Technology for homework

In the midst of a crazy amount of work, my clenched-jaw, almost obligatory thankfulness has shifted to an attitude of more joyful and glad gratitude. God's so faithful to show me His path of grace...

“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."
Isaiah 43:18-19

This is kind of a nerdy post, but it's not very technical. It probably doesn't introduce anything new to those of you who are even slightly technically inclined. So here goes....

Right now, I am so thankful for Internet Explorer, Firefox (because yes, IE 7 has been crashing on me >_<), Bible Gateway and Oremus.org (NRSV). Oh, an aside - I would recommend using eBible.com, a relatively new site, only if you have time and are patient since it tends to load quite slowly. However, the commentary and outlining are great there!

My current New Testament Lit. class involves the completion of many worksheets analyzing concepts and passages from the Bible. It would be rather painful to have a physical spread of 20 different verses side-by-side, in 5 different translations, with key words/concepts highlighted, all on my desk for me to analyze. I don't even have access to a desk large enough to hold a spread of that size.

There are great capabilities for searching through numerous versions of the Bible right from your browser in the newest versions of IE & Firefox both have . The tabs in both browsers allow for ease in switching between versions to find specific passages. The word-finding function in both browsers (Ctrl + F), conveniently highlights and saves quite a bit of time. Bible Gateway also has a nice column format (vs. the standard rows) for looking at multiple verses side-by-side. Here's a screen shot of some of the craziness.

Alright, my study break's over. I just wanted to share some tips in case some of you are interested in studying multiple Bible verses side-by-side and even comparing your own version to other translations, perhaps more accurate/literal translations. =)

Back to it...