e-Sword 7.9.8

e-Sword 7.9.3 was released on 17 January 2008.
e-Sword 7.9.4 was released on 18 January 2008.
e-Sword 7.9.5 was released on 29 January 2008.
e-Sword 7.9.7 was released on 24 February 2008.
e-Sword 7.9.8 was released on 25 February 2008.

The new component is Sermon Illustrations. Only one resource for this component is available, Bible Illustrations published by AMG Publishers. This resource costs US$20.00.

The most exciting change is with Strong's numbers:
* These will be displayed in all resources. Dictionaries, Harmony resources, Devotionals, Commentaries, Topical Files, Study Notes, commentaries, Maps, Sermon Illustrations;
* You can select a specific, different dictionaries for the Hebrew and Greek information;

This does come at a very small price. Strong's numbers have to have a "G" or "H"prefix, so that e-Sword displays the displays the appropriate information. No more kludge fixes are required to display Strong's numbers for the LXX, or Hebrew New Testament. :)

This increased Strong's functionality is well worth it.

Getting e-Sword support

The e-Sword Utility program FAQ: Where to Obtain e-Sword Support From: V 0.0B0.01.0/20080117 was released today. This is a 97 page PDF. A4 size pages.

Social Networking Sites that contain e-Sword interest groups are listed. I'm not sure why, but I was persuaded to sign up on Facebook, MySpace, and one or two others. That is how I discovered the existence of these interest groups. Whilst I wouldn't call them "support groups" in the traditional sense, their existence is significant. If, as has been suggested, email is dying, if not dead, then social networking groups will be the major, if not only source of support for users, in the intermediate future.

I've been told that an e-Sword community exists on Second City. Since I don't run Windows on a computer that has Internet Access, I have been unable to verify the existence of that group.

e-Sword support lists

There are fifty one yahoogroups that focus on e-Sword.
I'm doing a cut and paste from where to obtain e-Sword support.
The numbers on the right hand side are the page numbers where I provide their data in the FAQ.

Biblical_Module_Developers_From_Romania 33
Catholic_e‑Sword 34
Christopedia 34
Cmt_commentaries 34
e‑Sword 35
e‑Sword-Br 35
* e‑Sword-Berea 36
e‑Sword-español 36
* e‑Sword español modulos 37
e‑Sword_Calvary_Chapel 37
e‑Sword_Chat 38
e‑Sword_Copyright 38
e‑Sword_Debate 39
e‑Sword_German 39
e‑Sword_Live 40
* e‑Sword_L10N 40
e‑Sword_Modules 40
e‑Sword_Mormom 41
e‑Sword_Nederlands 41
e‑Sword_Off_Topic 42
e‑Sword_Theology_ Doctrine 42
e‑Sword_Tools 43
e‑Sword_Unofficial_Users_Group 43
e‑Sword_Unofficial_Users_Group2 44
e‑SwordModules 44
e‑SwordModuleCreation 45
e‑Sword4Linux 45
e‑Sword4Mac 46
e‑Sword4Vista 46
ESword 46
eSword-Accessibility 47
ESword_Advanced_users 48
* eSword-Art 48
Eswordemail 49
eSwordemailClassic 49
eSwordOutreach 50
* eSwordPastorHelps 50
eSwordPrayer 51
eSwordRM 51
eSwordTopic 52
eSwordWesleyan 52
Free_e‑Sword_Files 53
Gnostic_e‑Sword 53
* HebrewInterlinear 53
IAV Translation And Commentary 4e‑Sword 54
Jewish_e‑Sword 54
Minordec 55
* MiscBibleStuff 55
* Orthodoxe‑Sword 56
Pocket_esword 56
The_e‑Sword_Unofficial_Users_Group 57
Unbiased_eSword 58
User_Modules2 58
Usermade_Modules2 58

The "*" before the name of the list indicates that some screening is done of prospective members.

e-Sword Documentation

Updated two sections of The e-Sword Utility Program FAQ:

i) where_to_obtain_e-sword_support_v_0_0_A0_1_20071104.pdf:

This is the updated version on where to find e-Sword support.

ii) versification_schemes_v_0_0_A_1_20071104.pdf:
The title of this document is a bit of a misnomer. Whilst alternate versification scheme data is included, that only applies to specific books or chapters. This document also includes versification information for some material that is neither protocanonical, nor deuterocanonical.

New documents in the series are:
i) internal_e-sword_numbers(Book_chapter_first_and_laste_verse_of_chapter.ods:
This is simply a spreadsheet of Table 117 in versification_schemes_v_0_0_A_1_20071104.pdf
This is in Open Document Format, which is the file format defined by ISO 26300 specifications. As such, it is the only internationally accepted standard file format for spreadsheets.

ii) internal_e-sword_numbers(Book_chapter_first_and_laste_verse_of_chapter.pdf:
This is Table 117 of versification_schemes_v_0_0_A_1_20071104.pdf in PDF format.

All of these documents can be found at http://www.esnips.com/web/eSwordFAQs/.

e-Sword Polls

This is a list of all of the polls on e-Sword support lists.
The lists are in random order.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/e-sword_theology_doctrine/polls

Would you like this group to be used an e-Sword based Bible Study?
Created on Oct 24, 2007
Closes 1 November 2007

If this list is used as an e-Sword based Bible Study, then what format should it take?
Created on 24 October 2007
Closes 1 November 2007


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eSword_Advanced_Users/polls

Which of satan's doctrines, have entered the Christian world, since the time of Jesus Christ ?
Created on Sep 16, 2007
Ongoing/No closing date.

http://mx.groups.yahoo.com/group/e-sword-espanol/polls

Debido al tiempo que consume traducir, quiero hacer una pequeña encuesta acerca de la posibilidad de tener e-sword en español.
Creado en 17 de Ago, 2007
Ongoing/No closing date.

http://groups.yahoo.com/e-sword_off_topic/polls

Protestant Christian Affiliation.
CF http://www.iridis.com/glivar/List_of_Christian_denominations for a list of denominations, and definitions.
Created on Jan 23, 2005
Ongoing/No closing date.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eSword/polls

How soon would like to be able to make your study notes into a commentary module?
Created on 5 October 2007
Poll closes 1 November 2007

Ben's Next Development Efforts. Keep working on BeST 2.0 or update BPeST (Pocket e-Sword import tool)
Created on Oct 23 October 2007
Closes 7 November 2007

How many of us live with the belief in an imminent expectation concerning the return of Christ.
Created on 21 May 2007
Ongoing/No Closing date.



http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Torah_People/polls

Does the Hebrew text display itself properly?
Created on Feb 15, 2004
Ongoing/No closing date.

Are you prepared for an emergency, with an emergency kit containing the essential items, that you can grab quickly as if you'd have to evacuate at the sound of a firebell?
Created on May 5, 2004
Ongoing/No closing date.

If you had to pick between either "Good" or "Truth" to be the exclusive form of the Universe... which one would you pick?
Created on Mar 24, 2005
Ongoing/No closing date.