Best E-Sword Modules of Late
Posted by Chuck Grantham on July 7, 2008
Come from the Catholic side of the aisle: Thomas Aquinas’ Catena Aurea and the 1908 Catholic Encyclopedia, both of which can be found at Michael Jacques’ esnips page along with other Catholic resources.
The Catena Aurea represents Thomas Aquinas’ creation of a running commentary on the Gospels by citing various Church Fathers, as translated by the renowned John Henry Newman. The Catholic Encyclopedia represents a large compendium of Catholic scholarship on subjects of Catholic interest from the early twentieth century.
Both are large works, and their creation as e-sword modules doubtless required much time and labor. Thank you, module makers!
These two modules will go together for many users, since the Church Fathers are either unknown or barely more than names for many Christians of all stripes. Using them both in combination, e-sword users can get a better glimpse into the vast literature on the New Testament penned by their predecessors in the faith.
Now if only there was something of the sort on Acts and Samuel….
Iyov said
Where do you find these things? What’s your secret source of information?
Chuck Grantham said
Esword users are a little community. These days the best place to check for esword modules is esnips dot com. For example, try a search there under “esword jewish”.
The sources are generally old, out of copyright books, the modules aren’t always perfectly done, and yes, some people violate copyright, but there are some real gems to be found for esword, especially considering the usual price- naught naught naught.
There’s two good reasons I keep two esword links on my front page: its a great tool, and its users support each other.
nephos said
Great tip! Thanks. I’ve only used e-sword for a few months now, but love it. I’m always on the lookout for new modules.
Chuck Grantham said
Nephos: Shhh. Don’t tell Nick Norelli, but you and I obviously like free books, too. Just electronic ones.
And especially don’t tell Nick a lot of the apocryphal books he wants are available for e-sword on esnips if you know where to look.
(Whistling)