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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 […]
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Scribes & Scripture
John Meade and Peter Gurry have an exciting new book coming out later this year: Scribes & Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible. Honestly, there is no one else I would rather listen to on how the canon came together. John and Peter are true specialists in the fields of Old […]
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Seek and You’ll Find within the Strangeness
Tyndale House’s Trusting the Bible podcast resumes today with season two, episode one. It’s on a topic near and dear to my heart: how to read the Old Testament. Pete Williams is the guest for this episode, and early on he mentions how the strangness of some Bible stories can function as a type of […]
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The Way Jesus Talks
“A reed shaken in the wind” — this image is something I think of often. In Matthew 11 and Luke 7, Jesus turns to the crowds and questions them about their expectation of John the Baptist. It’s a rhetorical question that seems to be asked with some fervor and a little push: “What did you […]
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Pondering God’s Blueprints
According to the Old Greek translation of Exodus 26:24, God is one who appreciates symmetry and balance, and I find this comforting. In this section of Exodus, God is giving instructions on how to build the tabernacle, and this verse speaks of how the top of certain pillars are to be laid out. The Hebrew […]
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Finding Similar Words with an Accordance Root Search
I wrote about the power of the INFER search in Accordance for finding similar wording, but sometimes a simple root search is all you need. Check out this example. When reading Exodus 26 this morning, I came across ἀγκωνίσκους (small hinge, hook), and I knew that word looked familiar, but it’s actually a hapax. Why […]
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Accordance Workspaces for Digital Reading
The Accordance Workspaces Series demonstrates how to use Accordance as a digital reading companion to a print text, but there are times when I want to read digitally. In this post, I’ll demonstrate a few workspaces for digital reading. Lectionary/English Bible For lectionary/English Bible reading, I have I have a saved workspace with the following […]
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A Simple Accordance Setup to Use as a Reading Companion
When using Accordance as a reading companion, sometimes I want a more simple, focused workspace. In this post, I’ll demonstrate a simple workspace that answers the most frequent questions that arise while reading from a print text. This post is part of the Accordance Workspaces series. The series focuses on workspaces that will be helpful […]
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Accordance Workspaces for Comparing OT Versions
As you read the Old Testament, sometimes you can’t help but wonder what the other ancient versions might have for certain words. In this post, I’ll show you three ways to compare the ancient versions of the OT in Accordance. This post is part of the Accordance Workspaces series. The series focuses on workspaces that […]
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Finding Similar Wording with Accordance’s INFER Command
What do you do when you want to find passages with similar wording, but your cross references are no help? Accordance’s INFER search is very helpful here. The INFER command is the kind of searching tool behind works like Biblical Quotations and Allusions in Second Temple Jewish Literature, a reference resource that is basically a […]
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Brian W. Davidson 