Catholic Bible Software, Help?

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Does anyone know where I can find Catholic Bible Software? For a Desktop PC that is, not a PDA or Blackberry.

If I do a Google search for Bible Software, every other Christian denomination comes up with hits, but nothing regarding let’s say, the “New American Bible” which obviously all Masses are read from in America. Ligouri Publicatins used to have a good version with a psudo concordance, but as I just checked out their site, no sign of it at anymore. Ebay has all other denominations and Bible translations, but no NAB’s that I can find.

Any Help Will Be Apprciated. Thanks.

irzapper
09/15/05
 
I have Bible Explorer 3, which I picked up for about $50 at Family Christian Stores. It is definitely Protestant oriented, but does have the RSV with the deuterocanonical books - it came with the package I bought - and the NAB as an add-on for $30 extra.

It has no Catholic commentaries, though.

It also has access to a private discussion board, where I’m one of two Catholics in a sea of Baptists and pentacostals and fundamentalists. If you like apologetics, it’s a great place to practice!

But I just started the Denver Catholic Bible School - a 4-year course! and it’s obviously going to do more for me than BE3.

It’s offered outside the Denver diocese, too; see if they have it in your area.
 
I’m not sure what you are looking for, but I have “Welcome To The Catholic Church on CD-ROM” from Harmony Media, Inc.

It has the RSV Bible: Catholic Edition, NAB, Hundreds of Church documents, including all Vatican ll documents, and more. I wish it contained the CCC. It came out before the CCC was released.

The web site is harmonymedia.com/
 
e-sword is written by a protestant programmer with KJV coming as the default bible. however you can download Catholic Bibles like DRB Vulgate from that site
 
I recommend e-sword if you have windows also… I downloaded the vulgate, and the DR.

I am a Linux guy myself, so I use something slightly different. I think its “Bible Time.” You take a look at SourceForge
 
I am a software engineer or rather studying to be. Perhaps I can make one sometime.
 
Why does it seem like a Catholic void on Bible software? Catholics just don’t read the Bible so you can’t make money? Some other reason?:hmmm:
 
I found the a great site for Bible software, called bibletheology.com

The site has both Catholic and Protestant versions. At the top of their page, press either tabs titled Catholic Software, or the tab called Bible Software.

I personally as a Catholic like the the “E-Bibles” offered under the Bible Software tab. They have both Catholic Bibles and Protestant Bibles all in any of three software packages ranging from $29.95 to $89.95. That way I can compare and better undestand the authors positions about any particular subject in the Bible.

Thanks for your responses to my original post.

irzapper
09/15/05
 
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frogman80:
I recommend e-sword if you have windows also… I downloaded the vulgate, and the DR.
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I didn’t think the e-sword format supported the full Bible. Does it? I know that GnomeSword doesn’t.
 
eBible with New American Bible and Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition, along with King James Version and the New King James Version. ($29.95 at Leaflet Missal Company)
 
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Why does it seem like a Catholic void on Bible software? Catholics just don’t read the Bible so you can’t make money? Some other reason?:hmmm:
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I don’t know why but the Catholic Church is totally cyber-retarded, which is consistent since we were slow off the mark taking advantage of the printing press as well.

Also, the Douai is the only Catholic Bible in the public domain. The Nat’l Council of Catholic Bishops owns the NAB and I really wish they would release a freeware version of it. It used to be available for e-Sword but apparently they put a stop to it.
 
I picked up a Logos Bible Study Library. Quite pricey at almost $200. However has a ton of stuff. Most of it is protesant, but I recently purchased an addon: The Collegeville Catholic Reference Library which includes:
  • The New Dictionary of Sacramental Worship
  • The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality
  • The New Dictionary of Catholic Social Thought
  • The New Dictionary of Theology
  • Consecrated Phrases: A Latin Theological Dictionary
  • *Collegeville Bible Commentary *(entire collection)
  • *New American Bible *(Revised)
  • RB 1980: The Rule of St. Benedict in Latin and English with Notes ($19.95 to unlock)
  • Benedict’s Rule: A Translation and Commentary, by Terrance Kardong ($19.95 to unlock)
  • *Early Monastic Rules *with *The Rules of the Fathers in Latin and English *($19.95 to unlock)
All for $130. I also use usccb’s web catechism.

So far I’ve enjoyed using the software. If you type in a verse it gives you tons of options from dictionaries to maps to commentaries to pick from.

Although it’s expensive, if you’re serious about Bible Study it’s an investment worth looking into.
 
K-McD said:
harmonymedia.com/CDROM/welcome/welcome.htm

They have “Welcome to the Catholic Church 4” which contains the CCC. Looks very interesting.
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I’ve got that software. I can’t recommend it enough

NAB, RSV-CE, CCC, Catechism of Trent, Denzingers, the Summa, the later 20th century papal encyclicals, Vat II documents.

Everything a diaconal student could ask for 🙂

(well actually, I’d like Ott’s *Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma * on it too - maybe v 5.0 😉 )
 
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bogeyjlg:
I am a software engineer or rather studying to be. Perhaps I can make one sometime.
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Oh, good. I was going to start a new thread on this, but if you don’t mind, let me tell you what my dream Catholic basic software would be:
  1. NAB with footnotes
  2. RSV-CE with Navarre Bible Commentary
  3. Douay-Rhiems with Haydock-Challoner Commentary
  4. The Ignatius Study Bible Commentary
  5. The Catechism of the Catholic Church
  6. The Catechism of the Council of Trent
  7. Quotations of the Saints
  8. The Baltimore Catechism
  9. Steve Ray’s Commentary on John’s Gospel
  10. The Jerome Biblical Commentary
  11. The Jerusalem Bible with Commentary
 
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K-McD:
I’m not sure what you are looking for, but I have “Welcome To The Catholic Church on CD-ROM” from Harmony Media, Inc.

It has the RSV Bible: Catholic Edition, NAB, Hundreds of Church documents, including all Vatican ll documents, and more. I wish it contained the CCC. It came out before the CCC was released.

The web site is harmonymedia.com/
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I have the new version, which has several bible translations and the catechism. the original had Fr. Hardon’s commentary on the catechism, which was released before the CCC was available in English, still a very good resourse. the new version also has more prayers and more saints.
 
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Fidelis:
Oh, good. I was going to start a new thread on this, but if you don’t mind, let me tell you what my dream Catholic basic software would be:
  1. NAB with footnotes
  2. RSV-CE with Navarre Bible Commentary
  3. Douay-Rhiems with Haydock-Challoner Commentary
  4. The Ignatius Study Bible Commentary
  5. The Catechism of the Catholic Church
  6. The Catechism of the Council of Trent
  7. Quotations of the Saints
  8. The Baltimore Catechism
  9. Steve Ray’s Commentary on John’s Gospel
  10. The Jerome Biblical Commentary
  11. The Jerusalem Bible with Commentary
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for 10 and 11… add an honest evaluation of Fr Brown or drop all together.

link to Church Fathers’ commentarys - 8 or 9 volumes

and just for spice… homilies from saints (Francis DeSales etc) on

and eventually the Apologetics Study Bible (Matthew is out now, lots more to come.):clapping:
 
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MrS:
for 10 and 11… add an honest evaluation of Fr Brown or drop all together.

link to Church Fathers’ commentarys - 8 or 9 volumes

and just for spice… homilies from saints (Francis DeSales etc) on

and eventually the Apologetics Study Bible (Matthew is out now, lots more to come.):clapping:
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All good additions to my list. 🙂 I neglected to add the ASB, even though I use it a lot and also am looking forward to new volumes. 👍

As far as Fr. Brown and the JBC: Even though it has lots of problems, I wouldn’t hesitate to add it because generally it is more helpful than not. I’m not even considering the New JBC, which by all accounts is so modernist as to be irredeemable. Same thing for the NJB.
 
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