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One other thing to add Stephen.

I am a big fan of 7" tablets.  I can carry them easily in my coat pocket and even my shorts pocket in the summer.  And they are much cheaper...

That brings up another question, is E Sword HD going to run on the soon to be released IPad mini's?

Hi Josh,
From what I've seen by your Screenshots, it looks very good to use. The thing that really come across my mind is that Rick has stayed with his primary "Simplicity and Ease of Use" philosophy. Like the desktop version, it looks clean and uncluttered, and to me that is important. It looks like its quick to get to any of the resources without to much of a hassle.

The pity is that's there isn't one (yet) for Android, and that is something I would like to see. Yeah I know I'm harping on about it.

Now, as for the price of it, this is a real doozy about NZ$7 or NZ$8, which is extremely good. Now, that really undercuts what MySword wants as a basic donation, and I think if this is also done for Android I can see a flood of users downloading it and deleting MySword.

Just a thought that popped into my head... isn't that just a fantastic way to support e-Sword?!

Blessings,

MySword requires no donation to get the basic version.  The basic version has more features than pocket e sword ever did.

There will be some of us (just like with the theWord/ e sword debate) who like the extra functionality that MySword brings and will stick with MySword.  The Deluxe version of MySword brings windows flexibility and other features that I would not want to be without now that I have them.

What will cause people to leave MySword is that they cannot buy premium modules for MySword or use their e sword premium modules in MySword.  The ability to use these modules on e sword desktop/ IPad/ IPhone/ and maybe someday android will be great, especially considering the e sword premium modules are so reasonably priced.

Is there any news that Rick may someday create an android app?

Hello all,

I am slowly starting to do a little module work again.  

I have started working on A.C. Gaebelin The Prophet Ezekiel An Annotated Exposition.  Please let me know if you are already working on this so we do not duplicate efforts.

I may start Godet after that.

Peter

A couple of other thoughts:

I am guessing that e sword will probably get new users from owners of IPads who do not use e sword on a computer, but who are looking for good Bible study apps for their IPad.

Also, I am also guessing that the vast majority of e sword users do not use anything but the official modules, so the user made module limitation will only be an issue for a small percentage of the e sword user population.

Peter

Do most tablets and notes have enough memory and other resources to run e-Sword (especially with the module load many of us carry)?  I have used pocket e-Sword.with my Palm Treo, but the speed tends towards clunk with some of the larger modules.

Does this also now mean that e-sword HD will run on all apple devices without work-a-rounds like Wine?

I run MySword on android smart phones and tablets with 5-6 GB's of modules installed.  MySword is very fast even with the largest of modules.  I cannot imagine that e sword will have any issues with IPAD.

The IPAD app looks good.  Many will be blessed by this.

However, I suspect that a large percentage of the e sword user base do not own IPAD's.  I could be wrong about that.  This news may encourage some to buy IPAD's.  A higher percentage probably own Iphone's.

For me personally, I need a software that allows user made content.  The vast majority of content that I use in Bible study is made by other users or by myself.  Josh, BH, and others have made this possible because of the tools they have developed.

I just skimmed one of his modules.  He seems solid.  He seems to be a pre trib dispensationalist.  

I could not find much on him online, except his books were for sale at a few Christian book sites.

File Name: Watson, Richard - Biblical and Theological Dictionary (5 vols) Droid MySword Version
File Submitter: pfpeller
File Submitted: 22 Sep 2012
File Category: Dictionaries
Author: Richard Watson

Richard Watson published Biblical and Theological Dictionary in 1831-32, following his Theological Institutes, the first Methodist theology.

This 5 volume dictionary contains 1,600+ entries ranging from a paragraph to several pages. Watson addresses philosophical issues, comparative religions, apologetics, matters of hermeneutics, and basic Christian beliefs.

The complete dictionary title is:

A Biblical And Theological Dictionary: Explanatory Of The History, Manners, And Customs Of The Jews And Neighbouring Nations; With An Account Of The Most Remarkable Places And Persons Mentioned In Sacred Scripture; An Exposition Of The Principal Doctrines Of Christianity; And Notices Of Jewish And Christian Sects And Heresies.

About Richard Watson
After the death of John Wesley, Richard Watson became the theological leader of Methodism. Robert Chiles wrote, "Both in Britain and in America Richard Watson was easily the single most determinative of the early Methodist theologians."

In a day when United Methodism is looking for answers and the holiness movement claims to be something it is not, this book defines the beliefs of early Methodism.

Watson rejected the rationalism formulated in German schools. He affirmed the full authority and inerrancy of Scripture. He held that it was legitimate to use reason in sorting out textual variants and in interpreting the meaning of the text, but once the text was established and understood - revelation takes priority over reason. Regarding the assurance of personal salvation, Watson embraces the doctrine of the direct witness of the Spirit.

Watson held that Genesis 1-3 were to be accepted as a literal account and that the flood was universal. While his article on Arianism might be thought obsolete, actually his refutation of Arianism will also work against Jehovah's Witnesses. Watson had an adequate grasp of the Trinity and dealt with early Church heresies concerning the nature of Christ. At one point in his ministry, Watson even had to correct Adam Clarke on the eternal sonship of Christ.

Watson contended for the virgin birth of Christ and dealt extensively with the atonement. Included are articles on atonement, expiation, propitiation, and sacrifice. Watson is most helpful in his analysis of Calvinism. Included is a 15-page account of the Synod of Dort which shows the intolerance and injustice with which Arminians were treated. Watson's definition of such terms as: calling, election, foreknowledge, necessity, predestination, reprobation, will, and vocation are Arminian.

Watson rejected such doctrines as universalism and annihilationism, which have been embraced by some liberal Arminians of our day. Watson's vigorous denunciation of Roman Catholicism reflects the view of the Reformers. In a day when the only sin is intolerance and evangelicals are compromising with Rome, Watson's emphasis will come as a surprise to some who do not have the true facts.

While holding to a historical approach to the interpretation of prophetic passages, Watson's greatest strength regarding eschatology is his optimism that the kingdom of Christ will prevail.

Richard Watson was one of the greatest theologians the Church has ever known. Although he is fallible, the chief value of this dictionary is its refutation of Calvinism. Whoever defines the terms, controls the debate. Watson's definitions and historical accounts, his exegesis and citation of primary sources will strengthen this generation of ill-equipped Arminians to defend their faith.

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One thing I am certain of is that it will take a looooong time for Windows to be phased out.  The industrial world is very dependent on Windows.  I work for one of the larger oil companies in the world, and we are slowing progressing to Windows 7.  There is so much stuff that does not work going from XP to Window's 7, that it takes years to put fixes in place for critical systems so the migration can occur.

Microsoft will get Windows 8 to a point where industry can adopt it or they will move onto something else.  

The majority of industrial process control is migrating to Windows based systems.  It has been for years.  We still have many old Unix based stations.  Little by little we migrate to Windows.

Windows will not be gone anytime soon.

Whether or not, our software developers will keep up with the future Windows releases is another matter entirely.

Tom,

That is the right attitude.... Be thankful for both programs.  E Sword is great.  I was blessed by it for years.  

Some of us loved the additional features and customization of theWord and others feel they clutter things up.

The additonal features of theWord make me more efficient.  For some they make things harder and more complicated.

This is why there is a need for more than one program!

I use theWord and MySword about an equal amount.  

I actually maintain a library for 4 programs just in case....  I love Bible software.

I notice someone tends not to like my thoughts on this post and I am as to curious to know why. It would be helpful if the person posted his/her reason for disagreeing.

The view I have is not just my own as there is a lot of research that goes into the aesthetics and presentation of text. Text color is also something that has been extensively researched, and although many Christians enjoy having a Bible in which the words of Christ are in red, yet research shows the color red is the very harsh on the eyes as where either blue of green is more gentler on the eyes.

I'm a person who finds it difficult to read red text because of how my eyes react to it. Also when it comes to the text in either superscript or subscript in the main body of text, I find it really difficult to get the flow of reading it. I don't believe that I am the only one like this, and I'm sure that there are many here who are as well.

Putting this in context with Bible Software, its for this reason why I prefer e-Sword more so than any other program. Having said that, I do refer to Strongs Numbered Bibles when needing to find the meaning of a Greek or Hebrew word, but I don't use them for my devotional reading.

If you dislike this response, that's fine, but please let me know why, as I think its important.

Blessings,

Hi Stephen,

I did not vote on that post.  I wanted to say a couple of things about why someone might have voted negative.  

In theWord you can toggle the commentary links on and off in the Bible view by pressing the "L" key.  You can also toggle on and off the strongs numbers by pressing the "S" key.  You can toggle on and off the morphology by pressing the "M" key.  You can toggle on and off the cross references by pressing the "X" key.  So you can have all this functionality and it will dissapear in a second when you do not need it anymore and come back when you want it instantly.

The other thing is that you can have multiple Bible views.  I have 5 Bible views and 4 book/commentary views on my PC with a larger monitor.  One Bible view has Strongs and commentary links.  One has cross references.  One or 2 have translation notes and the other is just plain text.  They are all different translations and they all move up and down in synch as I am reading one of the views.  

I think the post just demonstrated a lack of knowledge about the features of theWord.  I am guessing this is why those who voted it down did so.

On other thing... and it did not happen in this case.  On my small smart phone I sometimes press the up or down votes by mistake.  There is no way to undo them once you have done them.  This is from trying to use my fat finger on a tiny screen.

Blessings,
Peter

Bradley,
Could you make a topx or theWord module of this?
Thanks,
Peter

I would really enjoy having RB Kuiper's The Church in History but don't know if it is out of copyright. It is such a good text for home schooling and mission schools.

This book was originally published in 1951 and it does not appear to have been renewed according to the Stanford and Rutgers databases.

It is published by Eardman's and has been updated several times.  

The trick would be to find an original 1951 text that could be made into a module.  The updated versions are likely under copyright.

File Name: Ironside, Harry A. - The Great Parenthesis Droid MySword Version
File Submitter: pfpeller
File Submitted: 02 Sep 2012
File Category: Books
Author: Ironside, Harry A.


Harry A. Ironside
1876 - 1951

Few preachers had more varied ministries than this man. He was a captain in the Salvation Army, an itinerant preacher with the Plymouth Brethren, pastor of the renowned Moody Memorial Church in Chicago, and conducted Bible conferences throughout the world. Sandwiched between those major ministries, Ironside preached the Gospel on street corners, in missions, in taverns, on Indian reservations, etc.

Never formally ordained and with no experience whatever as a pastor, Ironside took over the 4,000-seat Moody Memorial Church in Chicago and often filled it to capacity for 18 1/2 years. A seminary president once said of him, "He has the most unique ministry of any man living." Although he had little formal education, his tremendous mental capacity and photographic memory caused him to be called the "Archbishop of Fundamentalism."

Preaching--warm, soul-saving preaching--was his forte. Special speakers in his great church often meant nothing; the crowds came when he was there. He traveled constantly at his prime, he averaged 40 weeks in the year on the road--always returning to Moody Memorial for Sunday services.

His pen moved, too; he contributed regularly to various religious periodicals and journals in addition to publishing 80 books and pamphlets. His writings included addresses or commentaries on the entire New Testament, all of the prophetic books of the Old Testament, and a great many volumes on specific Bible themes and subjects.

In 1951, Dr. Ironside died in Cambridge, New Zealand, and was buried there at his own request.


THE GREAT PARENTHESIS


Contents


00 Preface

01 Introduction

02 The Great Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks

03 The Acceptable Year of the Lord

04 Further Instances of the Hidden Interval

05 Our Lord's Great Prophecy

06 The First Church Council; The Parenthesis Recognized by the Apostles

07 The Parenthetical Period in Israel's Ecclesiastical Year

08 The Mystery of the Olive Tree

09 The Revelation of the One Body

10 The End of the Parenthesis

11 The Mystery of Lawlessness and the Revelation of the Man of Sin



PREFACE


The contents of the present volume are really an enlargement of lectures on Bible prophecy that have been given at various conferences during the past few years. It was never convenient to have these stenographically reported at the time of their delivery, and so the substance of the addresses has been very carefully gone over and is now presented for the consideration of those who are interested in the revelation which the Spirit of God has given concerning things to come. It is the author's fervent conviction that the failure to understand what is revealed in Scripture concerning the Great Parenthesis between Messiah's rejection, with the consequent setting aside of Israel nationally, and the regathering of God's earthly people and recognition by the Lord in the last days, is the fundamental cause for many conflicting and unscriptural prophetic teachings. Once this parenthetical period is understood and the present work of God during this age is apprehended, the whole prophetic program unfolds with amazing clearness.

It is not with any pretension of having discovered something new that I have prepared this volume. I am glad to acknowledge my indebtedness to many sober, spiritually-minded teachers of the Word who in years gone by saw clearly many truths as to God's prophetic plan which later writers and teachers have obscured in large measure. While I do not expect all my readers to agree with me, I humbly ask that, like the Berean Jews of old, they do not reject this testimony without careful inquiry, but that they search the Scriptures to see whether these things are so. Personally, they have been a part of my own thinking for so many years and have meant so much to me in my study of the Word of God that I am eager to have others enter into them, too. On the other hand, I have no desire to press anything that is not substantiated by Scripture. "We can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth." And in the Old Testament it is written: "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."

H. A. Ironside. Chicago, Ill.

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Could you please help me install files with "bbl.htm" on my LG mobile device.

They do not show in the MYSWORD module.

Thank you very much.

barsabas,
They need to say filename.bbl.mybible or they will not work in MySword.  Please try downloading again.  You may have to download to your computer first and then transfer if you are having trouble downloading to your mobile device.
Blessings,
PEter