Oxford Bible Commentary
A landmark reference work which is both modern and ecumenical, bringing together the work of over 70 leading biblical scholars. In addition to the texts of the major Christian traditions, it also covers important non-biblical texts such as the Dead Sea Scrolls and early Christian literature.
Oxford Bible Commentary Accessories
 The Oxford Bible Commentary
Oxford Concise English Dictionary 11th Edition
The Oxford Companion to the Bible (Oxford Companions)
Bible Library (Jewel Case)
The Ultimate Bible Reference Library
IdeaSoft Complete Bible Suite
The New Jerome Biblical Commentary
The Bible Library Ultra Edition 6.0
HarperCollins Bible Dictionary
The MacArthur Bible Commentary
Oxford Bible Commentary Reviews
On the other hand, the powerful search features are easier to find than on the replacement Libronix system), and the program runs much, MUCH faster. These are presented in their colorful, and pretty accurate glory. I run it on Windows 98 SE running as a Qemu image under Linux. The book itself impresses.
Its roots go much further back, however. You can see it in the program's refusal to recognize "c:program files" ("c:progra~1" anyone). It is the only Windows software I continue to use. Logos supported a wide variety of religious texts, before it was replaced by the Libronix system (which still can access the older Logos format).
I'm not familiar with the book version. These are a decent subset of the well done maps from the Oxford Bible Atlas. Not only does it cover Old and New Testaments, but also the Apocrypha, and early Christian writings like the Didache, the letters of Ignatious and Clement, and the Shepherd of Hermas. The computerized version is basically text only, with the exception of maps. The disk also supplies the NRSV Bible translation.
You see that in the standard separation of creation accounts in Genesis 1 and 2, the comparison of Genesis to the accounts of other cultures, and even more interesting, to other creation accounts scattered throughout the Old Testament. The authors are not literalists. Logos claims it runs on Windows 98 through XP (it was published well before Vista came out). Long introductions are accompanied by long commentaries on the texts in question. This disk uses the Logos (version 2.1) reader for religious texts.
As a result, the interface is somewhat dated. Toss in introductions to the New Testament Apocrypha, and you have a commentary of broad reach.
The Oxford Bible Commentary is excellent. I highly reccomend it. It is fast and easy to use. The discussion includes the interpretations of a variety of viewpoints and allows the reader to use choose the favorite interpretation.
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