Table of Contents
- Description
- Dependencies
- Usage
- Keybindings
- Features
- Example
Description
An Emacs Bible study application using the SWORD project's `diatheke'
command line program to access SWORD text modules.
Dependencies
The SWORD Project library and utilities and a Biblical Text module
(uses KJV by default). Also, Strong's lexicons and morphological
databases should be installed:
- StrongsRealGreek
- StrongsRealHebrew
- Robinson
- Packard
- OSHM
- AbbottSmith (lexicon) + AbbottSmithStrongs (index)
- BDBGlossesStrongs
The SWORD Project utility `installmgr' can be used to install text
modules and lexical and morphological databases.
The program `mkfastmod' should be used to generate indexes so the
lexical search method will work.
Usage
- M-x
bible-open
- Invoke from command line as follows (requires installing Ezra SIL font):
- emacs -g =150x25 -fn \"Ezra SIL-14\" -f bible-open
Keybindings
- b - Select book
- c - Select chapter
- d - Toggle XML display (debugging)
- h - Describe mode
- m - Select module
- n - Next chapter
- p - Previous chapter
- q - Quit window
- s - Search
- w - Toggle word study
- x - Split display
- / - Search
Features
- Chapter-based browsing of the Bible
- Text Formatting
- Red Letters
- Strong's Greek (with Lemma)
- Strong's Hebrew
- Morphology
- Greek & Hebrew Lexicon definition lookup
- Morphology lookup
- Tooltip display of definitions, morphology
- Searching
Example
Example Image