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{{Short description|Study Bible on CD and a website}}
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The '''Blue Letter Bible''' ('''BLB''') project is an initiative of Sowing Circle, a United States-based, [[non-denominational]] [[Christianity|Christian]] ministry that has created a [[study Bible]] and Bible study tools stated to "make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding".<ref name=about>{{cite web| url= https://www.blueletterbible.org/about/about.cfm| website=Blue Letter Bible|title=About the BLB|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> The study Bible and associated resources are provided in [[Compact disc|CD format]], via Internet, and via apps. Sowing Circle, a [[California]] [[501(c)|501(c)(3)]] Private Operating [[Foundation (charity)|Foundation]], was founded in November 1995. The Project supports 12 English [[Bible translations]], [[Hebrew]] and the ''[[Septuagint]]'' for the [[Old Testament]], and the Greek ''[[Textus Receptus]]'' and [[The New Testament in the Original Greek|Westcott-Hort]] versions for the [[New Testament]]. Integrated study tools include ''[[Wilhelm Gesenius|Gesenius]]' [[Lexicon]]'' for the Old Testament, and [[Joseph Henry Thayer|Thayer's]] ''Lexicon for the New Testament'', as well as English and ''[[Strong's Concordance]]s'' for the entire [[Bible]]. [[List of Biblical commentaries|Dozens of Biblical commentaries]] are also available.


A series of free instructional videos, titled ''Introducing the Blue Letter Bible'', is available on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite book|url= https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Blue+Letter+Bible%22&aq=f |title=Introducing the Blue Letter Bible| publisher=Blue Letter Bible}} Free instructional videos. </ref> There are also Blue Letter Bible Android and iPhone [[mobile app]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blueletterbible.org/iphone/ |website=Blue Letter Bible |title=Blue Letter Bible App For iPhone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Blue Letter Bible App For Android|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.blueletterbible.blb|website=Play Store|publisher=Blue Letter Bible|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
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The '''''Blue Letter Bible Project''''' is an initiative of Sowing Circle—a non-denominational Christian ministry—to create a [[Study Bible]] in both CD format and for the internet. It was founded in November 1995. The Project supports 12 English [[Bible translations]], [[Hebrew]] and the ''[[Septuagint]]'' for the [[Old Testament]], and the Greek ''[[Textus Receptus]]'' and [[The New Testament in the Original Greek|Westcott-Hort]] versions for the [[New Testament]]. Integrated study tools include ''[[Gesenius|Gesenius']] [[Lexicon]]'' for the Old Testament, and [[Joseph Henry Thayer|Thayer's]] ''Lexicon for the New Testament'', as well as English and ''[[Strong's Concordance]]s'' for the entire [[Bible]]. Over 2000 [[Bible Commentaries]] are also present.


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The ''Blue Letter Bible'' is so called because of the [[Hyperlink#Link behavior in web browsers|blue color of the hyperlinks]]. The name "Blue Letter Bible" also contrasts with the term "[[Red letter edition|red letter Bible]]", which is a common form of printed Bible with key words, such as the words of [[Jesus]], highlighted in red.
A series of free instructional videos entitled "''Introducing the Blue Letter Bible''" is available on [[YouTube]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Blue+Letter+Bible%22&aq=f Introducing the Blue Letter Bible] - free instructional videos on YouTube</ref>


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== BLB content ==
There is a Blue Letter Bible [[iPhone app]].<ref>[http://www.blueletterbible.org/iphone/ The Blue Letter Bible on iPhone]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://bauernorrismagnumpi.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/best-iphone-bible-app-contender-blue-letter-bible/ |title= Best iPhone Bible app contender: Blue Letter Bible |date= 2011-01-06 |archiveurl= http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3A*&q=cache:jxpMDG8Uj-sJ:http://bauernorrismagnumpi.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/best-iphone-bible-app-contender-blue-letter-bible/+%22The+BLB+app+is+part+of+the+larger+Blue+Letter+Bible+project.%22&ct=clnk |archivedate= 2011-08-18 |deadurl= no |accessdate= 2011-08-26 |quote= The BLB app is part of the larger Blue Letter Bible project.}}</ref>
A content disclaimer on the Blue Letter Bible website's "About" page reads:<ref name=about/>
<blockquote>CONTENT DISCLAIMER:


The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry.</blockquote>
The BLB Project is administered by the Sowing Circle ministry, which is a California [[501(c)|501(c)(3)]] Private Operating [[Foundation (charity)|Foundation]].


Sixty-six books of the [[Protestant Bible]] are listed on a ''Blue Letter Bible'' Web site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blbclassic.org/study/misc/66books.cfm|title=The Books of the Bible |website=Blue Letter Bible|date=1 April 2002}}</ref>
==Etymology==
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The Blue Letter Bible is so called because of the [[Hyperlink#Link_behavior_in_web_browsers|blue color of the hyperlinks]]. The name "Blue Letter Bible" also contrasts with the term [[Red letter edition|red letter Bible]] which is a common form of printed Bible.


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The Blue Letter Bible (BLB) Project had three initiatives ongoing as of November 2006:
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== BLB content ==
*The BLB CD for gratis distribution to [[missionaries]], pastors, and students, e.g., via ''Calvary Chapel Magazine'', a publisher and affiliate ministry of [[Calvary Chapel]]'s with missionary emphasis, which has distributed over 45,000 BLB CDs to their readership worldwide, and [[Chuck Missler|Koinonia House]], publishers of ''Personal Update'' (whose monthly distribution exceeds 100,000), which offers free distribution of the BLB CD to their subscribers.
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The Blue Letter Bible (BLB) Project has three ongoing initiatives as of November 2006:
* The BLB website for online [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible study]], which in 3rd quarter 2006 had over 3,500,000 hyperlink [[cross-references]] and three adverts on the right hand sidebar, daily average [[Web traffic|page views]] exceeding 375,000, and over 1,250 independent websites distributing BLB internet content through BLB search tools embedded within their websites.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.blueletterbible.org/Search_tool_listing.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083012/http://www.blueletterbible.org/Search_tool_listing.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= 2007-09-29 |website=blueletterbible.org|title=Search tool listing}}</ref>
* The BLB CD for [[gratis]] distribution to [[missionaries]], pastors and students, with over 100,000 CDs distributed.
* The BLB website for online [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible study]] in an advertising-free environment. Over 3,500,000 hyperlink [[cross-references]] are present, and over 375,000 [[Web traffic|pages views]] are distributed (daily average 3rd quarter 2006).
* The BLB Institute for structured [[Biblical studies]], which offered free-of-charge registration and had over 28,000 registered students in 3rd quarter 2006.
* The BLB Institute for structured [[Biblical studies]], under free registration, with over 28,000 registered students in 3rd quarter 2006.

=== Distribution of BLB content ===
* BLB CD
**''Calvary Chapel Magazine'', a publisher and affiliate ministry of [[Calvary Chapel]], has distributed over 45,000 BLB CDs to their readership ([[missionary]] emphasis), with worldwide distribution.
**[[Chuck Missler|Koinonia House]], publishers of ''Personal Update'', (distribution over 100,000 monthly) offers free distribution of the BLB CD to their subscribers.
* BLB Website
** Over 1,250 independent websites [http://www.blueletterbible.org/Search_tool_listing.html (link)] distribute BLB internet content through BLB search tools embedded within their websites. [http://www.bibliology.org/tools.htm Example]

== Reviews of the Blue Letter Bible ==
* [http://chizadek.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/blue-letter-bible Blue Letter Bible review] by Philip Wilson of the University of Southampton
* [http://www.usc.edu/libraries/databases/records/database.php?db=2G2 Blue Letter Bible review] by USC (University of Southern California) Libraries
* [http://www.bsreview.org/blog/2005/06/the-blue-letter-bible.html ''The Blue Letter Bible''] by Rubén Gómez, webmaster, ''Bible Software Review''
* [http://www.khouse.org/pages/the_joy_of_teaching_gods_word/chapter_6 Koinonia House Online - ''Your Personal Library'']
* [http://www.sightmagazine.com.au/stories/Casting%20the%20Net/storiesnet12.10.03.php Sight Magazine, ''Blue Letter Bible'', by James Crook]


==See also==
==See also==
[[Biblical software|Bible study software]]
* [[Biblical software]]


==Notes==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.blueletterbible.org/ Project's official website]
*[http://www.blueletterbible.org/ Blue Letter Bible Project's official website.]
*[http://www.sowingcircle.org/ Parent organization's official website]
*[http://www.sowingcircle.org/ Official website of parent organization Sowing Circle.]
**[https://blogs.blueletterbible.org/blb/ The Official Blue Letter Bible Blog.]
*[http://www.blbi.org/ BLBi's official website]
**[http://www.blbi.org/ The BLB Institute's official website.]

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The Blue Letter Bible (BLB) project is an initiative of Sowing Circle, a United States-based, non-denominational Christian ministry that has created a study Bible and Bible study tools stated to "make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding".[1] The study Bible and associated resources are provided in CD format, via Internet, and via apps. Sowing Circle, a California 501(c)(3) Private Operating Foundation, was founded in November 1995. The Project supports 12 English Bible translations, Hebrew and the Septuagint for the Old Testament, and the Greek Textus Receptus and Westcott-Hort versions for the New Testament. Integrated study tools include Gesenius' Lexicon for the Old Testament, and Thayer's Lexicon for the New Testament, as well as English and Strong's Concordances for the entire Bible. Dozens of Biblical commentaries are also available.

A series of free instructional videos, titled Introducing the Blue Letter Bible, is available on YouTube.[2] There are also Blue Letter Bible Android and iPhone mobile apps.[3][4]

The Blue Letter Bible is so called because of the blue color of the hyperlinks. The name "Blue Letter Bible" also contrasts with the term "red letter Bible", which is a common form of printed Bible with key words, such as the words of Jesus, highlighted in red.

BLB content

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A content disclaimer on the Blue Letter Bible website's "About" page reads:[1]

CONTENT DISCLAIMER: The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry.

Sixty-six books of the Protestant Bible are listed on a Blue Letter Bible Web site.[5]

The Blue Letter Bible (BLB) Project had three initiatives ongoing as of November 2006:

  • The BLB CD for gratis distribution to missionaries, pastors, and students, e.g., via Calvary Chapel Magazine, a publisher and affiliate ministry of Calvary Chapel's with missionary emphasis, which has distributed over 45,000 BLB CDs to their readership worldwide, and Koinonia House, publishers of Personal Update (whose monthly distribution exceeds 100,000), which offers free distribution of the BLB CD to their subscribers.
  • The BLB website for online Bible study, which in 3rd quarter 2006 had over 3,500,000 hyperlink cross-references and three adverts on the right hand sidebar, daily average page views exceeding 375,000, and over 1,250 independent websites distributing BLB internet content through BLB search tools embedded within their websites.[6]
  • The BLB Institute for structured Biblical studies, which offered free-of-charge registration and had over 28,000 registered students in 3rd quarter 2006.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About the BLB". Blue Letter Bible. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ Introducing the Blue Letter Bible. Blue Letter Bible. Free instructional videos.
  3. ^ "Blue Letter Bible App For iPhone". Blue Letter Bible.
  4. ^ "Blue Letter Bible App For Android". Play Store. Blue Letter Bible. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ^ "The Books of the Bible". Blue Letter Bible. 1 April 2002.
  6. ^ "Search tool listing". blueletterbible.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
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