eBible, a new Bible search engine, is currently in private beta. I’d be writing about it anyway, but I’m thinking a few positive karma points may not be a bad idea, either.
Search any of a number of versions of the Bible with eBible by keyword (and switch between Bible versions once you’ve selected text you are interested in). eBible pulls additional information relevant to your query from a library of Bible reference sites, such as dictionaries, topicals, encyclopedias, handbooks, etc. Expert commentary is also included in the margin of Biblical text.
eBible is also offering product recommendations, and has a few low key ads. It’s not the first Bible search engine, but its a good one.
Of course, what I’d really like to see is something like eBible, but that includes search across texts of all religions.
Sign up for the beta on the eBible home page, and check out the blog.
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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.
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!