STEPBible - Scripture Tools for Every Person - from Tyndale House, Cambridge
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Joining the team to help build STEP
- David Brewer
Giving your time
The software and resources in STEP are all built by volunteers, with the oversight of Tyndale House, Cambridge and in partnership with Crosswire.
Volunteers have many different types of skill and there is something for almost anyone. So if you have 5 hours or more a week available, please contact us.
We have openings for people with a variety of skillsets:
* general knowledge of the Bible and English
* good knowledge of English and editing
* good general Bible knowledge (WITHOUT Greek or Hebrew)
* good knowledge of Greek or Hebrew
* programming skills in Javascript and/or Java
See the detailed presentation, or pick from these:
| Modules | What this is | Skills needed |
|---|---|---|
| STEP Bibles | The central program for reading and searching Bible texts and context (more...) | Programmers in Javascript and Java |
| STEP User Guide | Helping to use the STEP facilities and understand them (ie edit his Guide) | Careful writers with knowledge of how software works |
| STEP Ambassadors | Helping promote STEP and helping to teach users how to get the best out of it | Good online communicators and/or educators |
| STEP Interlinears | Tagging of the ESV. FINISHED | Careful editors (no knowledge of Greek or Hebrew needed) |
| STEP Geography | High Resolution maps of old Palestine meshed with satellite maps (more...) | Programmers in GoogleEarth APIs |
| STEP History | Expandable timelines for all datable Bible people, events and eras. (more...) | People with good Bible knowledge |
| STEP Genealogy | Complex and complete family trees of Bible people and nations. (more...) | People with good Bible knowledge |
| STEP Lexicons | Full-text dictionaries, accessible without needing to know ancient alphabets. ALMOST FINISHED (more...) | Careful editors with some knowledge of Greek or Hebrew |
| STEP Encyclopaedia | Newly edited articles of Bible places, people, events and teachings (more...) | Careful editors with good Bible knowledge |
| STEP Meanings | Variant meanings and manuscripts of the original Bible text (more...) | Careful editors with some knowledge of Greek or Hebrew |
| STEP Library | Online books and articles organised by Bible text, subject and usefulness (more...) | Internet researchers; English indexers |
| STEP Context | Guided searches of ancient literature for Bible words used in similar contexts (more...) | (not yet started) |
www.STEPBible.org is created and supported by Bible scholars at Tyndale House, Cambridge
with a great deal of help from volunteers and partnering by many organisations.