Category: Greek
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Jobes and Silva’s Intro to the LXX (2nd ed.) in Accordance
The very first post on this blog was a quote from the first edition of Jobes and Silva’s Invitation to the Septuagint: There is no such thing as “Septuagint without tears” (indeed, without the affliction of trial-and-error, one seldom learns anything) It’s a fitting quote because Septuagint studies is a sprawling field, intersecting with so […]
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An Accordance Workspace with Room for Looking Up Verse References
In Accordance, you can set your preferences so that hyperlinks open in a text browser tab. If you make room for the text browser in your workspace, you can explore any hyperlinked verse references in multiple versions. Hyperlink to Text Browser In your Accordance preferences, at the very bottom of the amplify section, you can […]
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Searching a Phrase in Accordance Across all Greek Texts
I want to demonstrate a particularly useful, quick search method in Accordance. It’s particularly noteworthy because of of the combination of how easy it is to run and how significant and useful the results are. This morning, I was reading Luke 21, and a couple words stood out to me. Here’s the verse: Luke 21:22 […]
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Multiple Posts: Anchor Yale Bible Commentary in Logos
In these three posts, I describe what it looks like to access and use the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary in Logos. Some people are apprehensive about how easy it is to actually use and read digital editions, but I hope these posts give you a feel for just how helpful the Logos editions can be. […]
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Using the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary in Logos on a Mobile Device
For this final post on the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary in Logos, let’s take a look at how you can use the series on a mobile device. You can find two other recent posts on AYB here. Scenario Perhaps at church, or in conversation with a friend or at work, the topic of “the mark […]
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OT Anchor Yale Bible Commentary in Logos
In a previous post, I demonstrated what it looks like to access and use the NT Anchor Yale Bible Commentary (AYB) in Logos Bible Software. In this post, I want show you how and why I modify my layout when using the AYB Old Testament and Apocrypha volumes. We’ll also take a look at some […]
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Accessing the Anchor Yale Bible NT Commentary in Logos
The Anchor Yale Bible Commentary (AYB) is a phenomenal reference resource, and having a digital edition makes it even more useful. With a digital edition, you don’t have to wait until the next time you are at your theological library to look for answers to your question; it’s on your laptop or in your pocket […]
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Selected Works of Origen in Accordance
Accordance has released Greek and English editions of select works of Origen. There is one important thing to know about what sets this module apart from other digital editions: The Greek text has been hand tagged by Rex Koivisto of Multnomah University. Rex is behind many of Accordance’s tagged Greek text. His work is always […]
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The Ideal Concordance
I find myself using the Word Usage live-click feature of Accordance more and more over the past couple weeks. In this simple 3-column (2 zone) workspace, I have it in the right-hand tool zone along with lexica and a verse lookup live-click tab. A single click on a word shows me all the occurrences of […]
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Wearing “Disclosure” and “Truth” Before the Lord
Exodus 28:30 You shall place on the breastplate of judgment ‘disclosure’ and ‘truth,’ (τὴν δήλωσιν καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν) and it will be on Aaron’s chest when he enters into the holy place before the Lord. That’s how the Septuagint says it. The Vulgate is similar: You shall put on the oracle of judgment ‘instruction’ and […]
Brian W. Davidson 