E-sword moduals

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I am looking for E-sword modules. I do have several Catholic Bibles such as the Jerusalem bible but I do not have any commentary’s to go with them.
I would also like a utility that would convert text files, MS Word files, and/or PDF files into sword documents.
Thanks for your help
Dave
 
davidgaither;:
do not have any commentary’s to go with them.
AFAIK, there are no Catholic commentaries for e-Sword. (I’ve got one on my to-do list, but there is no telling when it will be done.)

I’m willing to provide instructions/technical help for creating resources.
I would also like a utility that would convert text files, MS Word files, and/or PDF files into sword documents.
Sword, or e-Sword?

AFAIK, there are no tools that directly convert anything that is not in either ThML, OSIS, or GBF format to Sword format.

For e-Sword:
  • BeST will import text files in various flavors of XML. It can also import data from ODF formatted spreadsheets, and in xls format.
  • Text2DAO will import text files in CSV format.
  • Biblos will import text for Bibles and Dictionaries. This program is no longer maintained, and does not create files that meet the current specifications for e-Sword resources.
The first two tools are available from the file area of the e-Sword_Tools list: Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos

Manuals for using those tools can be found at esnips.com/eSwordFAQs/

xan

jonathon
 
Thanks for the offer to help. I am a retired engineering manager and we all know how little managers know 🙂 I have worked in acces but most of the time one of my guys did the hard work. Today I did open a bible in access to see how it was laid out. I also have some PDF files that I think you wrote about how to make modules. I think it was written in mid 2007. Let me read that better and I am sure I will have more questions. You know I got started on this and the program was so good that it is starting to become a obsession. That only question I have right now is where can I get templates for Access that I think are already made for E-Sword? Then I think I need to read your book and give a shot a making some modules. I know I can get most things into Word even if I have to cut and paste. From there I can put it into a table that I can get into Access or maybe I can get it into Excel. I am thinking that Best2 accepted Excel files ??? Then I just need to get things where they belong.
Thanks
Dave
 
Have you got the old Jerusalem Bible on e-sword that we English Catholics use at Mass?
 
davidgaither;:
That only question I have right now is where can I get templates for Access that I think are already made for E-Sword?
For Bible and commentary templates, my suggestion is to generate them usignText2DAO.

I will release an updated version of templates for all of the formats that are open,before 1 March. (Hopefully before the end of next week.)

I’ll be releasing some more updated documentation this week. Not just where to get support from,but the documents with the technical details on making resources, and both official, and unofficial specifications for making e-Sword resources.

e-Sword 7.9.5 broke a number of user created resources. It also made a number of points in the documentation I wrote invalid.
I am thinking that Best2 accepted Excel files ?
It does. My preference is to do the markup by hand, and save as plain text. Then import using BeST.

If you want to go the cut and paste route, use Text2DAO. That way you can do any coloring, etc at the same time, if the paste doesn’t preserve the markup.

Finally, use The Scripture Tooltip Generator to do the verse references. It recognizes hundreds of abbreviations.

xan

jonathon

xan

jonathon
 
I have the new Jerusalem bible with deutero-canon copyright 1985.
Our church I think uses the Revised standard version.
Dave
 
Thanks. I’ve got the NJB too. I don’t think the JB that we use at Mass is available in software form anywhere.
 
I am looking for E-sword modules. I do have several Catholic Bibles such as the Jerusalem bible but I do not have any commentary’s to go with them.
I would also like a utility that would convert text files, MS Word files, and/or PDF files into sword documents.
Thanks for your help
Dave
I would love to see modules for catholics added on to e-Sword, Haydock commentary, possibly Catholic Commentary by Bernard Orchard from 1950, the Catechism, St Thomas Catena, and Summa Theologica, A Textual Concordance of Holy Scripture By: Rev. Thomas David Williams TAN Books, A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture By: Bishop Frederick Justus Knecht D.D . That being said I have found some modules not on the e-Sword Web site that may be of interest, I will probably have to put this in a few posts.

ANF Fathers Bible Commentary e-Sword module
Allusions to the NT in the Ante-Nicene Fathers (Commentary file with links to the online ANF at ccel.org)

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Latin to English v1.97 Dictionary.zip
in E-sword By vaughn71765@yahoo.com on Jan. 12 2007
Latin to english dictionary
esnips.com/doc/16982c22-d703-4a71-b221-b86474f4c857/Latin-to-English-v1.97-Dictionary

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NAB New American Bible New American Bible with Apocrypha (Catholic) (NAB-A) (1987).bbl in Roman Catholicism
The New American Bible with Apocrypha (Roman Catholic) for eSword. By Ric 1.0 on Sep. 10 2006

NJB New Jerusalem Bible.bbl in E-Sword Bibles (.bbl) New Jerusalem Bible By Unified Diversity on Dec. 5 2007

http://www.esnips.com/doc/3b754b17-6c61-4613-939a-1bd8ef2cd6b4/New-American-Bible-with-Apocrypha-(Catholic)-(NAB-A)-(1987)

Catechism of the Catholic Church Glossary.zip in E-sword By vaughn71765@yahoo.com on Jan. 4 200

Lamsa Bible.bbl in E-Sword Bibles (.bbl) Holy Bible From **The Ancient Eastern Texts Aramaic Of The Peshitta **Unified Diversity on Dec. 5 2007
murdock Aramaic Peshitta Bible.bbl in E-Sword Bibles (.bbl) Aramaic Peshitta Bible By Unified Diversity on Dec. 5 2007
Etheridge NT.zip in e-Sword_Bibles J. W. Etheridge: A Literal Translation of the Four Gospels from the Peshito or Canon of Holy Scripture in Use Among the Oriental Christians from the Earliest Times (Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London 1849). Public Domain. By dvlatko on May. 19 2006

esnips.com/t/download+++Peshitta+e-sword+bible+modules?q=download+++Peshitta+e-sword+bible+modules

 
Most of the rest of these modules are of scholary work

with a few odds and ends not on the e-Sword site

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Prayers_prl-English.zip
Catholic prayer.prl - eSword prayer requests list file pre-loaded with daily prayers in English. Daily prayers include Our Father, Glory Be, Act of Contrition and more. All prayer frequencies and dates are adjustable. Easily add your own petitions and additional prayers. For use with eSword Bible software. [WARNING - Replaces installed prayer.prl file!] By Timothy on Apr. 12 2007

esnips.com/web/E-SwordDictionariesDCT


Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament.dct in E-Sword Module Compilation by JNABy Unified Diversity on Mar. 24 2006

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament.dct in E-Sword Module Compilation by JNABy James on May. 24 2007

http://www.esnips.com/t/Theological+Wordbook+of+the+Old+Testament.dct+E-Sword+Bible+module?q=Theological+Wordbook+of+the+Old+Testament.dct+E-Sword+Bible+module


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Wuest’s Expanded Translation BBL formatted for e-Sword.zip in eSword
Kenneth Wuest’s Expanded Translation of the New Testament BBL Module FORMATTED for e-Sword. So far as I am aware, ALL Wuest’s BBL modules have missing verses, causing verse numbering errors. I do not have the time to correct this problem, though I think I remember fixing one or two. Someone will have to compare this module with a hard copy or a verified digital copy of Wuest’s. By davegregg 25 days ago

esnips.com/t/download+++revised+standard+version++e-sword+bible+modules?q=download+++revised+standard+version++e-sword+bible+modules
esnips.com/doc/20876a85-75cd-40ba-855e-835e765fe0ee/Wuests-Expanded-Translation-BBL-formatted-for-e-Sword


rsv.bbl in Modules
Revised Standard Version By BroFredean on Jan. 22 2006
esnips.com/t/download++RSV+Bible++revised+standard+version++e-sword+bible+modules?q=download++RSV+Bible++revised+standard+version++e-sword+bible+modules
esnips.com/doc/8cad0df2-6dd6-4b30-9ad2-82a264a8ba9b/rsv
 
more e-Sword modules

E-Sword Modules - Free Downloads
forananswer.org/Top_General/E-Sword_Modules.htm

The Original Language Library

E-Sword is a powerful Bible Software package that has helped me tremendously my studies. It offers a clean, easy-to-use interface, dozens of Bibles, Commentaries, Dictionaries, and a host of other resources that commercial Bible software companies charge hundreds of dollars for. But not e-Sword!
E-Sword is free!
I encourage you to visit Rick Myers’ e-Sword homepage and give it a try!
Over the past several years, I have put together a number of useful e-Sword modules for studying the Bible in the original languages. Most are available on the e-Sword site or one of several user-sponsored sites on the Internet. But some are more difficult to find, and others I have created myself. As far as I know, all electronic texts are in the public domain. If you know otherwise, please contact me at once.

In the spirit of Matthew 10:8, I offer them here for free download. Simply click on the links, below, to start the process.**Note: **Important information about individual modules, such as special font requirements, may be found in the Information panel for each module. Click here to see how to display the Information panel.Hebrew
Hebrew Old Testament (available on the e-Sword Downloads Page)
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia with Strong’s Numbers
Westminster Leningrad Codex with vowel points
Interlinear Hebrew Old Testament (beta version)
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of the Old Testament
Genenius’ Hebrew Grammar (beta version)

Greek
Interlinear Greek New Testament (Textus Receptus) with Strong’s Numbers
Westcott Hort with Strong’s Numbers and Morphological Tags (available on the e-Sword Downloads Page)
Tischendorf’s Greek New Testament with Strong’s Numbers and Morphological Tags
Septuagint (LXX) with Strong’s Numbers and Morphological Tags
Strong’s for LXX (Strong’s e-Sword dictionary formatted for use with the LXX module, above)
Robinson’s Morphological Analysis Codes (for use with above and other Bibles with Morphological Tags)
Brenton’s English Translation of the LXX
Didache with parallel Greek and English text (formatted as a Topic File)
The Apostolic Fathers - Greek and Latin text (formatted as a Topic File)
The Apostolic Fathers - English Translation by JB Lightfoot (formatted as a Topic File)
 
more e-Sword modules

Greek:

Allusions to the NT in the Ante-Nicene Fathers (Commentary file with links to the online ANF at ccel.org)
Burton’s *Syntax, Moods, and Tenses in the Greek NT *(formatted as a Topic File)
Strong’s Greek in a Nutshell (formatted as a Topic File)
Gospel of Peter (English & Greek)

Hebrew & Greek
Transliterated Old and New Testaments and Transliterated Root Words with Strong’s Numbers

Latin
Latin Vulgate (available on the e-Sword Downloads Page)
Douay-Rheims English Translation of the Vulgate (available on the e-Sword Downloads Page)
Latin-English Dictionary based on Whitaker’s WORDS
  • NOTE: This dictionary is based on the same source as the Latin dictionary on the e-Sword Downloads Page, but I have consolidated duplicate entries, and used stems rather than inflections, making it easier to use in e-Sword).
Aramaic
Targum Pseudo-Jonathan with Unicode Hebrew Characters
Targum Pseudo-Jonathan Transliterated version
Targum Pseudo-Jonathan English Translation by JW Etheridge (formatted as a Topic File)
Targum Onkelos with Unicode Hebrew Characters
Targum Onkelos English Translation by JW Etheridge (formatted as a Topic File)
Aramaic Standard English Version - Torah

Syriac
The Peshitta with Unicode Syriac Characters
The Peshitta Transliterated Version
An Aramaic-English Lexicon of the Peshitta (keyed to Transliterated version, above)
Murdock’s English Translation of the Peshitta (available on the e-Sword Downloads Page)
J.W. Etheridge’s English Translation of the Peschito (Peshitta).
 
I am looking for E-sword modules. I do have several Catholic Bibles such as the Jerusalem bible but I do not have any commentary’s to go with them.
I would also like a utility that would convert text files, MS Word files, and/or PDF files into sword documents.
Thanks for your help
Dave
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Coptic
Sahidic Coptic New Testament with Unicode Coptic Characters
Sahidic Coptic New Testament Transliterated version
Sahidic Coptic-English Lexicon (keyed to Transliterated version, above)
Gospel of Thomas (Coptic - formatted as a Topic file)
Gnostic Gospels of Thomas, Phillip, and Truth in English Translation (formatted as a Topic file)
Bohairic Coptic New Testament with Unicode Coptic Characters

Gothic
Gothic New Testament
Gothic-English Lexicon

Ethiopic
The Book of Enoch English Translation by RH Charles (formatted as a Topic file)

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Apologetics - eSword for Catholics

blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=38911879&postID=15418061077133240

As a long time fan of eSword for Windows, very good and 100% free digital Bible software, I have noted a lack of eSword resources for Catholics. If one wants Catholics to read the Bible, eSword in particular, one should provide resources for Catholics to do so.To fill this void, I have established an eSword for Catholics folder on eSnips for collecting and distributing high quality eSword content for Catholics. I have uploaded the Douay-Rheims Bible and a customized, pre-loaded Prayer Requests file. The prayer file is set to pop-up a list of daily prayers. Additional prayers show on scheduled dates, such as, monthly on the first Saturday of each month. While not comprehensive, the files are a good start. I have updated the eSword links in the adjacent navigation bar to reflect the new files. As more files come on line, their links will be added.Planned additions include a series of scripture memorization files with apologetic related verses and topic files with Christian literature before 1929. Eventually, a pack of files is planned, so that after installing eSword, a set of standard resources could be easily installed. Similarly, libraries of literature could also be made available.eSword for Catholics
 
I am looking for E-sword modules. I do have several Catholic Bibles such as the Jerusalem bible but I do not have any commentary’s to go with them.
I would also like a utility that would convert text files, MS Word files, and/or PDF files into sword documents.
Thanks for your help
Dave
two more catholic modules
The Baltimore is loaded in topical section of e-Sword
Baltimore_Catechism_1891.top
Baltimore Catechism was the de facto standard Roman Catholic school text in the United States from 1885 to the 1960s. By Ric 1.0 on Sep. 10 2006
esnips.com/doc/e9570d8c-decf-426e-ad3f-fbe90866db88/Baltimore_Catechism_1891

This zip file, the Glossary and index nos for the catechism load into the dictionary section of e-Sword, and the Catechism loads into the topical section
Catechism of the Roman Catholic church.zip
The Catechism of the Roman Catholic church with Glossary and Index for eSword By Ric 1.0 4 hours 24 minutes ago

esnips.com/doc/e9570d8c-decf-426e-ad3f-fbe90866db88/Baltimore_Catechism_1891
 
I am looking for E-sword modules. I do have several Catholic Bibles such as the Jerusalem bible but I do not have any commentary’s to go with them.
I would also like a utility that would convert text files, MS Word files, and/or PDF files into sword documents.
Thanks for your help
Dave
The following link will take you to e-Sword utility for creating e-Sword modules.
craigwhite.net/e-Sword_Utilities.asp#MEd

It seems to work pretty good, is simple but is putzy, I am not familiar with other writers or conversion, would be interested in anything that made it easy to go from an Html or word doc. But I understand there is not any simple one to operate.

the above i have found to work best if one ultimate starts from scratch and work backwards. Such as if doing a commentary module start with last chapter of the last book and work forward.

I am trying this right now and am going to create St Thomas Aquinas Catena as a commentary module for E-Sword, this is church fathers commentary on the Gospels.
 
What a wonderful board this is. Everyone has been so helpful. I thank everyone for responding. I have printed this out and will start working tomorrow. By the way, am I missing something? Is there an easier way to print the thread than using explorer print. That makes it 9 pages…Oh well its the outcome that counts and this has been out of sight.
To Michael G. Thanks for the short cuts but I am sure that everybody on the board is giving you an even bigger “Thank You”
for the E-Sword site on e-snips for Catholics. Wonderful idea.
Again thanks to all and hope I can help someone down the line.
May God bless all of you.
Dave
 
Does anyone have an original Douay Rheims module for e-sword. All I can find is Challoners. I’d love an original because of it following the Vulgate so rigidly and my Latin isn’t the best. So it would be a real aid.

JJ
 
What a wonderful board this is. Everyone has been so helpful. I thank everyone for responding. I have printed this out and will start working tomorrow. By the way, am I missing something? Is there an easier way to print the thread than using explorer print. That makes it 9 pages…Oh well its the outcome that counts and this has been out of sight.
To Michael G. Thanks for the short cuts but I am sure that everybody on the board is giving you an even bigger “Thank You”
for the E-Sword site on e-snips for Catholics. Wonderful idea.
Again thanks to all and hope I can help someone down the line.
May God bless all of you.
Dave
you can try Highliting the area and copy and paste into another file, take out what you don’t want, reduce the font size and then print and save to a file on your computer for future reference
 
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Michael_G:
interested in anything that made it easy to go from an Html or word doc. But I understand there is not any simple one to operate.
BeST can convert HTML to e-Sword resource.

With Text2DAO, you can do a simple cut and paste. Granted, you are doing roughly 40,000 of them, if there is one for every book,chapter,and verse in the Bible.

I expect to release documentation of using BeST, Text2DAO and other utility programs within the fortnight.
Potential issues you may run into:
  • GreekDaniel and GreekEsther. E-Sword does not have slots for those chapters and verses, appending them to the preceding verse in Esther or Daniel.
  • Versification Scheme: e-Sword uses the versification scheme of the Authorized Version of the Bible. Your commentary may use the versification of the Vulgate, which is different. (I don’t remember if I have released the documentation that covers the differences between those versification schemes.)
xan

jonathon

xan

jonathon
 
BeST can convert HTML to e-Sword resource.

With Text2DAO, you can do a simple cut and paste. Granted, you are doing roughly 40,000 of them, if there is one for every book,chapter,and verse in the Bible.

I expect to release documentation of using BeST, Text2DAO and other utility programs within the fortnight.
Potential issues you may run into:
  • GreekDaniel and GreekEsther. E-Sword does not have slots for those chapters and verses, appending them to the preceding verse in Esther or Daniel.
  • Versification Scheme: e-Sword uses the versification scheme of the Authorized Version of the Bible. Your commentary may use the versification of the Vulgate, which is different. (I don’t remember if I have released the documentation that covers the differences between those versification schemes.)
xan

jonathon

xan

jonathon
How can I get the BeST program, is there a cost etc
 
How can I get the BeST program, is there a cost etc
The utility programs are gratis. (There is a premium version of BeST, which is only available to those who contribute to its development.)

I’m being lazy,and doing a cut and paste here.

e-Sword Utilities

BeST / Ben’s e-Sword Tool
groups.yahoo.com/group/e-
Sword_Tools/files/BeST%20and%20BPeST/
groups.yahoo.com/group/e-
Sword_Tools/files/BeST%202.0%20Alpha/

BPeST / Ben’s Pocket e-Sword Tool
groups.yahoo.com/group/e-
Sword_Tools/files/BeST%20and%20BPeST/

The Bible Comparison Tool43:
groups.yahoo.com/group/eSword/files/%21%20e-
Sword%20UTILITIES/

Commentary Creator
groups.yahoo.com/group/e- Sword_Tools/files/Chad%27s%20Commentary%20Creator/

e-Sword Macros for Word.
e-sword.net/extras.html

e-Sword Screen Saver
e-sword.net/extras.html

MFC Editor
groups.yahoo.com/group/eSword_Advanced_Users/files/

Se-Sword MEd
craigwhite.net/e-Sword/

Tag Scanner:
groups.yahoo.com/group/miscbiblestuff/files/

Text2DAO :
groups.yahoo.com/group/eSword/files/%21%20e-
Sword%20UTILITIES/Text2DAO/
groups.yahoo.com/group/miscbiblestuff/files/
houseofmyrrh.org/text2dao.htm

The Tool Tip Generator:
groups.yahoo.com/group/eSword/files/%21%20e-
Sword%20UTILITIES/

TheWORDpad e-Sword Module Editor:
groups.yahoo.com/group/eSword/files/%21%20e-
Sword%20UTILITIES/TOP%20Topic%20Editor/

Those are what I consider to be the core utility programs for the e-Sword resource creators toolbox.

xan

jonathon
 
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