Now there is more information close to hand when working in a text. The Analysis Window is clearer and more sensibly organized. The real heart of Bibleworks is how easily it allows complex searches and access to text related information. I was interested to see that Waltke & O’Connor as well as Dan Wallace’s grammar are now included without needing to be unlocked (Jouon and Muruoka are included too, but I haven’t got into that yet!) There is now another set of NT Greek diagrams to compare with the previous set (which leads me to ask why this was not available when I was in seminary, and also to make some passing comment about how easy it must be now compared to “back in my day!”) Apparently, you can now listen to the English text read aloud (if you’re on Vista, which I’m not, so I can’t comment on how that sounds).
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In reality there are now more of the above versions (TNIV, NIrV, plus Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Macedonian, Russian, Arabic, etc.), grammars and historical texts. You still get more Bible versions than you’ll know what to do with, including numerous foreign language versions (great for missionaries), a significant array of Greek and Hebrew grammars and access to such things as the Belgic and Westminster Confessions, and Schaff’s church fathers. The basic feel of the program is the same as before, although the user interface is now more logical in its organization. Bibleworks is about serious biblical exegesis, especially in the original languages. Bibleworks is not a collection of public domain reference tools that are freely available elsewhere.
Bibleworks is not a library of commentaries, although it does have an increasing set of quality reference tools built-in.
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If all you want is a Bible on the computer and the ability to do a simple search for a word in the English Bible, then you can get cheap or even free software to do that. The qualified yes is that it is worth buying Bibleworks for the first time if you are serious about biblical exegesis, especially original language work. Is it worth upgrading from an older version? Is it worth buying Bibleworks for the first time? Yes and a qualified yes. I’ve had Bibleworks for many years (since the Hermeneutika days!), but I’ve had Bibleworks 8 for just a couple of weeks.
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