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Summary: Good Study Guide
Review: I began to be suspicious that I didn't get what was promised in the advertising hype and what I thought I was ordering when I took the CD out, which was titled: "Compton's Interactive Bible." I loaded it on my computer and the disappointment was immense. It takes 10 MB of space on your HD and you still have to have the CD to open the program. As promised, the product is easy to use, but it is not versatile. And the promise of "powerful, search capabilities" is false. It does have a concordance, but you cannot limit your search to either the OT or NT or a section of the OT or NT or a Bible book or chapter. Nor can you search for a phrase. And the pictures of Bible times and the life of Christ are from the Middle Ages and are very European -- clothing, people, and background, not attempts to accurately depict the 1st century or the cultural setting of the Bible itself. My overall impression with the product is that it is as cheap as the very inexpensive paperback New Testament that was also included. YES, Amazon.Com did a wonderful job delivering this product quickly and in excellent shape. The product came in a beautiful box. I couldn't be happier with Amazon.Com, but this product is a loser. It will take a long time to recoup my investment, but I hope to eventually do that with instant verse finder and a few of the less needed and less important features such as the NIV Study Bible Notes.
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Summary: Not what I expected nor what was promised
Review: I began to be suspicious that I didn't get what was promised in the advertising hype and what I thought I was ordering when I took the CD out, which was titled: "Compton's Interactive Bible." I loaded it on my computer and the disappointment was immense. It takes 10 MB of space on your HD and you still have to have the CD to open the program. As promised, the product is easy to use, but it is not versatile. And the promise of "powerful, search capabilities" is false. It does have a concordance, but you cannot limit your search to either the OT or NT or a section of the OT or NT or a Bible book or chapter. Nor can you search for a phrase. And the pictures of Bible times and the life of Christ are from the Middle Ages and are very European -- clothing, people, and background, not attempts to accurately depict the 1st century or the cultural setting of the Bible itself. My overall impression with the product is that it is as cheap as the very inexpensive paperback New Testament that was also included. YES, Amazon.Com did a wonderful job delivering this product quickly and in excellent shape. The product came in a beautiful box. I couldn't be happier with Amazon.Com, but this product is a loser. It will take a long time to recoup my investment, but I hope to eventually do that with instant verse finder and a few of the less needed and less important features such as the NIV Study Bible Notes.
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Summary: Excellent Bible CDrom!
Review: I don not understand the negative reviews on this product. As a multimedia Bible, Compton's (now Zondervan) is probably the best moderate priced computer Bible on the market. Superlative and intuitive multimedia presentation combined with the very readable and accurate NIV Bible text plus commentary gives the average reader and excellent online Bible (sure is more fun than the standard book form)! From papyrus to codex to computer, the Bible can never die as the Word of God. Compton's Interactive NIV is proof of it - enjoy this Bible for the tech age!
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Summary: Excellent Bible CDrom!
Review: I don not understand the negative reviews on this product. As a multimedia Bible, Compton's (now Zondervan) is probably the best moderate priced computer Bible on the market. Superlative and intuitive multimedia presentation combined with the very readable and accurate NIV Bible text plus commentary gives the average reader and excellent online Bible (sure is more fun than the standard book form)! From papyrus to codex to computer, the Bible can never die as the Word of God. Compton's Interactive NIV is proof of it - enjoy this Bible for the tech age!
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Summary: Good Study Guide
Review: I've found that the software proves as a good study tool. It comes in two disks. "Comton's Interactive Bible (NIV) and "The Complete Multimedia Bible (KJV) In the first, the Text is great (NIV) and the commentarries are what I would expect from Zondervan. The program is very easy to use. And comes with a guided tour to help out. I've never been able to get the On-Line feature to work (it looks like they are trying to push AOL), but, I've got enough material to sift through on the CD's alone. I did find that the "Complete Multimedia Bibe" (KJV) is really dated. The interface seems "DOSish" compaired to "Compton's Interactive Bible (NIV)" I find that I don't use the "Complete Multimedia Bible" as much as the other. I have found that Amazon sells "Compton's Interactive Bible (NIV)" seperatly.
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Summary: Some May Find Offensive
Review: The above title is not a humourous reference to all the sex, violence, genocide, etc. contained in the Bible (although it could be), but to the fact that some of the commentary in one of the two cds (the Complete Multimedia Bible) is extremely unscholarly and manages to preach some of the intolerance found in more conservative churches. In contrast, the Compton's Bible cd goes for a more positive, inspirational angle. The Compton's is superior in numerous other facets. It has better design, better art/music/etc, a better translation (sure, the King James version is nice and flowery but that gets in the way of reading and understanding it), and contains all the good multimedia of the other cd, pretty much rendering the other cd redundant and useless, and I believe it can be bought on its own. Therefore, imagine you are just buying one Bible cd when you try to decide if the price is worthwhile or look for the Compton's on its own.The Compton's cd does have some interesting historical insight, but it is also designed with Christians in mind, so it doesn't go into controversial history. If you really want to study the Bible (as it now exists--it does not contain any of the deletions that resulted from the Council of Nicea), you should therefore also still try to obtain a more unbiased book from someone not just trying to support or debunk the book (Asimov's guide is a good choice), but even if the Compton's isn't the best at outlining the Bible's history, you still need a copy of the actual text, and this cd with its search engines, pleasant music (classical/middle eastern), beautiful artwork, timelines, maps, etc., make this a nice form in which to own a Bible.
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Summary: Compton's Interactive Bible
Review: This CD has filled my exact needs. It was shipped very promptly, I received it in about 4 days after I placed my order. I am well satified in the seller RainbowDreams4us.
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Summary: Praying for an Update
Review: This program would not work with my high-speed computer. It needs a serious updating. I am disappointed.
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Summary: Zondervan-A Good Place to Shop!
Review: Zondervan tops the market once again with this software. Use as a study guide or as a companion to other references. This software gives you the richness of The Written Word of God and the creativity of technology to help the user gain a deeper understanding of scripture. There's more to The Written Word of God than reading it, there's understanding on a personal level. How can a person live the Word, if he/she can't understand it? That's where Zondervan steps in! The people of Zondervan has tailored this software to be as user-friendly as a water-faucet handle! I recommend this to software to anyone who has a thirst for knowledge.
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