BLB CD Information

Welcome and Statement of Intent

The BLB CD is an internet-free, Web browser-based, Bible study system. It is designed to help you study God's Word more easily in order that you might minister His love more effectively. If you are familiar with our website (BlueLetterBible.org), then you should be right at home with the BLB CD. The intent of the BLB CD is to provide tools for anyone using either a PC, Mac, or Linux computer. Though not a substitute for the more robust experience of the BLB website, the CD may be ideal for those ministering in the faith when disconnected from the Internet. Due to space limitations and copyright restrictions, this CD contains only a subset of the materials that are available on the website.

Differences from the Website

• Excludes the following versions which are available on the website (e.g., NKJV, NASB95, NASB20, ESV, NIV, NLT, LSB).
• Excludes over 500 audio/video commentary series
• Excludes the Daily Promises devotional
• Excludes the Daily Bible Reading Program
• Excludes Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
• Brown-Driver-Briggs, Thayer’s, and Gesenius’s lexicon facsimiles
• Excludes the Multi-verse search
• Excludes the LexiConc search
• Excludes the Chuck Smith Commentary search tool

Features on CD

• BLB uses the KJV as the main version on the CD. However, The Christian Standard Bible (CSB), RSV, ASV, YNG, DBY, WEB, HNV, and Latin VUL are available to view under the parallel verse view.
• The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides over 320,000 cross-references by verse or theme.
• We provide the Strong's Number and definitions for each verse.
• We also provide Easton's Bible Dictionary by M. G. Easton, Nave's Topical Dictionary by Orville J. Nave, The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, a King James Dictionary, a Thematic Subject Guide, and Torrey's New Topical Textbook by R. A. Torrey.
• Search tools: Word and Phrase Search, Detailed Dictionary Word Search, and Search of the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
• Text Commentaries: For every Bible passage and other works such as: Matthew Henry, Chuck Smith, David Guzik, Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and R.A. Torrey's Fundamentals. (While we do have an introductory page on Audio & Video Commentaries located on our website, they require a live Internet connection.)
• Study Tools: Charts and Outline, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries, Introductions to Books of the Bible, Timelines, Missions related material, Creeds, Catechisms, and Confessions, Apologetics materials related to Cults, etc. Some specific titles include The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia, and Hitchcock's Topical Analysis of the Holy Bible.
• There are a multitude of images and maps available for your use.
• The CD also includes 4 Devotionals: Day by Day by Grace by Bob Hoekstra, Morning and Evening by C. H. Spurgeon, Faith's Checkbook also by Spurgeon, and BLB's Daily Promises.
• We provide over 800 Frequently Asked Questions by Don Stewart. These FAQ's cover questions about the Bible, God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Anthropology, Soteriology, Harmatology, Angels, Demons, the Power of Satan, Death, Heaven, Hell, the Future Life, Bible and Science, and Creation.

System Recommendations

Supported by all main web browsers:

• Apple Safari
• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Opera

How to Order a CD

When ordering a BLB CD(s), we do ask that you would pray about making a donation to help offset the cost of materials, processing, and shipping. With about 10,000 BLB CDs requested from around the world each year, know that your gift of support is very much appreciated! If you do not have the resources to make a donation, we will still provide the BLB CD(s) at no cost.

To request the Blue Letter Bible on CD, open up the CD Order Page Here.

Individual, Church, and Group Orders

For individuals, one copy of the BLB CD is made available. For church groups, mission organizations and the like, up to ten copies of the CD are made available.

For groups who desire more than ten copies, we ask that they participate in the ministry effort by making a donation in an amount at least equal to the actual cost of manufacturing and shipping the CDs. Any donation in excess of that amount goes to provide CDs to those who cannot afford to pay as previously mentioned.

To request a special group order please contact us at:

cdspecialorder@blueletterbible.org

Can I Copy the CD and Give It Away?

The Blue Letter Bible CD contains copyrighted material that was provided to Blue Letter Bible under certain agreements. Those agreements prohibit the copying of the CD except by Blue Letter Bible. "Why," you ask?

It has to do with the integrity of the content. First, we need to make sure that nothing is added to or taken away from the content of the CD. For example, we would not want a cult to add their own "flavor" to it and have it distributed as a Blue Letter Bible CD. Second, we need to insure that any corrections to the CD content are made and correctly shown in CDs provided from that point in time. Consequently, we cannot approve the copying of the CD by other persons or organizations, without a special licensing agreement. And then, it generally does not make sense to do so since the pricing we can provide is far better than most can achieve on their own.

Can I Copy the CD to My Hard Drive or Network?

Yes! There are special instructions on the CD in the Help section telling one how to copy the CD to their hard drive, whether locally or network based. We encourage churches and other organizations to copy the CD to the hard drive as it will perform quicker, and your entire organization will have access to the study tools.