About STEP Bible

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_____________________________________________________________________________ STEP Bible provides:
Readable text references, notes, headings, comparisons, interleaved and interlinear
Related passages in popups, in context, in multiple versions, in any language
Original text as Hebrew/Greek, transliteration, with grammar or English glosses
Hundreds of Bibles & commentaries in different languages and styles
Multi-lingual front end (menus & popups) in 40 languages and more in preparation
Original language vocabulary in any Bible by hovering over the verse number
Multiple interlinear displays vocabulary, NT grammar, and transliteration (Interlinear available so far in 21 Bibles incl. English ESV, Chinese, Czech & Spanish)
Word-cloud analysis in any language, including animated progress through a book
Subject searches leading to main passages, sorted lists and related verses
Word searches in any language, or by underlying original text or combinations
Bookmarks for places, searches, subject lists etc, and restore setup when restarting
Sharing of verses or searches via Facebook etc or reproduce any panel via a web address
Greek dictionary - an enhanced Liddel-Scott-Jones based on the 9th edition.
Hebrew dictionary - an abridged Brown-Driver-Biggs. Full version in preparation.

____________ STEP	_____________________________________________________________ aims to provide believers and church leaders with Bible tools that are:
Trustworthy	* tested and validated by the scholars of Tyndale House, Cambridge UK
Readable	* including Bibles and interfaces in hundreds of local languages
Wide-ranging	* tools for language, geography, history, manuscripts, translation
Understandable	* textual and language information is explained and transliterated
Comprehensive	* brief tags lead to short summaries which lead to detailed information
Usable	* complexity is made easy with well-designed searches and displays
Accessible	* runs on low-spec hardware with intermittent or no internet connection
Free	* distributed via internet or USB/SD cards, and usable in other software
Shareable	* personal studies or complex layouts can be stored and shared by links
Educational	* a non-proselytizing aid for believers and anyone interested in the Bible

Please report any content which may contravene these guidelines.

The STEP software and datasets may be used in other projects - see the licence details.