With new titles available almost every week, Olive Tree's collection of biblical resources for handheld platforms continues to grow at a rapid pace. We're excited to report that this month, we broke the 500-product mark! Be sure to visit the Olive Tree Store and browse through our 500+ products.
And don't forget to use the 20% off coupon with the code apple2008-20 through Friday, June 13, to celebrate Olive Tree's trip to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Read more below . . .
Favorite Reference Works
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MacArthur New Testament Commentary
Detailed but always very readable, The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series guides readers through the books of the New Testament to unlock the mysteries revealed therein. This expansive, Christ-centered commentary is an invaluable tool for all Bible students.
For each book, a preface explains the focus of the commentary, an introduction addresses the unique qualities and themes of the book, and an outline provides an overview. Using this commentary on your mobile phone or PDA has definite advantages, besides the obvious ones, like portability. BibleReaderTM's unique design means that cross references are hyperlinked, so readers can readily examine and appreciate the wealth of scriptural content John MacArthur uses to support his conclusions. Readers will also appreciate the ability to search this large document to find all the places where certain terms and topics are discussed. Transliterated Greek words add to the user-friendly nature of this rich commentary.
The complete bundle of The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series includes 23 volumes. Each volume is also available individually. This resource was updated on January 2, 2008. If you have previously purchased the MacArthur Commentary Bundle, you may access this updated download from your Personal Library, free of charge.
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Bible Knowledge Commentary
The Bible Knowledge Commentary on Old and New Testaments will be welcomed by a wide spectrum of Bible students, from the beginner, who will find it easy to understand and easy to use, to the advanced, who will find it consistently thorough and reliable. The readable style, combined with careful scholarship, make this a Bible study aid its users will add to their "most-used" shelf of books.
Popular in style and scholarly content, The Bible Knowledge Commentary will deepen your understanding of God's written Word. Discussing the Bible verse by verse and often phrase by phrase, this commentary will help any student of the Bible answer the following questions about the Scriptures:
- What does this verse mean?
- How should I interpret this passage?
- What is the significance of this word or phrase in Greek or Hebrew?
- How do Bible-time customs help me understand the meaning of this passage?
- How can this alleged contradictions be explained?
- How does information on the author, historical background, and features of a Bible book help interpret that book?
A recent update to The Bible Knowledge Commentary has fixed a number of verse hyperlinks. If you have previously purchased this commentary, you are eligible for a free upgrade. Please log in to your Personal Library to access the updated file.
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New! Crossway Classic Commentary
Throughout the history of Christianity, many great minds have devoted themselves to the study and exploration of the Bible in pursuit of spiritual insight. Believers today are fortunate to benefit from this impressive history of inquiry and inspiration.
The Crossway Classic Commentary series is a collection of book-by-book biblical commentaries covering the Old and the New Testaments, written by intellectual and spiritual giants of the Christian tradition and carefully translated and adapted for the modern reader. Authors include distinguished historical ministers, preachers, and scholars such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, Charles Hodge, Matthew Henry, and many more. Each title includes an introduction by series editors Alister McGrath and J. I. Packer.
The complete bundle of The Crossway Classic Commentary series includes 18 volumes. When buying the bundle, you save 51%!
Each volume is now also available individually.
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Other New Releases
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New! Mormonism Explained
Mormons are attracting more and more attention from many Christian denominations as their numbers skyrocket and their successes on the mission field become apparent. But there is confusion and sometimes fear about what the Church of Latter-day Saints actually believes.
In Mormonism Explained: What Latter-day Saints Teach and Practice, author Andrew Jackson, a seminary professor and ordained Presbyterian minister, discusses Mormon faith and practices. In a "meticulously researched" book that springs in part from his work in a community with a large LDS population, Jackson details the history and theology of the Mormon church and explains its important differences from other Christian denominations. Throughout this book, Jackson adopts the tone of a careful teacher "who seeks to explain rather than to merely debunk."
Michael S. Moore, professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, hails Mormonism Explained as "One of the most comprehensive handbooks on the Latter-day Saints in print today."
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New! Engaging with the Holy Spirit
Despite the growth of the charismatic movement and Pentecostal churches, people still have questions—and even troubling concerns—about the person and work of the Holy Spirit. These real questions are the burden of
Graham A. Cole's book Engaging with the Holy Spirit, which seeks to sequentially address from throughout Scripture six crucial questions that affect a person’s relationship to the Spirit:
- What is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?
- How does a person resist the Spirit?
- Ought we to pray to the Spirit?
- How do we quench the Spirit?
- How do we grieve the Spirit?
- How does the Holy Spirit fill us?
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Each chapter is devoted to one question and challenges readers about their relationship with the Spirit and about Christian living in general. Readers are also given key elements for thinking theologically and implications for their belief and behavior. It’s a brief, reader-friendly book full of solid, reassuring answers.
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To learn more about the Holy Spirit . . .
- He Who Gives Life: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: For scholars — an in-depth treatment of the Holy Spirit, also by Graham A. Cole. This book is the latest volume in the Foundations of Evangelical Theology series from Crossway Books, and offers a comprehensive theology of the Holy Spirit.
- The Work of the Holy Spirit: A time-tested classic, available from Olive Tree, by Abraham Kuyper, the prominent Dutch evangelical theologian who also served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
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New Developments at Olive Tree
- Updated BibleReader for Palm and Windows Mobile: Olive Tree has released an updated version of BibleReader for Palm and Windows Mobile. Click here to update your BibleReader. As always, this update is free. There are no feature additions in this version of BibleReader, but it includes a number of important bug fixes. Check out a complete list of changes for BibleReader Version 3.70 Build 277. Olive Tree is committed to improving BibleReader on our existing handheld platforms, and will continue to develop and update these programs.
- Auto-Installers for Windows Vista: While manual installation on Windows Vista machines can install any Olive Tree products you've purchased, we have now added support for Vista in our Auto Installers, to make the process easier for our Vista users!
- Apple Development: Stephen (engineer) and Drew (owner and CEO) will attend the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA the week of June 9. They'll join software engineers from all over the world to learn about programming for Mac OS, iPhone, and other Apple platforms. Olive Tree is excited to consider development on new platforms.
- Further Development: Olive Tree is considering a completely new architecture that will enable BibleReader to cover more mobile device platforms, as well as expanding features and functionality on existing platforms. Stay tuned for news on this new development!
- Graphic Designer Needed: On a contract basis for small projects. If you are interested, email your resume to drew@olivetree.com.
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SUPPORT TIPS
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On the Customer Support page, you'll find information about free product updates, an extensive list of FAQs, links to the Support Forums for your handheld device, and the "Contact Olive Tree Support" link, where you can email support staff with your question.
We can offer you the best and quickest help when you include as much information as possible about your handheld device, your computer operating system, and the problem you're having, using in the fields we've provided on the form. Olive Tree supports many different platforms and devices, so any additional information you provide can help bring a faster resolution to your questions.
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~The Team at Olive Tree
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