Thanks for sharing all the info, Doris.  Lots of great material.

Phil.



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From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 9:55 PM
Subject: Optasia Bible Collection & Optasia Refernce library Disk


> Optasia Minstries  at
> 
> http://www.optasiaministry.org/
> 
> 
> and their library of various Christian books in accessible format has 
> been mentioned in this and other forums numerous times. I requested 
> their library disk in 2007. At the time, it filled one cd. By now it 
> has grown to fill a whole dvd disk  or 7 cd's. It is well worth 
> getting and just a treasure trove.
> 
> What impressed me the most, though, is what Pastor Tom calls the 
> "Optasia Bible Collection". Optasia had several Bible translations in 
> accessible format. they by now have unified the format into html 
> format. 14 different english Bible translations are available in this 
> format. This can be easily read and navigated in the browser of your 
> choice and also works on several portable reading devices.
> 
> Each of the Bibles is available separately but they are also 
> available as part of the aforementioned "Bible Collection." the neat 
> thing about the "Bible Collection" is that it allows easy switching 
> between different translations. This makes comparing scripture 
> passages in different translations a breeze and can be done offline.
> 
> the Bible Collection is not meant to replace a Bible software package 
> as the Bible Collection has only very limited search capability (its 
> search capability islimited to what your screenreader can do with an 
> html document) but the learning curve for use of the Optasia bible 
> collection is much less steep and it also comes with most major 
> modern Bible translations for free which would not be included in 
> most free Bible software packages. (The Optasia Bible Colection is 
> exclusively made for the use of the blind and visually impaired, 
> which is why it is able to offer these modern translations.So don't 
> pass it on to your sighted peers. ,g>)
> 
> It is just a great tool for Bible reading and bible study and very 
> easy to use. the Optasia bible Collection  is part of the Optasia 
> Reference Library disk. If you have not ordered your copy, this would 
> be a good time and reason to do so. I'm sure you'll be blessed by the 
> library disk and its content and especially this Bible collection. 
> The Optasia library disk can be gotten by using the contact 
> information on the above webpage or by writing to Pastor Tom directly at
> 
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> Take care and be Blessed
> 
> Doris  
>