Jerry Foster has updated his Bible software reviews with the addition of three more programs, PocketBible for Windows, PC Study Bible, and BibleSpeak. I think you will find them interesting.

World of Apple carries a very extensive review of Accordance 8. Its author, Dee Dee Warren, does a very thorough job, and if you leave a comment you can win a free Library 8 Introductory Level package (priced at $99), which isn’t bad at all.

It’s good to see other people writing comprehensive reviews. Now, who said my reviews were long…?

Mark Vitalis Hoffman (more commonly known online as MGVH), has posted an analysis of the mapping resources found in the new QuickVerse 2009. The review focuses particularly on the new integration between QV’s maps and Google Maps. I recommend you check it out.

I have always said that Bible software is not an end in itself. What really matters is what you do with it. So I am always on the look out for examples of practical applications. Today I found a nice one here. When I first read Rodney J. Decker’s question over at the Accordance Forums, little did I know what he was up to. Now I know, and I like it. It is always good to see people using Bible programs to carry on daily tasks, but also to do research and apply them to things that may not be immediately obvious.

P.S. The title of this entry was inspired by Gordon Fee’s To What End Exegesis?, which happens to be on the shelf in front of my desk.

The Windows and Mac versions of ScriptureDirect have been updated. According to the developer of the program,

The main new features are the ability to use the scroll wheel and to resize the window (new for Windows). The resizing function should make it easier for users to use other software next to SD or to browse other translations on the internet and compare them to the Greek/English transliteral translation that we provide.

The update can be downloaded from within the program itself (orange globe icon located on the start screen).