Jesus Loves Web 2.0: eBible

you have no need for karma points…why didn’t you defend yourself? those posts were idiotic and had no merit.

Ari, are you referring to squidoo? That’s not what I need karma points for… Do Christians allow karma, anyway?

What about a web 2.0 site that’s devoted to non-believers? By the way, how do you find out about these web 2.0 sites?

oh lol…yeah i was referring to Squidoo, my bad…you’re actually right, forgiveness is inevitable…sooo i say we “out” the heathens!

Pardon my ignorance but exactly how many versions of Bible exist? I thought Bible is just one holy book.

j

I just told my Dad about this last night, it is something he’d be interested in.

Any chance you have an invite I can send him? (worth a shot at asking)

I also would love to see a similar engine that covered the range of world religions.

It would be interesting to compair similarities and differences based on searches.

Christians don’t beleive in karma, but they do beleive “you reap what you sow”.

@Bandi

Every mighty nation with ambitions for an Empire rewrites the bible therefore: King James followed by The New American Standard

S/S

P.S. Nice engine. Maybe some day all books will be made into a searchable and widely accessible eBible-like stuff.

Joshua, I’m happy to share this with you. Just email me the email you’d like me to use. And I need one promise: the account comes with only one invite. I ask that you give it to anyone who asks for one here in this comment string (the first one after you, actually), and then ask that person to do the same. Ok?

@Bandi, see no. 8 above. Also, see the drop down box in the large screen shot above, which shows the different versions. There are lots of them.

I promise to pass along my one invite to the next person in line after me.

So, Joshua, may I please be the recipient of the one you were given?

Thanks.

Worst, TechCrunch, post, ever. But don’t worry Michael, we still love you (in a non-church-conforming sexual way).

@Bandi: Way, way, way too many.

Thanks Stan & Mike. That’s interesting and worth a research.

Joshua, “you reap what you sow” is infact Karma as per Hinduism.

j

I would like an invite, if there is any available. :}

…if there ARE any available! Wow…

Great link. Thanx! If Bandi’s question (far) above about versions of the Bible was serious, the answer is that as the English language changes (which is an accelerating phenomenon) translations are added that update the language.

…what I’d really like to see is something like eBible, but that includes search across texts of all religions.

I would really enjoy that, being a writer who incorporates religion into her writing, as well as finding it fascinating and beautiful in many ways.

If something like that comes about, I hope it has a way to pull up a scripture from one religion’s text as well as pull up similar scriptures from other religious texts. I think it’d do a lot of people good to see some of the foundational material that many people adhere to is quite similar to that of other faiths.

I already blogged about Church 2.0 last month, what is this - the second…oh never mind.
http://socialsoftware.weblogsi.....you-think/

Hey, err, I’d really like an invite if anyones got one.
My email is tom at the domain listed as my website; hover my name!
Thanks all!

If anyone has an invite to spare, I’d like one as well. You can send it to mb at matthewbischoff.com.

Thanks,
Matt

I’d like an invite, and will play by the rules. Name above at gmail.

I’d like an invite as well…

This looks like a great tool!

TerraNova — church 2.0

The pastors have blogs. The church plays contemporary christian rock music.

Online tithing beta coming soon! (you think I’m joking)

Hi:

I would very much appreciate an invite. I’ll alos play by the rules. Looks like a terrific resource.

Thanks,
Mark
markschambach (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Whoops, I forgot my e-mail address…

webmaster at ifjesushadawebsite dot com

I’m sucking up to one of the beta users, as instructed on their Beta login page. Could I pleeeeese have an invitation?

I took a look at their blog and it seems like it’s being run by four people, doing this full time in an office. How do they expect to make money off this? Even if they became myspace-like-popular they’d only get a few thousand a month of ads, right?

This is a great concept. Is there a social networking aspect involved? I guess the Bible is the ultimate “evergreen” content. I wonder what else they add to make it more than just a computerized index.

Could I get an invite to eBible as well? Email is troyc AT fusemail.com

Thanks!

Hello,
Would very much appricate an invite if someone could kindly email it to me at : arun@doyouget.net

Many thanks
Arun

Hey,

looks like a great resource, i would really like an invite, please i’ll pass it on too, email is name at gmail.com

Thanx in advanced

Mark

I would like an invite if anyone has one.

jflint at gmail dot com

Thanks!

I would LOVE an evite if anyone has one available!

jonathan at memorysnap.com

I use biblegateway extensively and I can’t imagine this one or anything else being better than bible gateway.

However, I would like to check this out. If anybody has a free invitation left, could you please send it to abhinavkaiser at gmail dot com.

thanks

Well that Web2.0 site looks too nifty. If at all possible, could I get one of those invites as well? My sincere thanks in advance.

raydirector at comcast dot net

Any chance of getting an invite to the Ebible site. As a teacher, it could come in handy for school stuff.

Ren renrenrenren@gmail.com

Please invite me to ebible! kallsen@e101.com

Thanks

Rock on! This looks cool. Hey, if anyone has another invite, hit me up at alexlinebrink at gmail.com . Thanks!

-A

This looks like it will be a great tool. But why are they making it private (for now)?

Does anyone have an extra invite? I would appreciate one please.

raven566@hotmail.com

If anyone has an invite, I would love to check this out!

Thanks,

dan.gephart at gmail dot com

Micheal,

I would like to get a look inside eBible as well.

Hank Osborne
aka TheOzz

Very slick! Email an invite and I’ll keep teh chaing going as well.

Use the above name and gmail.com.

Thanks!

great article. I would love an invite as well if anyone has any.

melfelk at gmail dot com

Thanks

Try the Library search at the site for the Center on Religion and Democracy at the University of Virginia . It searches acros a number of religious texts (the Bible, the Koran, the Book of Morman) as well as texts on religious and phiosophical topics.

Might I have an invite if one is available? I am eager to see what this site can offer.

Thank you in advance.

Would someone be willing to email me an invite? Use greg@sentrywest.com

Sorry, I did not include my email..

jason dot moseley at gmail dot com

HI Arrington,

I am big fan of your blog. I was wondering how you find out about these Web 2.0 sites??

FWIW, you don’t get karma for posting about christianity, you get days out of purgatory. That’ll be two less days for you.

Nathan

dont we have, in my own opinion a better software which is the http://www.e-sword.net/ ?

Could someone e-mail me an invite, that’d be great!

contact@sevenlight.com

Thanks!

I would like an invite as well. I fanyone is able to help, I would really appreciate it.

ccastle at second.org

Likewise, if someone could invite me, would be appreciated:
kenrickt@gmail.com

Cheers!

Would someone be willing to email me an invite also? vespar1@yahoo.com

@Brandi: You asked “How many versions of the bible are there?”

What a great question. Should be a simple answer, and the simple answer is “many”. Why? Well, for one, the actual books that make up the bible are a varying collection. Most ppl agree on most of the books: stuff like Genesis, Exodus, Matthew, Mark - all the standard favorites.

Outside of that there are a handful of Old Testament books that are accepted/rejected by some groups, and a handful of New Testament books that are also accepted/rejected.

The fun comes in where there are obviously missing books. For example, in “1 Corinthians”, Paul refers “..to the letter I previously sent you”, and there is another “hole” in the Corinthians books.

Some gospel statements refer to something obscure in the Old Testament, but, the references cant be found. Unless, you look in the “rejected” books of the Old Testament. Paul has quite a few of these, as does some of Jesus’ sayings (found in the Book of Enoch).

These “extra” books are usually rejected for good reason. They have magical stories, illogical constructs - contradictory statements… but they make for great reading!

As for “versions” specifically: The Old Testament was written in primarily Hebrew - so there is one language. The New Testament was written in Greek, but, was a translation of the spoken language Aramaic. Since then a newer set of languages came up: Latin, English1, Spanish, English-2 and so on. English-1, the language of the 1200s is barely recognizable today. English-2, of the 1600s is difficult, but recognizable (the King James Bible for example).

Each generation wants a translation of the Greek into their common language of the day - so a new version is “commissioned” every so often. I much prefer to read the modern version to understand the message, then flip around through various translations to see if there was something missed/insightful about different translations. Different translations (”versions”) are a good thing - anything that makes it easier to understand why it was so important to write this stuff down 2000yrs ago is welcome.

It’s great to know that you can, with just a little effort, verify that the translation you read today matches the originals by simply Googling for a particular passage’s history. Many of the words you will recognize in their original Greek text! It is said that many hands have “manipulated” the bible into something that wasnt intended, but, the available, public, history shows that nothing significant has been altered (yes, there are really editorial hands at work! but we’re talking nuances of phrases, not sinister plots)

Hope that helps.

MikeMontana@Hotmail.com

PS: Anyone have an Invite for this site that they could throw my way? Thanks!

Michael,
as you can see by the comments, there’s quite a bit of interest in this space.
Could you put together a review of other sites in this space?

The one I’ve used the most is http://www.biblegateway.com/

could i also have an invite? i’ll play by the rules. timwoolsey at gmail dot com

I’d like an invite as well… mhreynolds gmail com

I currently use http://www.blueletterbible.org for reading and searching the Bible online. I’ll be interested to see how this compares.

Well, that is a book that can benefit from a better index and definitely a large, committed audience. Good idea in a quirky bubble 2.0 kind of way

What about BibleTime and the Sword Project?

Hi

If anyone has an invite to spare, I’d love one. I have to do research on Bible attitudes all the time, and this would be a godsend (pun unintentional!)

I have to say this is actually awesome…but why is everything always in beta?

http://www.animalcameras.com

While not very web 2.0 in presentation, the NET translation at http://www.bible.org/netbible/ is a great translation that was put together using web 2.0 principles. From the preface:

The NET Bible is the first Bible ever to be beta-tested on the Internet. In this beta-testing process all working drafts of the NET Bible were posted on http://www.bible.org for public review and comment. The significance of this is that the NET Bible team, from day one, has been listening to its readers. The purpose of the public review and comment was not to achieve a consensus translation, but to be accountable, to be transparent, and to request that millions of people provide feedback on the faithfulness and clarity of the translation as well as on the translators’ notes.

Worth checking out, there are over 60,000 translators notes attached to verses, as well as an explanation of the translation methods used to produce the NET.

Applying for the next free invite
Webmaster at MatthiasHeil dot de

I would love to beta this site if anyone has an invite they’d be willing to share with me.

You can e-mail it to skbytes at yahoo dot com

Thanks!

Bill

Those excited about eBible may also be interested in faithbrowser.com, a set of tools for incorporating the Bible into your browser. Not quite Web 2.0, but we’ve had a lot of positive response so far…

Best,
Josh

I would like an invite if any come available.

Umm, me2! Invite, that is … if anyone has one to spare. john . koetsier @ gmail . com.

I would also like an invite if anyone would be nice enough to give me one. Thanks in advance!

eetion AT gmail DOT com

In my eBay browsing today I came acorss the following ad for an invite.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA.....T&rd=1

I’d down with a t-shirt if they have plans of giving them out…?

Thanks Michael!

The email address is jjarman [AT] email [DOT] com

I’ll make sure the invite gets passed down the list.

Cheers!

I suppose I’ll get in line for a Beta Invite if anyone has one:

andrew [at] fergcorp [dot] com

where’s the edit button on ebible?

would like an invite if someone has one!
phoebus AT gmail DOT com

That’s a pretty timely post.
Have you seen God Does Simpy? Jesus doesn’t, but god does!

could someone please send me an invite?
Thank you.

I’d love to take a look at this if possible… If there is a kind soul out there, please send me an invite to iloveperl (at) gmail (dot) com. I owe you a debt of gratitude. Thank you.

FYI: I track the fledgling church web 2.0 space on my blog.

http://www.e-church.com/Blog.asp?EntryID=55518

Admittedly, it is a weak niche for web 2.0. Another bible related project that I have high hopes for is Redlettr which seems to mash the Bible up with tagging,

http://www.desertfather.com/micah/

Another stand out project is,

http://www.people2pray.com/

Which is a social prayer network. And also,

http://www.crossconnect.com/

A really nice web 2.0ish church web site is (includes blog and other social networking),

http://jacobswellchurch.org/

If you are interested in this space, we have nice community,

http://www.godbit.com/

Which supports the church in building better sites. I have been in contact with lots of designers and all I can say is stay tuned.

Hopefully they’ll have nice urls!
I once did a bible search just to have nice urls: http://bible.ckoma.net
Then you can bookmark/tag your bible verses with delicious or rawsugar.
I’m hoping this service comes with something similar?

Sounds interesting. If anyone has an invite I would be interested in one as well. sean.montgomery at gmail.com

Thanks in advance.

Do you think it is better than e-Sword (software, not web app.)? Does it integrate Bible.Org articles?

If anybody has an invitation available, could pass it to me?

Kindly regards,

Luciano Evaristo Guerche
guercheLE at hotmail dot com
Taboao da Serra, SP, Brazil

If anybody still has an invite i’d appreciate it.

Thanks!

Gmail account, Aaron.Sebesta

How does Karma and the bible go together? Just curious…

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