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Sefaria is an online open source, [1] free content, digital library of Jewish texts. It was founded in 2011 by former Google project manager Brett Lockspeiser and journalist-author Joshua Foer . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Promoted as a "living library of Jewish texts", Sefaria relies partially upon volunteers to add texts and translations.
Users must log into their website to download all formatted versions of the text. CCEL is funded by online advertisements, sales of CD-ROMs (available from 1997 to 2019), [6] sales of some books not freely downloadable, and individual gifts. Calvin University has also provided them with space, network access, and significant financial support.
Eloquent (formerly MacSword) is a free open-source application for research and study of the Bible, developed specifically for Macintosh computers running macOS. It is a native OS X app built in Objective-C. Eloquent allows users to read and browse different bible translations in many languages, devotionals, commentaries, dictionaries and lexicons.
The ESV Study Bible is a recent addition which sold well in its pre-release phase, in the fall of 2008. [ 4 ] In recent times, study Bibles focusing on specific aspects of the Biblical message, have appeared, such as The Green Bible , an English version of the New Revised Standard Version Bible (originally published by Harper Bibles on October ...
The Digital Bible Library lists over 240 different contributors. [ 1 ] According to Wycliffe Bible Translators , in September 2024, speakers of 3,765 languages had access to at least a book of the Bible, including 1,274 languages with a book or more, 1,726 languages with access to the New Testament in their native language and 756 the full Bible.
[1] [2] Some Bible versions, such as the Jerusalem Bible, employ the name Yahweh, a transliteration of the Hebrew tetragrammaton (YHWH), in the English text of the Old Testament, where traditional English versions have L ORD. [3] Most Sacred Name versions use the name Yahshua, a purported Semitic form of the name Jesus. [1]
Hebrew Wikisource – thousands of Torah texts in a digital library that is continually being expanded and improved by volunteers HebrewBooks.org [ 8 ] – was founded to preserve old American Hebrew books that are out of print or circulation, but it expanded its mission "to include all Torah Seforim (=books) ever printed".
In 1974 British architect, Michael Brawne (1925-2003) [2] was commissioned by UNESCO to assist the National Library Services Board in preparing a design for the national library. [3] A 1.11 ha (2.75 acres) site, adjoining the National Archives , on Independence Avenue, was identified and secured on 13 January 1976.