1. The New Dimension of Electronic Bible Studies Discover the new dimension of electronic Bible studies! Introduction to the Stuttgart Electronic Study Bible (SESB) [press spacebar to advance slide] Edited by Christof Hardmeier and Eep Talstra together with Alan Groves SESB

2. Everything you need for your Bible studies The Stuttgart Electronic Study Bible is the first software to include all texts and resources that you need for your Bible studies. At the university, in ministry or in your private studies—with the SESB library you always have at your disposal all important Bible texts and resources in an easy-to-use Bible software package. Bible editions in the original languages (Hebrew/Greek) with critical apparatus 2 English, 5 German and 7 other Bible translations in modern languages Hebrew, Greek and German Bibles with lemmatization Morphological databases for BHS, Nestle-Aland and Septuagint Dictionaries Hebrew- Engl./German and Greek.-Engl./German SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

3. Libronix Digital Library System The Stuttgart Electronic Study Bible is built on the Libronix Digital Library System (Libronix DLS), one of the most powerful Bible study tools worldwide. Libronix DLS offers many practical features and is easy to use. For the SESB, Libronix DLS was adapted to the special needs of the scholarly editions published by the German Bible Society. Your advantages through the use of Libronix Digital Library System in SESB: One of the most powerful Bible study tools worldwide Compatible with more than 3,800 electronic editions from many publishers (see www.logos.com). Easy to use thanks to an Internet- adapted user interface User interface in more than 10 languages (e.g., English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish) Continuous development of the software SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

4. Starting with a software never was so easy! Starting with SESB is very easy. If you are familiar with Windows and the Internet, you will have no problem finding your way through the program. A special Home Page Window, designed to help you with your first steps in the program, welcomes you once you have completed the setup. SESB Home Page provides help and initial information for the use of the program It offers quick access to the most important features of SESB Library tab gives an overview of all resources included in SESB Quick Tips and Quick Start tab help you find your way through the program SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

5. Basic Features for Your Daily Work You may certainly expect from SESB all features of professional Bible software. The program offers many functions which facilitate your daily work and give you access to the Bible text in many different ways. Pursuing cross- references by mouse- click Saving bookmarks and work spaces Adding and editing notes to the Bible text Flexible export of Bible text to other programs (including Hebrew and Greek text) Printing of Bible text directly from the program SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

6. Scholarly Bible Editions with Critical Apparatus The Stuttgart Electronic Study Bible is the first Bible software which gives access to the scholarly editions of the Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testament with critical apparatus published by the German Bible Society. This provides completely new research options for scholarly Bible studies. Complete text of the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia with critical apparatus Complete text of the Novum Testamentum Graece (Nestle-Aland, 27. ed.) with critical apparatus Synchronized parallel display of upper text and critical apparatus Hyperlinked apparatus references in the upper text Text and apparatus are fully searchable SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

7. 14 Bible Translations in Modern Languages As part of SESB you purchase a large digital library of Bible translations in modern languages. All editions in one language can be put together to form a “collection” and thus can be searched at the same time. Parallel alignment of Bible texts in several translations provides easy comparison. 2 English versions (NIV and NRSV) 5 German versions (Lutherbibel 1984, Gute Nachricht Bibel, Einheitsübersetzung, Rev. Elberfelder Bibel, Buber/Rosenzweig) 3 French versions (Nouvelle Bible Segond, Bible en français courant, Traduction œcuménique) 3 Dutch versions (Bijbel. Vertaling 1951, Groot Nieuws Bijbel, Staten- vertaling) 1 Danish version (Bibelen, 1992) SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

8. Features for Basic and Advanced Searching A special strength of SESB are the sophisticated search features. Simple searches are easy to perform, and complex searches are also possible. There are different search dialogs to give you access to the search options of the various resources. Basic search with wildcards ? and * as well as Boolean operators in all resources Simultaneous search in several resources Finding all inflected forms of a word by simply entering the infinitive (“lemmatization” is avail- able for Hebrew, Greek and German Bibles) Special Lemma Search for research on semantic domains Export of search results to a word processor SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

9. Search in the Morphological Databases SESB offers special search dialogs for searching the Hebrew database of the BHS and the Greek databases of the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament. These dialogs allow the user to search for word forms and morphological categories to appear in combination with certain lemmas or independently from any lemma. Search for part of speech and linguistic categories Search for combinations of part of speech and certain lemmas New WIVU database of the BHS offers search on phrase and clause level, for the first time Databases for the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament (CCAT / Gramcord) provide full linguistic analysis of each word in the Greek Bible text SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

10. Dictionaries and Morphological Analysis The dictionaries and databases included in SESB provide indispensable help to everybody who wants to read the Hebrew or Greek Bible text without thorough knowledge of Hebrew or Greek. For each word of the Bible, the Greek or Hebrew original, an English or German translation, and a morphological analysis is only a mouse click away. New dictionary: Hebrew/Aramaic- English and Hebrew/Aramaic- German Greek-Engl. dictionary of the Septuagint, edited by Lust/Eynikel Hauspie Greek-English and Greek-German dictionary of the Greek New Testament (Newman/ Kassühlke) All dictionaries are fully searchable SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

11. Special Report Tools and Lookup Features As a powerful Bible software package, SESB provides a lot of helpful features which are custom- designed for biblical studies. These features facilitate and accelerate your work with the Holy Scripture in electronic format and open completely new perspectives on the Bible text. Auto Lookup of all Bible references in a certain passage Reference Browser for searching references to a certain Bible passage Synopsis of the four Gospels and Synopsis of parallel traditions in the Old Testament Passage in all Versions feature Converter for Biblical Weights and Measures SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

12. Options and Settings for Your Convenience There are many options and settings in SESB to make your work with the program as efficient as possible. They allow you to customize the user interface, the text display mode and many other options. Using these features will help you feel at home in the Stuttgart Electronic Study Bible. Many options for looking up references and displaying text Several Hebrew and Greek fonts of your choice (incl. Unicode) Various start-up settings Individual choice of your “Preferred Bible” Multilingual user interface (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Spanish etc.) Customizable SESB Home Page SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

13. Becoming an SESB Power User The longer you work with SESB, the more you’ll enjoy the variety of functions and the power of the program. An extensive printed manual helps you rapidly become acquainted with the whole range of features. A convenient help system within the program provides on-the-spot assistance. Extensive English and German help for every command and dialog Printed manual in English and German (120 pages) Editor’s introduction for the work, with overview of the new WIVU database SESB website with updates and support information Support via email and phone in German or English SESB [press spacebar to advance slide]

14. Discover the New Dimension of Electronic Bible Studies Edited by Christof Hardmeier and Eep Talstra together with Alan Groves SESB For all North American orders, contact: Logos Bible Software (800) 875-6467 www.logos.com/sesb www.logos.com/sesb All others contact: German Bible Society vertrieb@dbg.de vertrieb@dbg.de System requirements: PC min. 300 MHz and 128 MB Microsoft Windows® 98SE, ME, NT (SP 4), 2000 or XP; Internet Explorer 6.0 Depending on setup options: 80 to 400 MB free hard disk space Screen resolution 1024 x 768 recommended CD-ROM drive A product of: German Bible Society Netherlands Bible Society Powered by Libronix Digital Library System