Lighting the Lamp

[Basic: Accordance iOS 1.1] Welcome to Accordance for iOS! This podcast demonstrates how to install, navigate, and customize our free app for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. It lists Accordance's free resources and surveys those available for purchase. See how to move quickly from Bible to Bible and study tool to study tool. Learn why Accordance is earning top reviews in Apple's App Store.

[Basic: Accordance 9 and iOS 1.2] Accordance for Mac 9.3 and Accordance for iOS 1.2 add the ability to sync between the two. This podcast shows how to set up an account, download modules and updates, and sync on the mobile version of Accordance. It also explains what steps are needed on Accordance for Mac to link it with your iDevice (iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch).

[Basic: Accordance 9] This podcast is designed to answer the most basic question, "Why use Bible software?" Dr. J offers some enaging answers, drawing some similarities from the early church's transition from scrolls to codices. Featuring demos of both Accordance fr the Mac 9.3 and Accordance for iOS 1.2, this is an ideal podcast for those considering moving to Bible software. Share it with your friends!

[Basic: Accordance 9] Trying to use Accordance on a MacBook Air—or another computer with a small display? This podcast covers the best preference settings and techniques for using Accordance effectively on a small screen.

[Methods: Accordance 9] Want to become a good Bible story-teller? This podcast will show you how to gather details about biblical cities and sites. Using a three-step process, "Identify, Investigate, Evaluate," Dr. J explains how to use the Bible, Bible dictionaries, atlases and photos to research biblical places.

[Basic: Accordance 9] This podcast covers the new features in Accordance 9.2, which include the ability to magnify zones and navigate directly between pictures in a module. Version 9.2 also merges Easy install and Check for Updates, improves syntax, and adds few other features.

[Resources: Accordance 9] "A picture is worth a thousand words." If that's true, these two photo collections are worth entire encyclopedias! Dr. J compares PhotoGuide 3 with Todd Bolen's Biblical Places—American Colony. PhotoGuide 3 includes 1600 high-res color images taken from 1974-2004; BP-American Colony has 4000 high-res B&W images taken between 1898 1nd 1948. Both illuminate biblical places, people and times.

[Resources: Accordance 9] This podcast is designed to assist users in deciding which commentaries to purchase. It shows users how to assess themselves, the kind of commentary they need, and the task(s) that they intend to complete. It also includes a summary of six different categories of commentaries, with an example of each, along with highlighting the various commentaries that are on sale January 2011.

[Resources: Accordance 9] This podcast will show how to set up a custom workspace for any Study Bible. It will also review Zondervan's Archaeological Study Bible, a goldmine of information, a great introduction to how the fruits of archaeology can increase our understanding of the Bible. Designed with the conservative Christian in mind, this study Bible features 8000 study notes, 500 articles, 500 color photographs and 15 maps. Accordance makes it easy to explore all the features in this resource, especially when navigating among the articles in the five major categories: Archaeological Sites, Cultural and Historical Notes, Ancient Peoples and Lands, The Reliability of the Bible, and Ancient Texts and Artifacts.

[Greek: Accordance 9] NT MSS Images contains digitized images of five ancient GNT manuscript facsimiles: Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, Washingtonesis, and 2882. These high-resolution images, produced in partnership with www.csntm.org, include thumbnails that scroll with the text. Images can be enlarged and are clear enough to to read and translate directly. This podcast shows practical examples of how such images can be used to address important text-critical issues.

[Intermediate: Accordance 9] Search All, revamped in Accordance 9, provides users with extremely fast access to comprehensive searches across multiple modules. However, in addition to the simple amplify, the Search All window is capable of more complicated searches and resource comparison. This podcast will introduce you to just a few of these techniques, such as finding obscure verses or words, comparing translations, and finding graphics.

[Resources: Accordance 9] For many years, Accordance and Zondervan have enjoyed a healthy partnership, resulting in the release of such important works as the Expositor's Bible Commentary, NIDNTT, NIDOTTE, Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, and others. Now, we are continuing to foster this relationship with the release of some exciting new titles, such as the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds commentaries and more. This podcast will showcase some of the new releases, complete with sample content.

[Intermediate: Accordance 9] Syntactical databases open up an entirely new method of studying the original texts that is seamlessly integrated into Accordance 9. Whether you want to view the information side by side your original text in a syntax tree, search for it with the familiar drag and drop construct window, or combine morphological and syntactical information in whatever manner you choose, incorporating syntax will feel like putting on an old glove. This podcast will introduce you to the world of syntax searching, teach you some of the basic terminology used, and show you how to set up your first searches.

[Resources: Accordance 9] Accordance is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with Carta, Israel's leading publisher of maps, atlases, and related materials. Thirteen New modules accompany this announcement, available individually or in bundle form. These modules are full of high resolution pictures and illustrations, perfect for teachers, students, pastors, or anybody looking to add high quality multimedia content to their library. This podcast will discuss each of the new modules and demonstrate some stunning sample imagery.

[Basic: Accordance 9] With the release of the long anticipated JBL collection, Accordance continues to expand its impressive array of journal archives. With the BAR Archive, JBL, TJL, and Semeia, users now have access to some of the most recent findings and publications from a wide array of perspectives. With Accordance 9's revamped Search All, handling these journals becomes even easier than before. This podcast will show you some of the ways you can use journals to help explore new ideas and easily access these ideas within Accordance's interface.