Handheld Biblical Tools

I spent a good part of today searching the web for new bible study tools for my Palm Tungsten T3.

I purchased this tool specifically for the benefits of taking my office with me in my pocket. When I bought it a year and a half ago I immediately purchased the “BibleReader+” with the “Gramcord” Greek, “NRSV” bible and the “Eerdmans Biblical Dictionary” (see the link on my webpage). They have really been helpful and I recommend them wholeheartedly.

Along with these I found “iSilo” a great program that has the “BCP1979e” (ECUSA) and a copy of “Celebrating Common Prayer;” search google for these add-ons.

Today I went back to the BibleReader+ site and downloaded some FREE files; French, German and the Vulgate (Latin) Bibles, and Matthew Henry’s Commentary. I bought a copy of the “TDNT,” which is know as the “Little Kittel”, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. I have owned this book for well over 20 years. It’s a great reference book and with the Greek NT this is very useful for bible studies in homes and churches.

I searched and searched for some church history and liturgical tools but to no avail. Finally after quite some time on google, I can across “Mobipocket” a reader for the PC and for the PDA. I downloaded the free reader and then purchased exactly what I had been searching for, “The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church.” It was $16 when my hard copy was $200!

The upshot is... on my Palm T3 (less than a half pound) I now have a complete academic word study biblical library with a sufficient commentary, two standing liturgical books, and a unrivaled history of the Church from the Fathers to the end of the 20^th century. I say a great half day work!

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