Olive Tree Bible Software offers over 280 Bibles, Bible study tools, and other Christian writings for Palm and Pocket PC devices. For Windows Mobile Smartphone and Symbian cellphones we support a number of Bibles, eBooks, and devotionals. Our newest offerings are highlighted below along with many classic works that can also be found on our website. Our latest article The Value of Multiple Bible Translations along with new releases, New Collegeville Bible Commentary and Layman's Bible Dictionary, and our popular iLumina™ mobile, and Christian Writings, are the featured items in this newsletter.

Multiple Translations

The Value of Multiple Translations

 The latest article in Olive Tree's Explore the Bible article series is now available to read online, or download to your PDA to take with you and read any time. This article focuses on the value of using multiple Bible translations as you study the Word of God.

Serious Bible students agree that having access to a variety of Bible translations enriches one's understanding of the Scriptures. For this reason, parallel Bibles with multiple translations have been a popular tool for decades. With the advent of personal computers and handheld devices, studying a portion of Scripture in various translations has become even easier. Olive Tree offers a wide array of English and other Bible translations for you to search and compare, over 80 in all. "What possible use could I have for so many translations," you ask? Read on to find out.

New Collegeville Bible Commentary

 The New Collegeville Bible Commentary on the New Testament is an excellent resource tool for Bible students. The commentary on each book begins with an introduction for the book which includes discussion on the authorship, the date it was written, the setting it was written in, an outline of the text, the purpose it was written for, and other topics relevant to the writing of the book. The introduction then turns to a verse-by-verse commentary, including references to other locations in scripture that are related to the topic at hand.

Layman's Bible Dictionary

 The Layman's Bible Dictionary was written with the lay Bible students and other general, nonspecialist users in mind. It is compact, authoritative, and easy to understand. In contrast to the exhaustive approach taken by many dictionaries of the day, The Layman's Bible Dictionary contains about 2,500 articles that are carefully selected because of their biblical significance. The articles have been written in a terse, no-nonsense style, including only the most vital and essential information. The result--a conveniently-sized dictionary that allows a student of the Bible to quickly and easily find the most important information about key biblical topics. The articles in this dictionary also include thousands of Scripture references to document the biblical subjects under discussion, and to help Bible students to dig deeper in their study of God's Word.

iLumina™ mobile with NIV

 This multimedia Bible study package combines new user interface features, more study tools, photos, and animations, to help bring the Bible to life--right in the palm of your hand. Download iLumina™ mobile today, and load your Palm or Pocket PC device with new features, study tools and multimedia so you can begin to explore the Bible anytime, anywhere.

Christian Writings

 Olive Tree has a number of new eBooks for you to check out, covering a wide array of subjects that will encourage your Christian walk. From biographies of saints throughout the ages, to scripture readings and meditations on certain portions of the word, you will find an encouragement in taking these eBooks with you to read. Some of our newest releases include:

Other Olive Tree Items to Check Out

User Tip - Customize your BibleReader

Did you know that you have a vast number of preferences and ways to customize the BibleReader to fit your specific tastes, right at your finger tips?

Palm Users – go to Tree > Options > Preferences. Tap the black arrow next to the active preference in the upper right corner of the screen and up will come a list of different BibleReader areas that you can customize.

Pocket PC Users – all your customization options are available under the Tools menu.


Sincerely,

~The Team at Olive Tree