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Originally Posted by CovenantalBaptist  This is a great thread idea. I used to teach a class on software that makes the seminary student/professor/pastor's life easier. Some day (in my non-existent spare time) I wanted to turn this into a blog.
When I evaluate all the software that I use for preparation and devotion two ones come up time and again for me - one free and one very expensive:
I nstaverse - is perhaps the most useful thing for online Biblical research and for lovers of 2 Tim 3:14-17. It "instantly" pops up when you mouse over any biblical reference John 3:16, Jn. 3:16, etc. It is great. You get the KJV for free with the download but if you invest in any Doxa (reformed software) package (like the Reformed Baptist Theological Collection, or the Kuyper or Berkhof collections) you get the ESV version free. Logos - I have spent more time and more effort setting this up and as a former software applications instructor I have been both frustrated and awed at this product's overall capabilities. It does not compare in terms of speed to something like Bibleworks but its customization and extensibility far exceed any of its competitors. Half of my theological library is electronic and 80% of that is in Logos Libronix. These days if it is an ST or a commentary, I prefer to buy it digitally. It helps that I was given a free copy of the Scholars' Library edition at a Logos tech seminar I attended. |
I love Logos as well. I use it every week as a pastor.
There is a nice Bible reference tool for use with Firefox. If you use Firefox, you really should check out the
Greasemonkey extension. There are many good scripts (including a good many for Gmail) but there is one called
ESV Bible Refalizer. It basically recognizes Bible references in any web page and turns it into a link to the ESV Bible.
Bible Tooltips is similar and nice also.