What makes the Bible Tool different from other Bible search tools?
The Bible Tool is part of a larger initiative co-sponsored by ABS and the SBL to allow people to approach the Bible on their terms, in the culture, community, context, media and format of their choice. This tool will evolve in the coming months / years to help us reach that goal. This means we will strive to enable you, the user, to have the look / feel you want, the functionality you want, the texts you want (by adding popular ones and allowing you to upload your own) in the format you want (initially electronic or print). Because the tool is open source, if you have some technical skills you are free to download the tool and make changes as you see fit. OSIS is a key technical piece that will allow this to happen. Other key pieces include partnerships between organizations like SBL and ABS (to insure large distribution channels), and good content, such as making modern translations and helpful related materials available. That will be a big focus in the coming months.
