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    Catholic e-sword Modules


    Introduction


    e-Sword is free Bible Reading software. It's designed for Windows Operating systems though it will run in Linux under the wine compatibility layer. I will provide instructions on that below. This document is a collection of Catholic Bibles and other modules for use in the e-Sword program. They include invaluable Catholic Scripture commentaries and other such things, to make your e-sword experience that much more beneficial.


    Installation Instructions


    1. Download an install e-sword.
    2. Download and extract modules, placing them in the e-Sword directory.
        
        C:\Program Files\e-sword under Windows
        /home/<YOUR USER NAME>/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/e-Sword under Linux.


    Linux Installation Notes

    1.
    Check Google or your distribution's documentation for instructions for installing wine.
    2. You will need mfc42.dll - which is easily installed via winetricks.

    run winetricks vcrun6 in a terminal prior to installing e-Sword with wine or you will have problems.


    Download Modules

    Bibles


    Douay Rheims (DRB)
    Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition (RSVCE) (Fixed!)
    New American Bible (NAB) - Note: Provided as an educational reference only.
    New Jerusalem (NJB)
    Latin Vulgate
    Greek Septuagint (LXX)
    King James 1611 - Authorized Version (KJVA) Note: Original King James 1611 with deuterocanon. Provided as a reference only.
    The Jerusalem Bible 1966 (JB or TJB) - Currently unavailable. If you have this file please send it to me and I will post it here.

    Commentaries


    Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
    Cornelius a Lapide's Commentary
    Catena Aurea Commentary on the Four Gospels by Saint Thomas Aquinas

    Dictionary Modules


    Popes (222KB)
    Saints (501KB)
    Catholic Doctrinal Concordance (36KB)
    Catechism of the Catholic Church Index (154KB)
    Glossary for the Catechism of the Catholic Church (65KB)
    Biblical Nature of the Mass (16KB)
    Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture - Dom Bernard Orchard (1MB)
    Heresies (27KB)
    1909 Catholic Dictionary (5MB)
    1909 Catholic Encyclopedia (47MB)
    Catholic Prayers (300KB)
    Latin to English Dictionary v1.97 (1MB)
    OT Prophecies Concerning Christ (8KB)



    External Links


    http://e-sword-users.org/
    http://www.e-sword.net/

    Other Bible Software

    Folks have e-mailed me with suggestions of other Bible reading software that's out there and that's fine, but I'm providing a recommendation for Xiphos simply because it's quality software, on it's way to becoming compliant with Catholic versification, cross platform, and best of all, free and open source. I also happen to be the author of some Catholic Modules for the program.

    http://xiphos.org/