I got an invite to check out the beta of a new online Bible search and study website called www.eBible.com
So I fired it up this evening for a quick spin. I don't know how it compares to similar services, but it's pretty slick. Interface is nice and clean and appears AJAX. The home page is very simple like google ... a search box and then a tag cloud listing popular searches.
So I did a search on "jason" ... you did know "jason" is in the Bible right? Bonus points if you know where before you look below ;-)
Not only did it present verses with "jason" in them it also gave "see also" suggestions pulled from Bible dictionaries and commentaries (19 in total at this time). So I click on Acts 17:5
The verse comes up highlighted and you have several options such as bookmark the passage, change font, and open parallel view ... I like parallel view so I set my default Bible to The Message and second to New American Standard (as shown above).
It also shows any commentary on the left hand side that relates to the passage you've searched ... or switch the left view to "last search" or "tags" ... again, I like the clean look and simple navigation.
Again, I don't have anything to reference this to and I've only started to kick the tires, but eBible.com is sweet if you need an online Bible search tool ... and this is still in beta. I've got a couple invites available for anyone interested in checking out eBible for themselves. Just leave a comment and I'll get an invite to you.
You can check out other reviews of eBible via the eBible blog ... nice work guys!
(update: I just got 20 more invites for those wanting to kick the tires)
Do you have any passes to give out? I would love to try this out.
Posted by: Blair Farley | July 09, 2006 at 01:02 AM
Blair - invitation sent :-)
Posted by: Jason Powell | July 09, 2006 at 01:04 AM
Hi Jason, I enjoy reading your blog, and the look at eBible.com looks really neat! If you have any invites left, I'd love to get one if possible.
Thanks a lot!
Chester
Posted by: Chester Hull | July 09, 2006 at 08:31 AM
Chester - invite on the way
Posted by: Jason Powell | July 09, 2006 at 11:05 AM
MMM.. eBible invites, sweet. It has this google-esqe feel to it.
Posted by: Marcus Monroe | July 09, 2006 at 12:50 PM
Hey Jason, thanks for all the great posts. I read yours every day! If you still have one of those invites lying around, I'd love to get one.
Posted by: Taylor smith | July 09, 2006 at 01:15 PM
Jason, great webpage you've found. Anymore invites lying around?
Posted by: Clayton Bell | July 09, 2006 at 02:52 PM
Taylor and Clayton ... invites sent
Enjoy!
Posted by: Jason Powell | July 10, 2006 at 08:45 PM
I would love an invite. Thanks
Posted by: casey tingle | July 11, 2006 at 11:50 AM
Casey...invite sent
Posted by: Jason Powell | July 11, 2006 at 12:11 PM
Would love an invite!
Posted by: Nathan Horton | July 11, 2006 at 03:06 PM
If you still have invitations I'd love to check it out too. Thanks in advance.
Posted by: John McNeal | July 11, 2006 at 05:01 PM
I would love an invite Jason! I use biblegateway.com online and use Quick Verse, Libronix and iBelieve offline. You can't have enough good resources for searching, studying and knowing God's Word. Thanks!
Posted by: Ernie Stevenson | July 15, 2006 at 01:17 AM
I would also appreciate an invite.
Posted by: MUTE MATT | July 15, 2006 at 03:29 PM
Jason,
Sorry I forgot to post back...thanks a lot for the invite to eBible. I really am enjoying using it! It's so much smoother and easier to use than the software bible I had!
Thanks again!
Chester
Posted by: Chester | July 16, 2006 at 10:05 PM
If you have an invite left, I would be very grateful!
Posted by: Eric | July 17, 2006 at 02:31 PM
I'd like an invite to eBible if you had any left.
Thanks for sharing all kinds of great information on your blog. Highly informative.
Posted by: John Stark | July 21, 2006 at 08:57 PM
Hi! Do you have anymore invites to extend? I'd love to participate in this project. Thanks very much from one geek to another.
Posted by: macdeb8 | August 24, 2006 at 11:46 PM
Yep ... after you I've got 8 more :-)
Invite sent!
Posted by: Jason Powell | August 24, 2006 at 11:51 PM
My list of great Bible study tools on the web is at The Best Bible Study Tools on the Web http://www.andyrowell.net/andy_rowell/2006/02/basic_bible_stu.html
Your readers should know that www.Biblegateway.com is better than ever. They now have the TNIV (2005), ESV (2001), NLT (2004), NASB (1995), HCSB (2003), The Message (2002), CEV (1995), and the NIrV (1998). You can look up five versions of a passage at a time and view them side by side.
Andy Rowell
Department of Biblical Studies and Christian Educational Ministries
Taylor University
My Blog: Church Leadership Conversations
http://www.andyrowell.net
P.S. Why does this blog "not allow HTML comments?"
Posted by: Andy Rowell | September 06, 2006 at 01:55 PM