bible

Emacs Bible Study Application

• 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)
• BDBGlosses_Strongs

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