine in case you want all of the references to, say "peace" that occured in the New Testament. The programs that come with it are nice as well, including one that tells you what to read if you want to read the Bible in one year, the OT in one year, the NT in one year, and many more options.

I was somewhat disappointed by a few features that would have made it a hands-down 5 star program, though. The original NIV Study Bible has elaborate introductions for each book, including author, purpose, structure, and much more. The Palm version is lacking all of this, and has no introduction at all.

The original also has many cultural information boxes all throughout the Bible, like a description of the differences between Pharasees and Sauducees; the palm version does not.

The cross references are wonderful - click on a small circle after a verse, and all of the cross references pop up. Simply click on a cross reference, and the program takes you right there. Unfortunately, however, the Palm program has no feature like a "back" button that gets you back to the original text. Finding your original spot is not difficult - it only takes 5 seconds and a little concentration - but would have been much nicer to go instantly back the same way you can instantly get to a cross refernce by clicking on it.

Finally, I would be actively marketing this product and the Palm platform to all of my friends if it included all of the wonderful maps that the original has - maps of the Holyland, Jerusalem, the Middle East, the Temple, and others that are in my paper NIV Study Bible.

Despite these flaws, however, the program is a joy to use and I highly recommend it to all. I am using a Tungsten T3 - the larger screen size make reading easier.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Idea, Poor Execution, October 11, 2006

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NuJoi "Create with me" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zondervan NIV Study Bible CD (CD-ROM)

I love having the Bible on my Treo. Thw Word is always with me because I take my Treo everywhere and I don't always have the space to tote a traditional Bible.

It is very easy to highlight important verses and you can easily navigate through a a particular transalation and quickly jump back and forth between translations. My Treo runs Palm OS, so I don't have the added benefit of a split screen to view two translations at the same time.

My complaints with the software are that it should have been designed to run completely from a memory card. It is a horrible memory hog. You must install the programs to your device and the Bibles to a card to get the full functionality of all the programs. These instructions are not included in the documentation; you have to go to [...] to figure out how, even though that contact information isn't included on the CD or in the documentation either. You can call customer service four days a week.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for pocket bible, August 16, 2006

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B. Oaks (Pequot Lakes, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zondervan NIV Study Bible CD (CD-ROM)

I bought this NIV study bible and really enjoy the options it provides: Daily memorization. Morning and Evening Meditation and Many different ways to "Read the whole bible in a year... read "OT NT PS and Pr. in a year". N.T. in six months". "Daily light on a daily path". Etc. There are many ways to approach your daily study. Easy to navigate and can even highlight in colors. I would recommend this for anyone who wants to take the bible with them on the road or to work or wherever you take your Palm Pilot.