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When it comes to intersecting scripture and technology, no one does it better than YouVersion. As the creators of the Bible app for nearly every mobile and web platform available, they are literally reaching the world with the Word of God.
Oh, and contrary to our cheeky April Fools Day post, it is FREE. That’s right $0.00 with no money down.
Well, after 5 years YouVersion is releasing their biggest update to the Bible App.
[Editor’s Note: This post was part of our April Fool’s 2014 lineup. Have fun, enjoy!]
Today Life Church, the organization behind the incredibly popular YouVersion suit of Bible apps announced a dramatic shake up to their app. Up to now they have given away their app for free, including theKJV and built in social services. However, in a dramatic change of direction, YouVersion has decided to start charging for their app.
The woman in charge of the app, April Nabal, explained the move.
[Read more…] about YouVersion No Longer Free, “Pay Up!” says April Nabal
This has got to be the most #EPIC infographic on the length of the Bible.
Put together by the Overview Bible Project, aka Jeffrey Kranz and Laura Converse, the Bible is compared to other books to put its length into perspective and broken down into different parts to better understand the Bible by the numbers.
Check it out:
The Overview Bible Project, by Jeffrey Kranz and Laura Converse, has put together a comprehensive infographic on the dreams of the Bible.
All 21 dreams included:
Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) recently explored the last 25 years of digital Bible initiatives and announced a groundbreaking partnership with Logos Bible Software.
Seeing where Bible software started compared to where we are today is fascinating. Using a MS-DOS emulator, John Dyer records a demo of the Interactive Bible Library that was released by DTS in 1989:
While I have a basic understanding in the differences between Bible translations, I’ve never seen it laid out so well, before.
Using a linear continuum between “Word-for-Word” and “Thought-for-Thought” translations, it outlines the varying degrees, while at the same time, shows the historic connections of these translations.
Very cool, check it out:
[Read more…] about English Bible Translation Overview [Infographic]
