
BPBible [1] is an excellent open-source Bible study application. It can import over 200 Bible's, commentaries, maps, and more from the SWORD Project [2]. Some of it's main features include:
- Proximity Based Search
- Flexible Layout
- Topic Management
- Scripture Tooltips
To install in Windows, simply go here [3] and download the latest installer (currently .5.1.1 [4]).
Since version .5, BPBible hasn't natively worked in Linux. You can find a youtube video here [5] that shows how to run BPBible .4.7 natively on Ubuntu 10.10, however, it won't work for recent versions of the application. Here [6] is an explanation as to why .5 won't work. You must run the Windows version with WINE [7] on Linux. To install WINE, run the following command:
Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install wine
openSUSE: sudo zypper install wine
To download and install BPBible, run the following commands:
wget http://bpbible.googlecode.com/files/bpbible-0.5.1.1-setup.exe
chmod +x ./bpbible-0.5.1.1-setup.exe
wine ./bpbible-0.5.1.1-setup.exe
After installing, perform the following to download and install the King James Version of the Bible in BPBible:
wget http://www.crosswire.org/ftpmirror/pub/sword/packages/rawzip/KJV.zip
File > Install Books > Select the KJV.zip file
Check out the screenshots: