NT Soul Recall

Memorize the New Testament (in part or whole) of the Bible with this scripture memorization aide.

quick start: 1) find verse (s) you know and ' add verse'. 2) change mode to 'myverses' 3) Use gestures to score/move to next saved verse 4) tap to show verse

v1.08 (7/11)
1) fixed verse formatting for many verses in NASB & NIV
v1.07 (6/4)
1) modified string parsing to handle format change of website from which I am pulling Bible verses
2) bug fixes
v1.06 (5/14):
1) added statistics on performance of 'MyVerses'
v1.05 (5/10):
1) added persistent state (remember verse, version, mode as opposed to always opening to default verse)
2) bug fixes
v1.04:
1) 'reverse' preference setting to show verse text before reference
2) when 'hint' selected, tap once for hint, tap again for whole verse
3) swipe 'left to right' to display the previous verse
4) verse scoring is now tracked 'real-time' instead of being updated on app load
5) bug fixes

to-do list:
1) implementation of options: a) backup (database import, export, reset)
2) landscape mode

Feel free to request any features that you would like to see, and I will try my best to implement them.

Just started learning Java & Android the last week of March...will add more features as I learn more.

Quick Explanation:
- Select a New Testament verse from the spinners at the top of the page
- The hint option will show just the first five words of a verse.
- Available versions: KJV, NIV, NKJV, NASB; all versions but KJV require internet connection
- Increment/Random/MyVerses: define how to determine the next verse when you get a verse correct (from selecting [Check]) or select [Next]; 'Increment' proceeds sequentially through a book; 'Random' proceeds randomly through a book; 'MyVerses' proceeds randomly (weighted) by user-added verses.

MyVerses:
This application will help you learn one verse at a time ( function similar to flash cards ). Add learned verses that can be referenced from the MyVerses option. When reviewing 'MyVerses', draw a 'Check' gesture if you know the verse, and a 'Caret' gesture if you have difficulty with the verse. The program will show trouble verses more frequently. You can add either a single verse or a whole chapter to the database for 'MyVerses'.

Why Memorize Scripture ?
Eccl 12:13-- "...Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."
James 1:22-- "But be ye doers of the Word..."
Man is called to obedience of his Word. How can be follow his Word if we don't know it.
Psalms 119:11 "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."

My Memorization
A year ago I decided to memorize the whole new testament rather than learning a few popular verses here and there. I wrote a java app for the computer to assist me and then decided it would be helpful to have a mobile version to use on the go.
I learn a new chapter every week (every two weeks if chapter is long). I learn verses in blocks of five. I'll first get to where I can recall the rest of each verse by looking at the five verses. I typically will do this for 10 to 20 verses in a sitting. Once I have that part down, then I memorize the first five words of each verse (in groups of five) in order. It usually takes < 2 hours per week to learn the new verses.
The difficult part is long-term memory recall and verse indexing, the real reason I needed this app. I can go in increment mode to test a chapter at a time and mark which verses I'm having trouble with (so they show up more frequently in 'myverses' mode). Or I can use 'myverses' mode to randomly (weighted by which verses are more troublesome for me) to work on my verse indexing (so I can recall a verse in the middle of a chapter quickly without stepping in my mind through the whole chapter to get to that verse).