theWord Premium Module Reviews
DDT TW Fast Facts
- Brethren; Conservative; Dispensational
- Scripture Version: NKJV
- Originally 2,400+ Pages
- Hybrid book+commentary module
- Purchase price -
$24.95 - Buy BBC for theWord
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TheWord’s Believer’s Bible Commentary (“BBC”) by William MacDonald is Costas’ second hybrid (Book+Commentary) module. The text of the commentary itself is top notch; it rates a 4 Book DDT rating (best of class; quite an achievement for a one volume commentary!). It is a paragraph by paragraph commentary that provides commentary on every verse. The paragraph formatting allows for very easy understanding of MacDonald’s overall interpretation of each book, chapter, and section of Scripture. The text is very well done.
Why, then, only a 3+ Book DDT rating for the TW version (which is still great, by the way)? Read on.
TheWord version 4 (“TW4”) offers three different ways to utilize any kind of a commentary: 1) book view; 2) commentary link; and 3) inline.
TW4’s implementation of BBC in book view is flawless. Check out screenshot #1. The Bible view is set to Rom 3:22, and the hybrid module takes you right to the comments on Rom 3:22. The topic tree shows you right where you are in MacDonald’s outline of the book. Excellent indeed! So, if you like to have a Bible view open next to a commentary window, then you will love how TW4 implements the hybrid module of BBC.
There are two other ways, though, that TW4 utilizes commentaries: commentary links, and inline commentaries.
Check out screenshot #2. Take a close look at the commentary links under Rom 3:22.
Do you notice anything missing? Yep -
Also, some users like to put their commentaries inline. (For an example of inline commentaries using Greek intensive modules, see my NT Exegesis blog.) BBC will not work inline.
Costas has stated that these shortcomings in the TW4 hybrid module are currently under modification. An imminent update of TW4 will implement the hybrid module in both “commentary links” and “inline commentaries.” That will be well received!
When these updates are released, you can be assured that the 3+ DDT Book Rating will
be increased. Until then -
By the way -
You can purchase “Believer’s Bible Commentary” by William MacDonald formatted for TheWord for only $24.95. It’s very well done. Want more information? Make sure you read my comprehensive review of this module.
This TW summary review is by Dr. David S. Thomason. Copyright 2013. All rights reserved.
DDT TW Rating
Great Resource For All
