Check out what's new at OliveTree this month:

  • iLumina™ Mobile (coming soon)

  • Revised Common Lectionary updated for 2005/2006

  • Daily Strength for Daily Needs

  • German Hoffnung Für Alle

  • Phillips New Testament in Modern English

iLumina™ Mobile – Coming Soon!


Olive Tree Bible Software has partnered with Tyndale House Publishers to bring you a new Bible Study Tool – iLumina™ Mobile. New user interface features, combined with more study tools, photos, and animations, help to bring the Bible to life – right in the palm of your hand!

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The Revised Common Lectionary is now available for 2005/2006 – Reduced Price!

The new RCL reading schedule is now available for 2005/2006. Go to the link below to purchase and download the software.

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Daily Strength for Daily Needs, compiled by Mary W. Tileston

Another free devotional to take with you during the day, Daily Strength for Daily Needs is a classic that has excerpts from many authors, including Charles Wesley, Madame Guyon, William Law, François Fénelon, and many others.

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Hoffnung Für Alle

The Hoffnung Fur Alle is a German translation that was begun in the 1970’s. It endeavors to bring the Word of God into the language of our time, making it easy to understand, while holding to the meaning of the context in the original text.

"Hoffnung für alle" als eine kommunikative Übersetzung bemüht sich um eine optimale Verständlichkeit bei gleichzeitiger Treue gegenüber dem Inhalt des Originals. Sie will den Inhalt des Textes so gut verständlich machen, wie es dieser für den damaligen, hebräisch-, aramäisch oder griechischsprachigen Leser oder Hörer war.

-- German description taken from http://www.hoffnungfueralle.com/uebersetzung/Uebersetzungstyp.html

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Phillips New Testament in Modern English – 1972 version

We have updated our files, and are now offering the 1972 version of this text. Authored by J.B. Phillips this paraphrase translation is a favorite among Christian readers everywhere. It takes the text of the original Greek language in its context and translates it into a language that is common to English readers. If you have previously purchased the Phillips translation, you can download the updated files for free from your Personal Library, by logging in to the website at our secure login page.

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User Tip:

Create your own Parallel Bible! Did you know that you can read multiple Bible translations at once in the BibleReader? On a Palm you can have up to three windows, each with a different translation, and on a Pocket PC you can have up to six windows. Here’s how:

Palm: Go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Split Screen. Select the max number of windows you want, and tap OK. Then go to Tree > Options > Split Screen. Every time you do this, the number of windows will rotate from 1 – 2 – 3 (or whatever the max is set to), then back to 1. To load a Bible into each window, tap that window to make it active, then go to Tree > Tools > List of Bibles and select the Bible you want in that window.

To get all windows to scroll together on verse-specific scrolling actions, go to Tree > Tools > Verse Chooser Options > VerseLocks. The windows you want to scroll together, set to Lead and Follow.

Pocket PC: Go to Tools > Split Window Cfg. Select the max number of windows, and tap OK. Then go to View > Toggle Windows. Every time you do this, the number of windows will rotate from 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 (or whatever the max is set to), then back to 1. To load a Bible into each window, tap that window to make it active, then go to View > Bibles and Ref. Select the Bible you want in that window, and tap OK.

To get all windows to scroll together on verse-specific scrolling actions, go to Tools > Verse Locking. The windows you want to scroll together, set to Lead and Follow.