Online Bible New Zealand

As of 1 April 2008 we have had a small change of name. We are no longer a registered charitable trust as the Government has made it uneconomic for us to continue to operate that way. So the trustees have agreed to close the trust and I will operate this as a personal account. As far as you, my valued clients and customers are concerned, there is no difference. The "profits" from this venture will now be taxed, but we will be able to claim back from the IRD one-third of all the amounts given away.

I was in Nelson on the weekend of 29 March 2008 and ran a tutorial in The Online Bible at the Richmond New Life Church. I think all the small group of us learned something new. Thanks to each person for coming!

The version of the Online Bible on the web is 2.10.09. Click link below to access this.

From version, 2.10.07, a warning message is added, when Microsoft Vista is detected, telling you how to cope with Vista.

The following notes may also be helpful:

First of all - you MUST reboot the computer after installing a program in Vista.

I have found that all my Vista problems seem to come from The User Account Control function being turned on as the default.

If you go to Start - Control Panel - User Accounts you can turn this security feature off.

This allows you to use older (non-Microsoft approved) programs without getting the nuisance prompt but more importantly from our point of view is that it allows you to Install and Uninstall Online Bible and delete folders that are normally blocked.

If you like the extra security that User Account Control gives, it is easily turned back on in Control Panel.

If you don't like the idea of disabling this, right clicking on the Online Bible icon will allow you to open the program in administrator mode. (Dave Pohl, Canada)

I have done this with a friend's new computer and it works fine - Allan

What is on the Online Bible CD? In the initial pack – the $65.00 one – there are two CDs. Disk 1 has all the English Bibles (at least 20*, plus some New Testaments), Greek and Hebrew texts, commentaries, maps, books and other reference material, and Disk 2 has the “foreign language” Bible versions. Also in the initial pack is a complete list of what is on Disk 1, and a Getting Started Manual. These come in a double DVD pack.

* AV (JKV), NKJV, RSV, The Message, J B Phillips' NT, ESV, Interlinear Greek, Weymouth, BBE, GWV, Septuagint and more.

What versions do I need to pay for? The 20 plus mentioned above are included in the original price. The following versions are on the CD but require an unlock code (obtainable from me) to make them available:

New International Version $20.00 – British and American spelling.
New American Standard Version $20.00
New Revised Standard Version $7.00
New Living Translation $7.00
All four of the above released in one code $45.00. You save $9.00
Amplified Bible $20.00
The CEV is available on a separate CD, compatible with The Online Bible. $20.00.

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament $20.00
What The Bible Teaches $28.50

Pocket PC access code $24.00. You have access to some material, but this code permits you to transfer royalty versions to your pocket PC - provided you have the right to do so! That is, you must have access codes for these versions on your desktop or laptop PC. Ask me to send you a doc file with information about the Online Bible and your Pocket PC. I had a call from a friend recently. He was trying toi install the Online Bible on a Pocket PC that was using a version of Windows prior to 2003. If you want to do that, send me an e-mail and I will get you the details on how to do it,

I already have an Online Bible. How can I upgrade what I already have? If you have a version before Version 2.00 (like The Word, or Version 6 – which is really old!) you should purchase an upgrade CD. This will cost you $33.00 for Disk 1. If you want both CDs, the cost is $41.00. You need to be registered to obtain the CDs at the upgrade price. Check with me.

If you have a Version 2.00 or later, go to the web site (tab below) and download the latest program install.exe file. This will update your program, but not the data. You need the latest CD to update the data. If you have a version before Version 2.00, you really need a new CD.

How can I listen to the Bible being read from my Online Bible? Ask for an audio CD of Alexander Scourby reading the Authorised Version. While you have your Online Bible open, you can hear Scourby read either just the verse you are working on, or from that verse.

A final word: Check out the testimonials from satisfied Online Bible users. Go to the top of this page and click on Testimonials.

For this version you need a 32-bit processor, at least 16MB RAM and 4MB of hard drive available with Windows 98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista. The CD files require about 4MB if you use all the unlock files.