From news@tuba.cit.cornell.edu Mon May 30 17:01:37 1994 Received: from rodan.UU.NET by aramis.rutgers.edu (5.59/SMI4.0/RU1.5/3.08) id AA12369; Mon, 30 May 94 17:01:37 EDT Received: from relay2.UU.NET by rodan.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-mail-drop) id AA01587; Mon, 30 May 94 17:01:35 -0400 Received: from cornell.edu by relay2.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AAwsee27776; Mon, 30 May 94 17:01:34 -0400 Received: from tuba.cit.cornell.edu ([128.253.232.23]) by cornell.edu with SMTP id <579046-4>; Mon, 30 May 1994 17:01:44 -0400 Received: by tuba.cit.cornell.edu (4.1/2.0) id AA13356; Mon, 30 May 94 17:04:15 EDT To: soc-religion-christian@uunet.uu.net Path: crux1!srs3 From: srs3@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Motti) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian,soc.religion.christian.bible-study Subject: Mail order books, and computer resources Date: Mon, 30 May 1994 17:04:11 -0400 Organization: Cornell University Lines: 398 Message-Id: <2sdkcb$d1a@tuba.cit.cornell.edu> Nntp-Posting-Host: 128.253.232.60 X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #6 (NOV) Status: RO MAIL-ORDER CHRISTIAN BOOKS, ***Last updated May 30, 1994.*** Please e-mail any additions or corrections or requests for updates. to: steve seidman srs3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu [not all the comments here are mine...very few, actually] There are some really great items in here! for general info: You can anonymous ftp rtfm.mit.edu to get lists of mail-order books/catalog /pub/usenet/news.answers/books/stores/ship-by-mail /pub/usenet/news.answers/books/catalogues a List of computer resources and ftp sites is at the end of the list --------------------------------------------------------------- Scholar's Source/ Eisenbrauns, P.O. Box 275, Winona Lake, IN 46590-0275, (219) 269-2011: Eisenbraun's publishes secular academic books on the ancient Near East, including Biblical Israel. They also sell similar books from other publishers under the name Scholars Source, including some second hand items, which go fast. Most of their books from other publishers are sold at a 10 to 20 percent discount. * Torch Publishing Group [US] PO Box 588 Tel: 800-331-3761 Scranton, PA 18512-0588 Stocks a wide variety of Christian religious educational (adult and children's) material, books on the Jewish faith, books on spirituality, etc. While a good percentage is Christian, many religions are represented here, and the emphasis seems to be on tolerance. Some self-help books on addictions and (spiritual) recovery. Catholicism, feminist religion, and men's studies can all be found here. Prices are 10-20% discounted. Shipped by UPS, $3/per order S&H. Overseas doubtful. Credit card, check, or money order. Seminary Cooperative Bookstore (Chicago Theological Seminary (58th Street and University Avenue, 1-800-777-1456). "Has a good theological section but its only connection with the Seminary is that it rents space from them. It is, in my opinion, the best academic bookstore in the social sciences and humanities in the world, for English-language books at any rate. Anyone can shop there, but members receive a 10% discount on most books and may special-order books from anywhere in the world. Membership costs $30 (for three shares of stock)." (Ask them for further details.) They will ship worldwide. "Books arrive well-packaged and I've never gotten a damaged one." GMT-6h ------------------------------------------------------------------- American Bible Society 1865 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 1-800-322-4253, 212-408-1200 In addition to a catalog, they put out a "scholarly resouces magazine" that you can specifically ask for. (in addition to their regular catalog) The scholarly resources has Hebrew, Greek, Latin bibles, and helps, (translation notes, lexicons, etc) Plus NT in Slavonic, Sryiac (NT + OT), and Aramaic The Bible Translator UBS Translation Services Coordinator 1865 Broadway New York, NY 10023 (A quarterly periodical prepared under the editorial supervision of the UBS Sub-committe on Helps for Translators) International Bible Society 1-800-524-1588 PO Box 35700 Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3570 1-719-488-0870 (FAX) ### Hackman's Bible Book Store Inc. 1341 Mickley Road Whitehall, PA 18052 (610) 264-8600 TOLL FREE - 1-800-345-1341 They SHIP ANYWHERE and accept Mastercard, Visa and Discover. ### Eighth Day Books 3700 E. Douglas #40 Wichita, KS 67208-3740 1-800-841-2541 FAX: 316-683-9537 voice: 316-683-9446 specializes in books re: where Christianity engages culture or "intellectual discourse." E.g., excellent collection regarding literary analysis. Eighth Day Books seems to specialize in Anglo-Catholic and Orthodox works. ### Christian Book Distributors PO Box 6000 Peabody, Mass 01961-6000 508-977-5000 (Orders & customer service) 508-977-5010 (Fax) 508-977-5040 (Technical Assistance) Ask for special 'academic catalog' if that is your interest. in adition to the regular catalog. ### Great Christian Books 229 S. Bridge Street PO Box 8000 Elkton, MD 21922-8000 Toll-free order: (Great Christian Books) 1-800-775-5422 FAX: 1-800-291-6341 (domestic) 410-392-3103 (foreign) Great Christian Books has a large selection of books from a reformed perspective. Of interest are the books: ### Christian Book Bargins PO Box 1009 Dover OH 44622 1-800-221-2648 CBD sells childrens and inspirational (nothing academic) ### God's World Publications [US] P.O. Box 2330 Tel: 800-951-2665 Asheville, NC 28802 Fax: 704-253-1556 God's World Publications has many children's books (for K-8th grade) and other materials, including games, puzzles, posters. They also have weekly magazines that cover current events from a Christian perspective. They have magazines for Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd-3rd, 4th-6th, junior high, and a news magazine called World that is suitable for high school children and adults. Each magazine (junior high and below) comes with a teacher's edition with information about the education field, and instructions for using the magazines in a classroom setting. Discounts available for quantity orders of children's newspapers. Ask for a free catalog and free samples of their newspapers. Credit cards accepted. ### Baker Book House P.O. Box 6287 Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 The phone number to get a catalog is 616-676-9185 1-616-957-3110 1-800-877-2665 (ext 184, ask for Ron Hale) 1-800-398-3111 (FAX for purchase orders only) 1-616-676-9573 (24 hour FAX) I got 4 big catalogs from them, plus lists of new releases. Their trade catalog is especially interesting, and lists the markets that each book is designed for. The produce Cambridge bible, books for preachers and seminary students, novels, and various inspirational and self help books. ### The Bookstore 156 Maple St. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-459-4591 This is the bookstore adjacent to Eerdmans Publishing Company. They have various discounts on their books, from 90% to 20% on recent titles. It's a great place to get good books on theology. A lot of Calvin stuff. ### Kregel's Book Store 525 Eastern SE Grand Rapids, MI 1-616-459-9444 This is a classic christian used book store. You should call when looking for something. They have a catalog that you can subscribe to. ### InterVarsity Press PO Box 1400 Downers Grove IL 60515 ### Zondervan (publishers) 1-800-727-1309 1-800-727-3480 (customer service) 1-800-727-7759 (electronic publishing) ### Light & Life Publishing Company 4818 Glen Park Road Minneapolis, MN 55416 612-925-3888, FAX: 612-925-3918 giant 160 page catalog. lots of modern greek materials. (orthodox) ### Florida College Bookstore 119 Glenn Arven Ave Temple Terrace, FL 33617 1-800-922-2390 (try also 1-800-423-1648) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here is a list geared for someone who is looking for Catholic Books: ------------------------------------------------------------------- You can get John Hardon's "Pocket Catholic Dictionary" and his "The Catholic Catechism" (I recommend both, even with the new Catechism coming out one of these days) from any store, Catholic or otherwise. ... get on some mailing lists. In order of importance: Loome Theological Booksellers (612) 430-1092 Preserving Christian Publications (518) 465-3144 Stella Maris Books (800) 772-5928 Daughters of St. Paul (803) 577-0175 Tan Books (800) 437-5876 World Apostolate of Fatima (908) 689-1700 Catholic Treasures (800) 257-4893 Our Sunday Visitor (800) 348-2440 Ignatius Press (800) 537-0390 Christian Book Distributors (508) 977-5000 (Evangelical) Christian Book Distributors sells the Summa Theologica, interlinear Bibles, and a few other Catholic books at a BIG discount. and here are some further details for these books sellers: 1. Loome Theological Booksellers, Old Swedish Covenant Church, 320 North Fourth Street, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082 (ph: 612-430-1092). This source prefers written orders rather than phone-ins because they do not publish a catalog. However, the have over 200,000 out-of-print books in stock, and ask only that you request titles using complete citations. 2. Preserving Christian Publications, Inc., 283 First Street, Albany, New York 12206 (see other list for phone number). This source publishes a mailing list of about 900 used books every month. It's a real gold mine, but you have to not be tardy in your ordering. I try to call within a couple of hours of receiving their catalog, and then I am usually too late to get some of the best titles. 3. Stella Maris Books, P.O. Box 11483, Fort Worth, Texas 76110 (ph: 817-924-7221). This source sells only new books, but their selection is very orthodox (Christian). 4. Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 424, Rockford, Illinois 61105 (fax: 815-987-1833). This source has a great selection of orthodox (Xtian) republications - their specialty. They are always on the lookout for prospective entrepreneurial persons who wish to open their own bookshop. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bible Software info can be obtained in detail from: "Bible Software FAQ, Version 1.0.1, May 1994, Distributed on The Internet by Shawn G. Abigail (ad873@freenet.carleton.ca)" ---a summary of that FAQ follows----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hermeneutika Has LXX, ibm, try: 1-206-824-WORD 1-800-426-DISK (ask for their PD/Shareware Catalog) BHS online 1-800-243-7124 (software, good!) Ken Hammel 908-741-4298 did the macintosh software for them 517-369-6035 (technical assistance) NavPress Software 1-800-366-7788 (customer service) 1934 Rutland Drive, Suite 500 1-800-888-9898 (software products) Austin, Texas 78758-5418 WORDsearch,LESSONmaker,INFOsearch,Bible-Based computer games for DOS, and Windows. 512-835-6900 FAX: 512-834-1888 Kirkbride Technology 1-800-777-1841 (software) 335 West 9th Street, P.O. Box 606, Indianapolis, IN 46206-0606 317-633-1900 FAX: 317-633-1444 Thompson Chain HyperBible (mac or windows, $5 deductable cost for demo disk. cost $149) Bible Research Systems 1-800-423-1228 (software) 2013 Wells Branch Parkway #304, Austin, Texas 78728-6901 512-251-7541 (technical support) 512-251-4401 (FAX) ibm,mac & appleII, greek & hebrew transliterators, bibles, chain ref. etc. Parsons Technology 1-800-223-6925 (software) Info Quest (they produce Bible Quest; formerly at 1-800-336-6644, now can be reached at 801-375-8855 Dustin Discount Software 1-800-766-2896 BibleSoft (ibm) 1-800-995-9058 Silver Mountain Software 1-800-214-2144 ext 104 (has Vulgate) American Bible Sales 1-800-535-5131 Christian Technologies 1-800-366-8320 Logos Research System 1-800-87-LOGOS Eagle Computing 1-615-928-0333, ibm Eagle Computing P.O. Box 490 Elizabethton, TN, U.S.A., 37644 Kirkbride Technology 1-800-428-4385 American Bible Sales 1-800-535-5131 Gramcord Institute, 2218 NE Brookview Dr., Vancouver, WA, U.S.A., 98686 1-206-576-3000 Linguist's Software 1-800-729-9500 P.O. Box 580, Edmonds, WA, U.S.A., 98020-0580 Phone: 1-206-775-1130 White Harvest Software, Inc. P.O. Box 97153, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A., 27624 Phone: 1-919-870-0775 Tri Star Publishing 1-800-292-4253 Christian Macintosh Users Group (CMUG) 3140 De la Cruz Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Clara, CA 95054-2406 (puts out a monthly newsletter) memebership includes discounts on mac hardware and software. Church Bytes, Inc., 562 Brightleaf Square #9, 905 W. Main St., Durham, NC 27701 (subscription magazine) Christian Computing Magazine, P.O. Box 198, 406 Pine Street Center, Ste. L-M Raymore, MO, U.S.A., 64083 Phone: 1-816-331-3881 Fax: 1-816-331-5510 ### A brief summary of ftp sites for biblical literature is in order. athos.rutgers.edu /pub/soc.religion.christian kuyper.cs.pitt.edu /ebooks/newton/bible /ebooks/newton/hqx/bible (has classic Christian books) ftp.spss.com /pub/bible (soc.religion.christian.bible-study info) nic.funet.fi /pub/doc/religion /pub/doc/literary /pub/doc/dictionaries/English slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/doc (has entire KJV) ftp.uu.net /doc/literary/obi/Religion/Bible.Retrieval.System ~/Religion/Vulgate ...and other goodies like dictionaries wuarchive.wustl.edu /doc/bible (has online bible for mac and pc) ### Free Disk of Bible study aids (for IBM Pc) can be obtained by writing to copeland@gate.net also available by ftp iclnet93.iclnet.org pub/resources/text/exeout ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please e-mail any additions or corrections to: steve seidman srs3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Send corrections or addition to: steve seidman srs3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu