[sword-info] New Releases from CrossWire

[Troy A. Griffitts]

At some time you asked to be informed of new releases from CrossWire 
Bible Society.  We have 3 exciting new items to report:

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The SWORD Project for Windows 1.5.9

CrossWire Bible Society is pleased to announce the long awaited released 
of The SWORD Project for Windows version 1.5.9.

This new version utilizes the latest SWORD engine to provide access to 
the exciting new Bible releases from CrossWire. Many bugs have also been 
fixed. Some of the more noticeable new features include:

   o the ability to create a search index on a text which will allow 
very fast and more powerful searching.

   o quick access toolbar buttons to show and hide features of a text

   o chapter and book introductions are diplayed when present in a text

Download the latest software here:

http://crosswire.org/sword/software/biblecs

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English Standard Version (ESV) Module Released

We are pleased to announce that Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News 
Publishers, has graciously given CrossWire permission to distribute the 
English Standard Version (ESV), © 2001.

Quoting from www.esv.org:

   The ESV Bible is a new, essentially literal Bible translation that 
combines word-for-word precision and accuracy with literary excellence, 
beauty, and readability. The English Standard Version (ESV) is a 
"word-for-word," essentially literal translation because every word of 
the Bible is inspired by God. Based on this principle, more than sixty 
of the world's leading Bible scholars pored over every word and phrase 
to achieve the unique accuracy, excellence, and beauty of the ESV Bible.

   The ESV publishing team includes more than 100 people. This 
100-member team, which is international and represents many 
denominations, shares a commitment to historic evangelical orthodoxy, 
and to the authority and sufficiency of the inerrant Scriptures.

To find out more about the ESV, visit www.esv.org

       You can add this module to your library using the book installer 
in your favorite SWORD software or by downloading it directly from here:

http://crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModInfo.jsp?modName=ESV

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KJV Module Updated

Announcing the release of a much improved and corrected KJV SWORD module.

This update diligently compared the text to other e-texts and 
differences were validated against a hardcopy of the "Old Scofield Study 
Bible". The encoding of the KJV was updated to the latest OSIS, v2.1.1, 
according to the best practices as mentioned on the Sword-devel mailing 
list and the OSIS 2.1.1 user's manual. All known encoding errors were 
fixed. You can read more about the changes here.

You can add this module to your library using the book installer in your 
favorite SWORD software or by downloading it directly from here:

http://crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModInfo.jsp?modName=KJV