Words on the Word
Archive for August 2012
Review: Accordance 10′s Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, by Beale and Carson (part 1 of 2: the module)
Baker Academic has made its way to Accordance 10 Bible Software. The first offering is Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, edited by G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson. Here I review it, with this first part of the review covering Accordance’s version of it. One nice thing about Accordance’s setup is that … Continue reading
Family Fridays: Why blog about family when I can go to the beach with them?
Today I took my two boys to the beach part of Lynch Park. Yesterday we went to the playground part of it. SO MUCH FUN. So… no actual blogging on this Family Friday. Just happy memories and tired bodies from time well spent outside together.
These 4 Perks are Divine in BibleWorks 9
Okay–not divine per se, but pretty indispensable for Bible study. Here are four perks in BibleWorks 9 that, the more I use the program, the more I appreciate. 1. Archer and Chirichigno’s Old Testament Quotations in the New Testament Sure, this is perhaps an obscure thing to highlight. But it’s a major perk in my … Continue reading
Make All Things New
I’ve particularly benefited from this song of late. I mentioned it here in last week’s Worship Leading Wednesday.
More Bells and Whistles in Accordance 10 (final installment of my review)
Here are a few more bells and whistles in Accordance 10. These are to add to the bells and whistles I mentioned yesterday. 1. The Context Slider I’m in James. Wondering about wisdom. So I right click on “wisdom” to search for the word in the rest of the Bible. I get … Continue reading
Magnificent Monograph Monday: How to Read a Book
There’s a good plug over at Near Emmaus blog for How to Read a Book, which my friend Ian recommended to me, and which just came in the mail today. Especially any of you going back to school, see what Near Emmaus has to say about the book. I haven’t read it yet, but I’ve heard multiple … Continue reading
Accordance 10: Bells and Whistles
I recently read somewhere in the Accordance Forums that an early Accordance user from the 1990s said the product should come with a warning that it may cause sleepless nights! As I’ve reviewed Accordance 10 (as a long-time Mac user but new Accordance user), I’ve already seen the wisdom in that suggestion. It’s hard to … Continue reading
The Original Languages Collection in Accordance 10 meets Septuagint Sunday
Here I look closely at a “workspace” I’ve set up in Accordance 10 to study the Septuagint. This series of reviews has been made possible by my having received a review copy of Accordance 10, Original Languages Collection. I have not been asked or expected to provide a positive review–just an honest one. See the first three parts … Continue reading
3 Powerful Ways to Search in Accordance 10
Here are three powerful and creative ways that Accordance 10 allows you to search through its texts and resources. Add these three cool features to the four I highlighted earlier: analytics, the customizable toolbar, the magnify feature, and the one-volume IVP commentary and one-volume Eerdmans dictionary that come with the Starter Collection and higher. 1. Flex Search Here … Continue reading
4 Cool Features in Accordance 10 (Review, part 2)
I am a new Accordance user. As I said in the first part of my review of Accordance: so far, so good. I’m working my way through some of Accordance’s training materials so I can better utilize the program as I review it. Here is Episode 77 of their Lighting the Lamp podcast series. It … Continue reading
