[B-Greek] Zondervan Theological Dictionaries for bargain hunters
Scott Jacobsen
scottj at istar.ca
Tue Jul 27 16:34:14 EDT 2004
I am an owner of the older software--is there a way to contact Zondervan to
make arrangements for the upgrade?
Thank you,
Scott Jacobsen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Weiss" <papaweiss1 at yahoo.com>
To: "b-greek" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 9:03 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Zondervan Theological Dictionaries for bargain hunters
> Info for the interested:
>
> I learned that the current CD editions of Zondervan's
> New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology
> & Exegesis (NIDOTTE) and New International Dictionary
> of New Testament Theology (NIDNTT) are no longer being
> made because new editions that use the Pradis
> interface (which has greater search capabilities as
> well as interaction with other Pradis-interface
> modules and software) are forthcoming this October.
> (There are Mac editions, too.)
>
> Zondervan informed me that owners of the current
> (i.e., old) versions can upgrade to the new versions
> for $25 each -- a considerable savings, since the new
> ones will sell for anywhere from $80 to $100+,
> depending on where you buy them.
>
> Zondervan at one time put out a "Zondervan Theological
> Dictionaries" CD that had both NIDOTTE and NIDNTT on
> it for a retail price of $259. This, too, is being
> discontinued. I found and purchased a closeout copy of
> this combined CD for 50% off the already-discounted
> price of $119.99 at Mardel Bookstore (their only
> remaining copy) -- i.e., for $60.00. Hence, this
> e-mail.
>
> Even though I own both these sets in hardcopy, the
> search capabilities of the CD edition are extremely
> nice (and fast!), and they're linked to the included
> NIV text. You can have multiple windows open,
> including both dictionaries as well as the NIV text --
> clicking on a word opens the dictionary article, and
> clicking on the accompanying Goodrick-Kohlenberger
> number opens a window with all the Biblical verses
> containing that word.
>
> If these books on CD interest you, you might be able
> to save a lot of money overall by searching now for
> any existing copies of the current (old) CD editions.
> If you purchase either or both of them (or the
> combined CD), you can of course then upgrade to the
> new editions (if you want the enhanced features) in
> October for only $25 for each dictionary.
>
> =====
> Eric S. Weiss
>
>
>
>
>
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