[Globals] [Websters] DataPath=/usr/local/lib/sword/modules/texts/rawtext/websters/ ModDrv=RawText Description=The Webster Bible About= -=+* see the files 'intro.txt' and 'revision.txt' for more details *+=-\par\par \ \qc THE \par HOLY BIBLE, \par CONTAINING THE \par OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, \par IN THE \par \ COMMON VERSION. \par WITH \par AMENDMENTS OF THE LANGUAGE, \par \ BY NOAH WEBSTER, LL. D. \par\par ------------- \par NEW HAVEN: \par \ PUBLISHED BY DURRIE & PECK. \par \ Sold by HEZEKIAH HOWE & CO., and A. H. MALTBY, New Haven; \par \ and by N.&J. WHITE, New York. \par\par ------ \par 1833 \par\par \ Webster Bible Electronic Format.\par \ PUBLIC DOMAIN\par\par \ February 1992\par\par\pard \ Webster Biography:\par \ Noah Webster: America's first grammarian and founding father of American education.\par\par \ In 1828 Noah Webster published the 'American Dictionary of the English Language'. This \ dictionary demonstrates the Christian values which were found in America's educational \ and scholarly systems. It is from this early dictionary that we have todays popular \ 'Webster Dictionary'. In 1833 Noah Webster, who had mastered 20 languages including \ Hebrew and Greek, published the King James Authorized Version 'with amendments to the \ language'. In stating his reasons for producing this version of the Bible, Webster said:\par\par \ 'In the present version, the language is, in general, correct and perspicuous; \ ... in many passages uniting sublimity with beautiful simplicity. In my view, the general \ style of the version ought not to be altered. But, in the lapse of two or three centuries, \ changes have taken place, which, in particular passages, impair the beauty; in others, \ obscure the sense, of the original languages. ... they do not present to the reader \ the Word of God. ... My principal aim is to remedy this evil.'\par\par \ It was with cautious reverence that Webster corrected misused grammar, removed offensive \ terms and expressions, and substituted commonly understood words for words that had fallen \ into disuse, or no longer carried the same meaning.\par\par\ In 1834, the year after completing the Webster Bible, Noah Webster wrote a \ companion piece titled 'Value of the Bible and Excellence of the Christian Religion - For \ the Use of Families and Schools'.\par\par\ Webster, who was considered 'The schoolmaster to a nation' and produced the \ earliest spellers and textbooks for America's school children, believed Christian religious \ values and American public education to be inseparable. He believed the Webster Bible to \ be 'the most important enterprise' of his life, and referred to the Bible as:\par\par \ '... the chief moral cause of all that is good, and the best corrector of all that \ is evil, in human society; the best book for regulating the temporal concerns of men, and \ the only book that can serve as an infallible guide to future felicity.'\par\par \ Introduction to the Electronic Format:\par \ Beginning in July of 1991 the task of placing the Webster Bible text in electronic \ format began. The original purpose was to provide Larry Pierce, who produces the \ On-Line Bible program, with a more modern *public domain* text, similar in content and \ style to the AV but with a grammar that would provide better comprehension in todays \ English.\par\par\ I plan on maintaining an accurate copy of the Webster text. Anyone finding an \ error should contact me; Anyone desiring to obtain the latest, most correct text, can find \ it on the Bible Foundation BBS, or can contact me in the following methods:\par \ Internet acus10@waccvm.corp.mot.com\par \ Home phone 602-829-8542\par \ Address Mark Fuller\par \ 1129 East Loyola Drive\par \ Tempe Arizona, 85282\par \ Bible Foundation http://www.bf.org\par\par \ I would like to thank the Bible Foundation not only for scanning nearly the entire \ Webster Bible but for encouraging me to undertake this monumental work; particularly around \ page 20 when I realized what I had gotten myself into. Special thanks to Jerry Kingery of \ the Bible Foundation for scanning, and Jerry Hastings for doing some preliminary scan \ cleaning and making the texts available on the BBS. [RWP] DataPath=/usr/local/lib/sword/modules/comments/rawcom/rwp/ ModDrv=RawCom Description=Robertson's Word Pictures About=\qc -=+* see the files 'about.txt', 'title.pg', 'rwp.int', 'read.me', and \ 'correct.txt' for more details *+=- \par\par \ Robertson's \par Word Pictures in the \par New Testament \par\par \ A.T. Robertson, A.M., D.D., LL. D., Litt.D. \par\par\pard \ Vol 1,2,3,4 Public Domain -- Copy Freely \par\par Volume 5 (c) 1932. \par \ Renewal 1960 Broadman Press. All rights reserved. \par Used by permission. \par \ [Copyright expires Dec. 31, 2006.] \par\par Volume 6 (c) 1933. \par \ Renewal 1960 Broadman Press. All rights reserved. \par Used by permission. \par \ [Copyright expires Dec. 31, 2007.] \par\par \ +--------------- Copy Freely --------------+ \par\par \ The current files can be found at: \par\par \ The Bible Foundation, \par \ http://www.bf.org \par\par \ If any errors are located, please notify me at the above location, or at: \par\par \ Mark Fuller \par \ 1129 E. Loyola Dr. \par \ Tempe, Az. 85282 \par \ (602) 829-8542 [Vines] DataPath=/usr/local/lib/sword/modules/lexdict/rawld/vines/vines ModDrv=RawLD Description=Vines Bible Dictionary About=\qc Vine's Expository Dictionary \par of New Testament Words \par\par \ Public Domain -- Copy Freely \par\par\pard \ These Dictionary topics are from W.E. Vine's M.A., Expository Dictionary of New Testament \ Words published in 1940 and without copyright. \par\par \ The most current and correct copies of these files can be obtained from the \ following. If any errors are located, please ensure you have the latest files, and if so, \ we would appreciate being informed of the error. \par\par \ The Bible Foundation \par \ http://www.bf.org \par\par \ Or by contacting: \par\par \ Mark Fuller \par \ 1129 East Loyola Drive \par \ Tempe, Arizona, 85282 \par \ 602-829-8542 (voice) [Strongs Hebrew (OT)] DataPath=/usr/local/lib/sword/modules/lexdict/rawld/strongs/hebrew ModDrv=RawLD Description=Strong's / Englishman's Hebrew Bible Dictionary About=\qc Strong's / Englishman's Bible Dictionary \par\par \pard \ This is a lexicon of Hebrew words keyed off of Strong's numbers. [Strongs Greek (NT)] DataPath=/usr/local/lib/sword/modules/lexdict/rawld/strongs/greek ModDrv=RawLD Description=Strong's / Englishman's Greek Bible Dictionary About=\qc Strong's / Englishman's Bible Dictionary \par\par \pard \ This is a lexicon of Greek words keyed off of Strong's numbers. [WEB] DataPath=/usr/local/lib/sword/modules/texts/rawtext/web/ ModDrv=RawText SourceType=GBF Description=The World English Bible About= -=+* see the file 'info.txt' for more details *+=-\par\par \ \qc The World English Bible (WEB) \par\par Public Domain \par\par \pard \ The World English Bible is a 1997 revision of the American Standard Version of the \ Holy Bible, first published in 1901. It is in the Public Domain. Please feel free to copy \ and distribute it freely. \par\par \ Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest \ information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence: \par\par \ Michael Paul Johnson \par \ http://www.ebible.org/bible \par \ mpj@ebible.org