Zondervan Bible Study Library: Family Edition 5.0 (CD-ROM)

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Containing NIV Study Bible Notes, full color maps and many of the in-text maps and illustrations this celebrated CD-ROM makes Bible study easy and rewarding.

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PACKED WITH RESOURCES YOU’LL FIND NOWHERE ELSE. Only the Zondervan Bible Study Library is built on today’s most used, most trusted Bible translation, the New International Version (NIV). This is the only software that is a completely NIV-based reference system. It gives you the exact relationship of the NIV word to the Greek or Hebrew, allowing you to conduct thorough original language studies. But don’t think its powerful advantages are only available to NIV users. You’ll find a broad selection of Bible translations and classic study resources—all in an intuitive format that’s designed to make you feel instantly at home, so you can spend your time studying God’s Word, not the owner’s manual. You get over $500 worth of print material at a tenth of the price—an incredible value for some of the finest Bible study tools you can find. Feature for feature and price for price, no other electronic study resource delivers anything like the breadth, depth, flexibility, and ease of use that the Zondervan Study Library brings to your computer.

BRING GOD’S WORD HOME WITH THE FAMILY EDITION This is it—the ideal Bible software for home use! The Family Edition brings together a smart, easy-to-use group of Bible translations and study resources to help you and your family read the Bible, understand it, and apply it to your lives. You don’t need the knowledge of a scholar—just the desire to grow together in a vital love relationship with God. Fun, informative, and richly rewarding, the Family Edition lets you § Conduct comprehensive searches. § Start right away, thanks to the intuitive, commonsense interface. § Access the verse or topic you need in seconds. § Study multiple resources simultaneously, including Bibles, dictionaries, and more! § Easily find all available materials for any word, verse, or topic—it’s just a click away. § Bookmark any verse or topic to recall instantly when you need it. § Write your own notes and link to any verse or topic. § Print any verse, chapter, topic, image, or search result.

NIV-BASED. MULTI-TRANSLATIONAL. INTUITIVE. Study multiple resources simultaneously, including the complete NIV, four other translations, study notes, maps, full-color photographs, a Bible dictionary, and much more.

TRANSPARENT Conduct complex searches without understanding computer-ese. Designed similar to many sophisticated web search engines you’re familiar with so you can focus on the content, not learning computer language.

POWERFUL When conducting an English language word search, the software automatically points out all the words used to translate the Greek or Hebrew. Words in green are aids in translation, words in red combine to translate the Greek word.

USER-DRIVEN Write as many personal notes as you need and link them to verses or topics.

INTUITIVE Never lose a window! Tabbed and tiled window panes keep all your resources in view.

FLEXIBLE Many features are easy to use because they’re designed like programs you frequently use.

Decide how you want to view your search results: • Concordance view • Book-chapter-verse or a topic • In context of full verse or topic • In context of entire book

Content You’ll Really Use. Value You’ll Truly Appreciate.

BIBLE TRANSLATIONS The Holy Bible, New International Version The Holy Bible, New International Reader’s Version King James Version with Apocrypha New American Standard Bible Updated The Amplified Bible

SPECIALTY BIBLES NIV Study Bible The New Student Bible, New International Version KJV/Amplified Parallel Bible* NIV/KJV Parallel Bible NASB/NIV Parallel Bible Comparative Study Bible

STUDY RESOURCES Zondervan NIV Exhaustive Concordance Second Edition NIV Unabridged Concordance* NIrV Unabridged Concordance KJV Unabridged Concordance NASB Updated Unabridged Concordance Amplified Unabridged Concordance Zondervan NIV Nave’s Topical Bible Zondervan Study Bible Cross Reference System Zondervan Study Bible Maps, Charts, Full-Color Photographs

DEVOTIONALS Streams in the Desert Inspirational Readings

DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS The NIV Compact Dictionary of the Bible

BIBLE INTRODUCTION & CREEDS Zondervan Quick Reference Series: The Life of Christ, Christian Theology, How We Got the Bible, The Books of the Bible

* All parallel Bibles and unabridged concordances result from the linking and search capabilities of this software. The ones shown are representative of the many options available to you as you customize your studies.System Requirements: Pentium 166 MHz or higher processor Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP or Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6) 32 MB Ram 52 MB of hard disk space minimum (160 MB for a full installation of all books) CD-ROm Drive VGA or higher resolution monitor Windows compatible pointer device Windows compatible printer

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: Zondervan; Software edition (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310230713
• ISBN-13: 978-0310230717
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,435,886 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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75 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Exciting, Well Produced Product - Absolutely Tops, October 26, 2003

By	Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Zondervan Bible Study Library: Scholar's Edition 5.0 (CD-ROM)

This is quite simply the most complete and exciting Bible study program on the market today. With over 70 different books in the Scholar's edition it is a tremendous resource for anyone engaged in serious Bible Study. The various Bible translations can be linked to each other creating the ultimate parallel translation covering up to 10 versions (New International, King James, New American Standard, Amplified, New Revised Standard, American Standard, Darby, New Living, Hebrew, and Greek ).

Because this library is based on the New International Version there are additional Study Bibles such as the New International Reader's, NIV Study Bible, New Student Bible, and New International Thematic Reference. In addition there are several commentaries, seminary-level textbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference books. It includes the ability to do complete research on word meanings and etymologies, archaeological and historical information. Print, search, save study, add notes, make bookmarks, you can do it all easily with this system. With its ease of navigate and ease of use this is one of the most powerful tools available for serious Bible students.

There are currently four versions available (Family, Leader's, Professional, and Scholar's). As you move up the version list each one included the prior level plus additional books. To give you an idea of what you are getting, the Family Version includes all of the following books: NIVBible, NirV Bible, KJV Bible, KJV Apocrypha, NAS Bible, Amplified Bible, NIV Study Bible, NIV New Student Bible, Comparative Study Bible, NIV Nave's Topical Bible, Zondervan Study Bible Cross Reference System, Study Bible Maps, Charts, Full-Color Photographs, Streams in the Desert, Inspirational Readings, Zondervan Quick Reference Series, and The NIV Compact Dictionary of the Bible. Plus you effectively have the best concordance and parallel Bible system around since you can word search any word and can choose any translation or number of translations to view in parallel.

The Leader's Version contains all of the Family version plus these additional books: NRS Bible, American Standard Bible, Darby Bible, All the Men of the Bible, All the Women of the Bible, Fruit of the Spirit Bible Studies, Discipleship Bible Studies, Hebrew Old Testament BHS, Hebrew Text behind the NIV, Greek New Testament UBS4, Greek Text behind the NIV, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary (2 volumes),
Matthew Henry's Commentary (6 volumes), New International Bible Commentary, Asbury Bible Commentary, Zondervan Quick Reference Series, Understanding the Bible, New International Bible Dictionary, New International Encyclopedia of Bible Words, and the New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties

The Professional Version has everything in the Leader's Version plus these additional books: New Living Bible, NIV Thematic Reference Bible, Hebrew-English Reader's Lexicon of the Old Testament, Greek-English Reader's Lexicon of the New Testament, Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar, Eadie's commentaries on Colossians, Galatians, and Philippians, Godet's commentaries on 1 Corinithians, John (2 volumes), Luke (2 volumes), and Romans, Lightfoot's commentaries on Paul's Epistles to the Colossians & Philemon, St. Paul's Epistle to the Galatians, Notes on the Epistles, and Philippians, Wescott's Gospel According to St. John, St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians, Epistle to the Hebrews, and Epistle of St. John, Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Nicene Creed, the Apostles Creed, the Athanasian Creed, the Ninety-Five Thesis, the Augsburg Confession, the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Confession, the Thirty-Nine Articles, the Westminster Shorter and Larger Catechisms, An Introduction to the Old Testament, Introduction to the New Testament, and the Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions and the Occult

The largest and most complete collection is the Scholar's Version which contains all of the books of the Professional Version plus the following: Complete Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew & Aramaic, Analytical Lexicon to the Hebrew Old Testament, Analytical Lexicon to the Greek New Testament, New Testament Greek Morpheme Lexicon, Groves-Wheeler Westminster Morphology, Morphology of Biblical Greek, Complete Vocabulary Guide for Biblical Greek, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, Biblical Greek Exegesis, New Linguistic & Exegetical Key to the Greek New Testament, Hort: The Apocalypse of St. John 1-3, The Epistle of St. James, The First Epistle of St. Peter 1, Prolegomenon to St. Paul's Epistle, Eadie's commentary on Ephesians, A General Introduction to the Bible, Is There Meaning in this Text, New International Dictionary of the Christian Church, New International Dictionary of Biblical Archaeology, Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia (5 volumes).

The "Zondervan Bible Study Library" is the most comprehensive, easy to use Study Library available today. It gives the serious Bible student the ability to research with a complete study library anywhere they can plug in a laptop computer. This is the most exciting product available from any publisher of Christian products today and is a very highly recommended product.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference, September 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Zondervan Bible Study Library: Leader's Edition 5.0 (CD-ROM)

I purchased this reference about six months ago. It has been one of the best refereneces I have ever used. To have access to all the cross references for reading while I'm reading a particular book is wonderful. This tool has been wonderful for my Men's Bible studies. I am always able to give a complete study of a particular chapter, with references to maps, cross-references, and the commentaries. Granted I could do that before I had this software, but doing it this way saves me hours.

I only wish I had purchased the Scholars edition so that I could look up the greek and hebrew words and get a better understanding as to what the direct translation is saying.

Long story short. An excellent value for all the references that you get!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection of Evangelical Christian books, Slow and Sluggish Software, July 23, 2006

By	Marc Axelrod (Potter, Wi USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Zondervan Bible Study Library: Scholar's Edition 5.0 (CD-ROM)

There are a lot of valuable pieces of software on this CD-Rom. You get about 4 or 5 study Bibles (including the NIV Study Bible), the UBS 4th edition Greek New Testament, the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, Greek and Hebrew morphologies and concordances, (there are also exhaustive concordances to a number of Bible translations, including the NIV) and lots of good reference books, including Carson, Moo and Morris' Introduction to the New Testament, Longman and Dillard's outstanding Old Testament Introduction, and the 5 volume Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible (which is getting a little dated, it is 30 year old scholarship.)

You also get Mounce's Basics of Biblical Greek, and other wonderful language tools, including an Analytical Lexicon and a Reader's Lexicon that parses each word of the New Testament verse by verse. That is one of my favorite resources! I also like the Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties and the Encyclopedia of Biblical Archaeology.

There are Bible dictionaries, a wonderful dictionary of the Christian church, and the two volume Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, and the New International Bible Commentary (which is basically an abridgement of the 12 volume Expositor's Bible Commentary.

This software uses the proprietary Pradis software systen by Zondervan, which I am sorry to report is slow and sluggish, nowhere near as smooth and seamless and fast as the Libronix Digital Library System.

Moreover, I wish that Zondervan would have included some of its more modern single volume New Testament commentaries instead of giving us a bunch of old Lightfoot and Eadie commentaries from the 1800s.

But all told, this is an excellent library. I would splurge and get this piece of software even if you have other pieces of software, because some of the resources on this CD-Rom cannot be found anywhere else. Let us pray that Zondervan will get wise and give us a more user friendly engine to work with instead of the poor Pradis.

Rev. Marc Axelrod