Peruse pertinent cross-references in any available version Survey statistics for the word within the pericope, book, or version By clicking various tabs, the user immediately mayĪccess every occasion of the term in a variety of lexicons, grammars, and other reference works Thus the user may easily find not only all instances of a given conjugated verbal form in the Greek or Hebrew text but also every occurrence of its root or lexical form. Searches may be conducted, for example, on individual words or phrases (preceded by a period or quotation mark, respectively, in the command line) or (with a right-click) on the particular form or lemma of terms in the original languages. Search commands are flexible and fast, providing virtually instant access to an array of user-defined biblical data. Of primary interest to prospective BW9 users is unquestionably the usability of its interface. With its supplements from previous versions, BW9 features some 200 Bible translations in over 40 languages, nine Greek/Hebrew grammars, nine Greek/Hebrew lexicons, and a number of other resources that are helpful to varying degrees (e.g., Greek/Hebrew paradigms, the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, the NET Bible, the Babylonian Talmud, Schaff’s History, Henry’s commentaries, and the Westminster Standards). With additional purchases the user may now access the ESV Study Bible, Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics, and Grudem’s Systematic Theology, along with several previously offered modules (e.g., HALOT, BDAG, QBSET).

While a more exhaustive list of the new features in BW9 is available on the BibleWorks website ( ), a few notable additions include a fourth column for expanded and more efficient analysis, digital images of several significant NT manuscripts, the Moody Bible Atlas by Barry Beitzel, and the NT critical apparatus from the Center for New Testament Textual Studies. In this review I will cover the new features in BW9 the functionality of its interface a few personal examples of its utility for students, pastors, and teachers and a summary of its strengths and weaknesses. $359.00 (new) $159.00–$199.00 (upgrade from version 7 or 8).īibleWorks 9 (BW9), the latest update to the leading MS Windows-based exegetical software, has enhanced an already robust BibleWorks platform for personal and technical study of biblical texts.

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