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| The Expositor's Bible Commentary 5.0 for Windows : The Complete Award-Winning 12-Volume Commentary | 
 enlarge | Creator: Frank E. Gaebelein
Publisher: Zondervan
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 766028
Format: Cd
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: CD-Rom
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 031024837X
Dewey Decimal Number: 220
UPC: 025986248376
EAN: 9780310248378
ASIN: 031024837X
Publication Date: November 1, 2003
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 One disappointment/warning March 9, 2007
The main commentary component is the same material as the Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary. It's a very good commentary, I should say, but that detail is not made clear, especially in light of the fact that Amazon is offering both products as a package. If you have the Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, a significant component of this software program will be redundant.
 Excellent Commentary Series; Horrible Software January 18, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite commentary series, and for the price that it is available digitally, how could I pass it up. I have been blessed many times already in the few months since I have owned this commentary series, particularly by DA Carson's Matthew commentary. Hands-down, without-a-doubt, I highly recommend the conservative, generally reformed Expositors Bible Commentary series.
However, the interface is, for lack of a better word, horrible. I have been using Bible software since the late 1990's. I have managed to port the majority of my reference library to digital from traditional ink-and-paper books since Libronix (logos.com) has begun to release massive amounts of resources at reasonable prices. Unfortunately, I have grown accustomed to Libronix's well designed, aesthetically pleasing, and easily navigable interface. Pradis, the software that runs the EBC fails on all three of those accounts. Using Pradis after working on BibleWorks or Libronix is reminiscent of using Windows 3.0 after growing accustomed to using Windows XP (or Vista).
Also, unlike other Bible software publishers, Zondervan's proprietary Pradis does not offer free upgrades. So when EBC 5.0 is outdated and no longer runs well on new machines, you will have to shell out more money for new software, whereas Libronix offers free upgrades.
I will not be buying any more Pradis software. I hope that Zondervan will, like almost all otehr Christian book publishers, release their books on other platforms. Let the publishers do what they do best, publish books. And let software developers do what they do best, develop software. Don't make us fight with bad software to get to the treasure that is within the books.
5 Stars for the commentary series.
1 Star for the software.
 "Motivated to Serve" September 2, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I initially wanted to purchase the volume series to place in my library. This product is definitely good for reasearch, whether you are a beginner, inter-mediate, or advanced Bible researcher; and for the price, it's definitely worth it.
A Fantastic Set at a Fantastic Price! July 24, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you are a pastor, then you do not need to read any further: Buy this commentary right now! It costs in the neigborhood of $270 to get this entire set in hardback volumes. You can get it here on one single Cd-Rom for $80. It's a no-brainer! This set represents the exciting development of 1970s-1980s burgeoning Evangelical Scholarship. You have a young D.A Carson's excellent contribution on Matthew, Richard Longenecker's terrific exposition of Acts, Willem Van Gemeren's insightful commentary on the Psalms, Walter Kaiser on Exodus, Ronald Youngblood on 1 and 2 Samuel, and Charles Feinberg's wonderful offering on Jeremiah. Oops, did I forget to mention John Sailhamer's terrific commentary on Genesis? That one has helped me out a lot through the years.
I also appreciate the opening volume of introductory articles dealing with both the Old and New Testaments.
This CD-Rom is a steal at $80. Get it while it lasts!
Rev. Marc Axelrod
A most helpful and useful resource August 16, 2005
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
The Expositors Bible Commentary 5.0 software is easy to use and contains exceptional detail of Bible book introductions. The overviews that I have examined so far are full of usaable background material. The individual comments have been helpful. The whole package is to be commended for general use re Bible knowledge and is of use for teaching purposes/
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