Scholar's Collection

Scholar's Collection - With over twenty-five Bible texts and more than thirty-five reference works, this is the quintessential Olive Tree collection. It includes all of the tools you need to enjoy the Bible in English, or to read and study it in Hebrew and Greek. You can examine a passage in one of nine commentaries or look up a word in any of fourteen dictionaries. Read, search, highlight, annotate, and compare up to twenty-two English versions of the Bible along with six original language texts. Scholars on the go can access on their PDA or mobile phone a full supply of the best tools found in any Bible study library, stored on a data card the size of a quarter.

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Note: As of 9/8/2008, the ESV has been updated by the publisher, Crossway Books, with textual corrections. If you own this collection, log in to your Personal Library and click on the ESV Download link listed under Scholar's Collection to download your updated copy of the ESV, free of charge.

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Detailed list of all items included in the Scholar's Collection:

ENGLISH BIBLES

• New International Version (NIV) - A very popular contemporary English version, based on the original texts.
• New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) - One of the latest modern translations, based on the Revised Standard.
• New Living Translation (NLT), second edition - A precise, easy-to-understand modern English version from Tyndale.
• English Standard Version (ESV) - Aims for simplicity, beauty, and dignity in an accurate translation.
• Holman Christian Standard Bible - The work of 90 scholars, accurate and readable.
• King James Version w/ Strong's Numbers (KJV) - Like having your Bible plus a complete concordance, fully searchable.
• American Standard Version (ASV) - Considered one of the most reliable English translations.
• Amplified Bible (AMP) - Combines the insights of numerous biblical language experts.
• The New Testament: An Expanded Translation (Wuest) - Portrays the Greek meaning; by master teacher, Kenneth Wuest.
• NET Bible®, First Edition - Highly recommended modern translation with copious notes.
• Complete Word Study Bible (CWSB) - An excellent tool for searches and word study.
• New American Standard Bible w/ Strong's Numbers (NASB) - A careful update of the ASV based on the best Greek texts.
• 21st Century King James Version (KJ21) - An accurate, readable update of the KJV.
• Contemporary English Version (CEV) - Joins accuracy with the utmost simplicity.
• The Living Bible (TLB) - An ever-popular paraphrase Bible, excellent for reading to children.
• Darby's New Translation - Translated by a trusted scholar, yet easily readable.
• The Message - This informal paraphrase Bible reads like a friendly letter. By Eugene Peterson.
• Modern Language Bible (New Berkley) - A revision of the popular 1959 version of the Berkeley Bible.
• New Testament in Modern English, The - The original modern language paraphrase, clear and direct; by J.B. Phillips.
• Revised Standard Version (RSV) - Seeks to preserve all that is best in the English Bible in simple, enduring words.
• Good News Bible: The Bible in Today's English (TEV) - Also known as Today's English Version, an influential modern translation.
• Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible (YLT) - Affords as literal a presentation of the original meaning as possible.

DAILY DEVOTIONALS

• Daily Light, King James Version - A beloved classic devotional for morning and evening, taken entirely from the Bible.
• Take Heart - Timeless truths taken from the writings of some of the great Bible teachers of the past.
• One Year NLT Bible from Tyndale - Read through the NLT in a year, with selected portions for each day.
• Spurgeon's Morning and Evening Devotional - Penetrating and touching expositions of Scripture by the "Prince of Preachers."

COMMENTARIES

• Jamieson, Faucett, and Brown Commentary (JFB) - A time-honored critical commentary on the whole Bible.
• Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary - Read in concise form the insightful words of a great Bible commentator.
• Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible - One of the oldest and most trusted of all Bible commentaries.
• UBS Handbooks for New Testament - A comprehensive verse by verse guide to the exact meaning of the NT Greek text.
• UBS Handbooks for Old Testament - This comprehensive guide for Bible translators is also a great handbook for scholars.
• Commentary on the Old Testament, by Keil & Delitzch - The Hebrew text and vocabulary is illuminated by two venerated scholars.
• Alfred Edersheim's Bible History of the Old Testament - Journey through the history recorded in the Old Testament writings.
• Gray's Commentary - Use this concise commentary as a companion to reading and studying the Bible.
• Wuest Word Studies (includes articles) - Gain a deeper understanding of key NT Greek words, informative and inspiring.

DICTIONARIES / LEXICONS

• Easton's Bible Dictionary - In-depth definitions and plentiful verse links make this a very useful reference tool.
• Smith's Bible Dictionary - Study the people and places of the Bible as well as its most important teachings.
• Unger's Bible Dictionary - Find out about people, places, and teachings of the Bible, richly detailed.
• Eerdman's Dictionary of the Bible - A thorough, exhaustive, and up-to-date reference work with over 5,000 entries.
• Hendrickson's Expository Dictionary - Look up 1000's of Old and New Testament words and study their range of meanings.
• International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) - Generous articles by over 200 scholars fill this classic multi-volume work.
• Strong's Dictionary for KJV - Keyed to Strong's numbers, this dictionary is linked to the KJV Strong's Bible text.
• Strong's Dictionary for NASB - Keyed to Strong's numbers, this dictionary is linked to the NASB Strong's Bible text.
• Strong's Enhanced Dictionary - Look up in English enhanced definitions of any Greek or Hebrew word in the Bible.
• Eerdman's Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament (EDNT) - Greek NT dictionary with words grouped by root and meaning.
• The Greek-English Lexicon, by Louw & Nida - Examine a Greek word and its synonyms within a semantic domain.
• Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (Little Kittel) - Popular abridgement of a monumental work of Greek scholarship.
• Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT) - Find a reservoir of information about all the words in the Hebrew Bible.
• Vincent's Word Studies - Explore in English the meaning of NT Greek words, verse by verse.

CONCORDANCES / CROSS REFERENCES

• Nave's Topical Bible Index - Explore over 6,000 topics and over 100,000 Bible verse references.
• Torrey's New Topical Textbook - Receive encouragement and clear direction for your own study of the Scriptures.
• Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge (TSK) - Let the Bible interpret itself with these indispensible, exhaustive cross references.

MAPS / ATLAS

• Bible Atlas - Search for place names and locate them on handy maps that are easy to navigate.

GREEK / HEBREW TEXTS

• Greek New Testament NA27 - Considered the most authoritative modern text of the Greek New Testament.
• LXX (Septuaginta) Greek Old Testament - Compare the Greek translation of 70 ancient Hebrew scholars with the Hebrew text.
• Hebrew Masoretic Text (HMT/BHS) Old Testament - Read and study the Old Testament with this well preserved Hebrew text.
• Westcott-Hort Parsed with NA27 Variants (Greek transliteration only) - Compare this forerunner of the modern Greek text with the NA27.
• Stephens TR Parsed w/ Scrivener Variants (Greek transliteration only) - Compare the Stephens text with other Greek texts.
• Byzantine Greek Parsed (Greek transliteration only) - Compare the Byzantine text with its more modern counterparts.

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