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February 06, 2012
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Mantis Bible Study 4.9.14 Released

Apple has released version 4.9.14, which fixes the highlighter bug in the previous release.  Please upgrade to this version when you see it available.

Mantis Bible Study 4.9.13 Released

Analyze Verse now supports landscape.
Searching for words with certain characters no longer crashes.
Text in a note following an ampersand will no longer truncate.
Highlighting will remember the last color selected when changing volumes.

Analyze Verse Returns (Version 4.9.11 Released)

As you may already know, the Analyze Verse feature was incompatible with iOS 5, and this feature was removed from the first releases of Mantis for iOS 5.  Today, Apple released our 4.9.11 update, which brings Analyze Verse back.  Thanks for your patience!

Version 4.9.10 Released

Apple has approved version 4.9.10 of the free version of Mantis Bible Study, which fixes the following bugs under iOS 5:

Map display
Tap-and-hold Find
Tap-and-hold Define / Dict

NOTICE:  iOS 5 contains it's own "Define" option that links to a built-in dictionary.  To look up the selected word in any installed Bible Dictionaries you've purchased from Mantis, tap the right arrow icon and select the new "Dict" option.

Tap-and-hold, select a word, then select "Define" to view the built-in iOS 5 dictionary entry for that word.

Here is the built-in iOS 5 dictionary entry for "Jerusalem".

Tap-and-hold, tap the right arrow, then select "Dict" to view the selected word in any installed Bible Dictinoaries (sold separately.)

Here we see links for the "Jerusalem" entry in several installed Bible Dictionaries.  Dictionaries that don't have an entry for the selected word are grayed out.

Analyze Verse will be fixed and operational again in 4.9.11, currently undergoing final testing.  We expect to send this version to Apple for approval within the next few days.  ** UPDATE ** We have already sent 4.9.11 to Apple.  It is currently awaiting Apple's approval.

Apple releases remaining versions of Mantis Bible Study 4.9.9

If you are running one of the "branded" versions of Mantis under iOS 5, and are experiencing difficulties, you should be able to update now.  Tap the "App Store" icon and look under "Updates" for the Mantis Bible Study 4.9.9 update.

We are still working on fixing the following features which are currently incompatible with iOS 5:

Analyze Verse
Tap-and-hold Define
Tap-and-hold Find
Map display

We hope to have these remaining items working under iOS 5 soon.

Version 4.9.9 Approved By Apple

This version fixes the following items for iOS 5:

Reading Plan links
Font change bug is fixed
Restore All screen bug fixed
Backup button now shows properly on Bookmarks screen
Email verse screen bug is fixed
Basic search screen is fixed
External display mode is fixed for 4S and iPad 2 mirroring mode

Need Help?  See our online video tutorials, located under Support / Video Tutorials

Mantis Bible Study for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
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Welcome to MantisBible.com, home of Mantis Bible Study for the Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

Mantis Bible Study is the most advanced Bible Study Tool available for any mobile platform.  Designed exclusively for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, Mantis Bible Study was created to be powerful enough for full-time Bible students and pastors, yet easy enough for the casual reader to use.

A long list of unique features make Mantis Bible Study stand out as the premier tool for accessing the Bible on the iPhone:

Flexible content:
•    Comes with the full King James text
•    Works offline -- no network connection is necessary for reading and studying
•    Additional Bible translations, commentaries, dictionaries, devotionals and other books can be purchased and installed immediately (with more than 80 titles already available.)  Check the "Bible Store" for available titles and other free resources
•    Two-touch translation chooser instantly shows the current text in any installed Bible translation

Great navigation options:

•    Tap in the top right and drag down to jump to any verse in the current chapter
•    Tap in the top left and drag down to jump to any chapter in the current book
•    Tap in the bottom left and drag up to jump to any book in the current volume
•    Tap in the bottom right and drag up to jump to any installed volume (KJV, NASB, etc.)
•    Quick History - jump from verse to verse and back again quickly, even across different volumes
•    Quick-reference chapter and section headers make finding the right text easy
•    New Grid Mode - jump to any book, chapter, and verse in 3 quick taps
•    Tap the book name to navigate the book, chapter, verse chooser
•    Tap the chapter number to navigate to to the chapter, verse chooser within the current book
•    Landscape (sideways) operation now available throughout the program (type notes and make searches using the larger, wider keyboard!)

Fantastic study tools:

•    Fantastic support for Bibles with integrated Strong's Numbers - tap a number to open a definition, tap it again to close it
•    Additional support for Strong's Numbers: drill-down to root word(s), tap to find where a number is used throughout Scripture, then tap and preview verses
•    Easily create bookmarks, notes, and highlights for any verse in the Bible, or even for commentaries, dictionaries, devotionals, or other books
•    References to Scripture inside personal notes are automatically turned into one-tap cross-references
•    Create, edit, and move bookmarks and bookmark folders
•    Unique "Analyze Verse" feature shows a single verse in multiple translations on one page, along with any installed commentaries for the selected verse
•    Fast and flexible, yet simple search system
•    Save search results as a named folder full of bookmarks
•    Personal notes and translation notes appear inline with the text and can be toggled on and off, making it easier to view the notes within the context of its related scripture
•    Highlighting Bar allows highlighting of individual words and phrases in 4 colors
•    Inline verse-display toggle links for all cross-reference links (in commentaries, dictionaries and other books containing scripture references)
•    Jump directly to Biblical text from cross references inside commentary, dictionary, devotional, or other books

There's much, much more to this application.  Download it now and start exploring!

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