I’ve got a couple of Bible study resources installed on my computer – Accordance and Logos. But a colourful banner ad on the Bible Gateway website caught my eye, and I found my way over to the website for Glo.
The founder of Glo describes it as the Bible “re-imagined for a digital world.” As more people have access to computers with high-speed internet, not to mention smarter mobile phones, Bible study resources that make the most of these advances have got to be a good thing.
Whilst it doesn’t launch until 15 October, the website is well and truly live and sharing what we can expect:
- NIV Bible text and study notes,
- more than 500 virtual tours with 360-degree views,
- 7,500 encyclopedia articles, 2,400 high-resolution photos,
- 700 pieces of artwork, 3.5 hours of HD video,
- nearly 150 maps,
- visual and intuitive searches,
- tools to track what you’re reading, take notes and read create Bible reading plans,
- social ’sharing’ tools – to share with others what you’re discovering in the Bible (from 2010),
- and more!
Only available on PC, but according to the website, a Mac version is on its way for 2010, along with other media formats, including for iphone and internet browsers. It will be priced at US$59.99 (that’s about AU$69.30 at the moment), with free shipping in the US, and available at Koorong in Australia.
Below is a video overview, or you might like to find out more from the Glo website. I’ll be keen to try it out when it arrives in Australia and review it in more depth then.
The advertising turns me right off! At one point the cute sheila doing the narrating says that the extra bits make it possible for you to grow as a Christian. Hmm. I’d want to nuance that a little.
And the impossibly good-looking geezers reading in the laundrette and stuff are a worry.
Soem of the features sound promising, such as the panoramic journeys, but it sounds like it is the same old 1984 NIV and same old NIV study bible many people already have.
I could have sworn I just heard a pleasant young American woman attribute the work of the Holy Spirit to a software application!
Looks great to me – especially the crossover between all of the different functionailities.
UI Design wise, it’s beautiful.
Seriously though. you want me to spend $69.00? why would I do that when I can get my bible for FREE on my iphone?
I guess we’ll have to wait and see and have a play when it comes out. Bible apps for iphone are great, but I haven’t found any with good study/commentary tools…yet.
The software looks great to me, very nice UI, great features and I think it deserves a try. About the smart phones apps, they are very good, but as far as I know, you can read the Bible, take some notes and bookmark passages and that’s all, never is gonna be so complete with hundreds of pictures, hours of videos, etc, etc. And, in my opinion, is not so expensive, I’ve seen biblical software that are really expensive.
I have to say it looks pretty interesting. A lot better than the conservative bible project
This would be pretty cool on my iphone for sure.. at least the time lines and subject maps!
I have just tried it out, and have to say it looks good, but it’s poor for Bible study.
review here.