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Tyndale Commentaries

March 10, 2010

Tyndale Commentaries
Here at last! The Tyndale Old Testament and New Testament Commentaries from InterVarsity Press have long been a trusted resource for Bible study. Written by some of the world’s most distinguished evangelical scholars, these forty-nine volumes offer clear, reliable and relevant explanations of every book in the Bible.
We are thrilled to offer the complete series in a single module on CD-ROM in Accordance. The book series retails for $773, and the CD-ROM is great value at $260, but we have it currently on sale for only $208.
For more details see Article. Click here to order it today.

Accordance 8.4.4 upgrade

March 09, 2010

The release of Accordance 8.4.4 adds several nice features that make life easier for the user:
Tying of tabs is preserved when a single workspace is saved with internal ties, as well as when a session is saved. This allows the workspace with tied tabs to be saved as a favorite, and for the ...

Comfort Commentary

March 07, 2010

The New Testament Text and Translation Commentary by Philip W. Comfort was enthusiatically received when published in 2008, and has enjoyed excellent reviews ever since.
It is especially useful for pastors and teachers who know that the members of their audiences use a variety of different ...

Accordance Users Conference

March 05, 2010

We are pleased to announce the first ever Accordance Users Conference. This conference will take place in the Dallas, Texas area on September 24-25, 2010 from Friday morning until Saturday afternoon.
This conference will be an opportunity to meet and learn more about Accordance from fellow ...

Concise DCH

March 04, 2010

The Concise Dictionary of Classical Hebrew, Edited by David J.A. Clines

This Dictionary (CDCH) is an abridgment of the 8-volume Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (DCH). The DCH was the first dictionary of the Classical Hebrew language ever to be published. Unlike other dictionaries of the ...

Macs in the Ministry

February 20, 2010

Just released: How to make the most of your Mac in all aspects of your ministry -- written by our own David Lang and published by Thomas Nelson in their Tech Guide series.
Macs in the Ministry is a comprehensive guide to the use of the computer in six ministry areas: preparation, presentation, ...

Live Chat Available Here

February 18, 2010

If you like to send text messages or instant messages, you'll love the quick response you get when you click the Live Chat button in the top left corner of any page. We're still experimenting with it, but do plan to staff it from 10 am to 6 pm EST, Monday to Friday. It's a great way to get a ...

Alternative Primaries Sale

February 15, 2010

One size does not fit all, and one Primary DVD does not make the best starting point for every user. This sale features four alternative starting points, which can also make great add-ons for current users:
Biblioteca Hispana CD-ROM ($89) sale…$69
Two Spanish Study Bibles (TLA and RVR95) and the ...

New Rabbinics CD-ROM

February 09, 2010

The Babylonian Talmud is now available together with other updated modules on the new Rabbinics CD-ROM.
We have assembled three distinct groups of modules on this disk. Each module can be unlocked on its own or within a bundle with a single code. The entire CD can be purchased with an Unlock All ...

Module Upgrades

February 08, 2010

NIBC now has page numbers, as well as improved tables, hyperlinks and synchronization with the text. The New International Biblical Commentary is available as an unlock on the Primary 8.4 DVD and included with Library 8 Premier level.
The NRSV with Strong's numbers was also upgraded recently (the ...

Scholar's Collection Demo

January 21, 2010

Prepare to be blown away! In under 8 minutes this new demo will show you just a glimpse of the many things that Accordance can do for Greek and Hebrew studies. On the Video Demos page you can view or download it in a variety of sizes.It is also posted in the Podcasts and on our YouTube ...

Rabbinics: Major Upgrades

January 13, 2010

The four rabbinic commentaries on Biblical passages (Mekhilta, Sifra, Sifre-Debarim, Sifre-BeMidbar) have been reissued with significant, free, improvements. Each text now has paragraph markers with each pisqa, so that when the text is displayed by paragraph, the entire pisqa is one section. As ...

Free upgrades to AYBD, CoS, and Philo

January 12, 2010

Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary has a new look with true page numbers together with a reorganized brower. Bibliographic citations will be more accurate with the upcoming Accordance 8.4.2.
Context of Scripture has undergone a major upgrade with page numbers and thousands of new hypertext links: to ...

Biblioteca Hispana

December 10, 2009

Spanish Library of Study Bibles and Strong's Numbers
La Biblioteca Hispana de Accordance en CD-ROM ya está a la venta. Este CD reúne en un solo disco todos nuestros materiales en español, tanto los actuales como algunos recién incorporados, junto a la versión 8 de Accordance traducida al ...

New for Dead Sea, LXX, Rabbinic Studies, now at SBL

November 21, 2009

Significant Advances in Biblical Studies
Can't wait any longer to post our new releases at the busy ETS and SBL meetings. Although we have a huge team at the meetings, the staff at the office will be ready to take your order on Monday.
Apparatus of the Septuagint
Göttingen Septuagint: The ...

Major revision of BDB Complete

October 14, 2009

Now, for the first time in any version (print or electronic), see the full lexicon of BDB in an organized, easy to read format. Instead of having the definitions and sub-definitions buried in a cluttered paragraph, BDB has been reorganized into a convenient outline form. For ...

Catholic and Jewish Collections

October 14, 2009

We have re-released these CD-ROMs with version 8, new installers, and updated modules. BDB Complete has been added to the Jewish Collection, and VULG-T has been added to the Catholic Collection. These new contents are available for unlock and included in the Unlock All options. All the updated ...

HALOT & BDAG updates

September 29, 2009

Page numbers have been added to HALOT and corrections made throughout the text of these premier lexicons.
New CDs are available for $10 each to owners of the modules and Accordance 8. However, the updates are already available as free downloads. Users of Accordance 8.3 on OS 10.3.9 and up can ...

Sifre BeMidbar

September 23, 2009

The third text of our new Rabbinic series is SIFRE-NUM, joining TOSEFTA and MEKH-RI which we announced on the occasion of the 15th World Congress of Jewish Studies.
These texts are not morphologically tagged, but they do appear in parallel with the tagged texts to which they form ...

Frame-Theology

September 03, 2009

Announcing: The Collected Works of John M. Frame, Volume 1: Theology. This new module contains all six of Dr. Frame’s books on theology plus 1,500 pages of Dr. Frame’s shorter theological writings such as journal articles, pamphlets, lecture outlines, study guides, syllabi, and written ...

Major Commentary Series

July 16, 2009

Hermeneia and NAC released, and Pillar and NIGTC upgraded.
We are thrilled to announce the long awaited releases of the Hermeneia and NAC Commentary series, as well as major upgrades to the Pillar and NIGTC commentaries on the Eerdmans Reference CD-ROM release 3.
Hermeneia—A Critical and ...

Two New Modules to Download

July 15, 2009

Presenting the work of Walter Kaiser and Kerry Allen:
Exploring Spurgeon: Exploring the Mind & Heart of the Prince of Preachers
Quotations of Charles H. Spurgeon, compiled and edited by Kerry Allen.
Exploring the Mind and Heart of the Prince of Preachers is a compendium of over 5,000 ...

Tagged Vulgate and LXX Updates

July 09, 2009

Corrections to the tagged Latin Vulgate (VULG-T) and the Septuagint (LXX1 and LXX2) have been posted for download by the Check for Updates item in the Accordance menu of 8.1+.

Podcast Page to Handle Demand

June 22, 2009

Lighting the Lamp, our weekly podcast is growing in popularity. You can simply subscribe to the feed, but we have added an Index on the website for those of you who do not use iTunes.
Currently we are in the middle of a detailed series on how to use commands and symbols to define a specific ...

Complete the Switch

June 10, 2009


Don't settle for Windows Bible software on your Mac!
Our new Complete the Switch webpage encourages the new Mac user to upgrade to Accordance. The accompanying I Switched! page features testimonials and comments from users who have done just that. New banners are available to help you make the ...

Recent Reviews

June 09, 2009

Refreshing, original, and thorough reviews from different perspectives have come in from the UK, Germany, Canada and the US. Check out the ongoing series by Timothy Butler at Open for Business, as well as Tony Cartledge of Baptists Today, Timothy Lim in Journal of Jewish Studies, and Kenton C ...

Blogs and Podcasts

June 01, 2009

Our weekly video podcast Lighting the Lamp is well underway. The second session recorded over 300 downloads in the first 5 days. And two blog articles with original reviews of Accordance are helping to spread the word. On May 26, 09 Timothy Butler of Open for Business posted the first of three ...

Summa Theologica Upgrade

June 01, 2009

Thomas Aquinas' masterful "Summary of (or Highest) Theology" is now even more accessible in Accordance. Dr. J.P. Kang has added the section and question numbers and identified the hyperlinks between the articles. He also corrected errors and omissions in the text and the scripture references. As ...

New: Apologetics Study Bible

May 17, 2009

Published by Broadman & Holman, the Apologetics Study Bible is designed to help people answer important and life-shaping questions. With contributions from some of today's most respected Christian thinkers, the Apologetics Study Bible enables readers to know the reasons and evidences for the ...

Major Module Upgrades

May 12, 2009

PESHNT-T and Jouon-Muraoka Hebrew have undergone significant upgrades, thanks to Dr. J.P. Kang. In Joüon-Muraoka he added the section numbers to the paragraph letters and corrected typographical errors in the Hebrew. In the Peshitta NT he added the missing seyame and corrected tagging and display ...

8.2.3 Upgrade

May 11, 2009

Although only a free dot-dot upgrade, Accordance 8.2.3 will make a lot of users happy with the changes it offers:

Scripture References in Instant Details
When the cursor is over a multi-verse reference in a Tool or User Notes window, the Instant Details box now displays up to 8 verses of the ...

NRSV with Strong's

May 07, 2009

We are proud to announce the first release of the NRSV with Strong's numbers. Even teachers of Greek and Hebrew are excited about the new key highlighting in version 8 that cross highlights the matching word between the tagged texts and the key texts. For the first time ever this is now available ...

YouTube and other Network Sites

May 05, 2009

As many of you have undoubtedly noticed, we have been making a concerted effort to not only continue to expand the program's capabilities and resources, but also our method of reaching more people more effectively. We have a Twitter account, a Facebook page, a Blog with RSS/FeedBurner feed, a video ...

Website and Exchange updates

April 28, 2009

Recent changes as we constantly strive to improve your experience on our websites:
A bunch of new free downloads submitted by our users has finally been posted to the Exchange (many apologies for the delays). The Blog has a new look and bookmarks, and there have been several new posts to ...

Of Grammars and Page Numbers

April 21, 2009

Stevenson's Aramaic Grammar with revisions and additions by Dr. Edward M. Cook is now available for download.
This classic, concise but thorough grammar of the Aramiac of the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan has been extensively revised by Dr. Cook and will prove invaluable for the study of the ...

Zürcher Bible

March 31, 2009

Released for Download: The highly acclaimed new Zurich Bible translation, published in 2007, comes with cross-references and a dictionary of Bible terms. The German text is lemmatized, enabling searching by the underlying dictionary forms.

Brush Up your Biblical and Modern Hebrew

March 24, 2009

We are now an official reseller of two titles from Yodéa Editions:
Biblical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew.
These multimedia programs offer several levels of studies to help you get a working knowledge of the Hebrew ...

8.2.2 International Version

March 21, 2009

German and Spanish users rejoice! Version 8.2 is now available with these new features:
International
Accordance 8.2 Universal is now localized to German and Spanish, so these languages are automatically supported if the primary System language is German or Spanish.
Additional minor enhancements ...

Theological Journal Library vols. 1-11 on DVD

February 03, 2009

This DVD is finally ready and shipping. It includes over 500 years of the best conservative, scholarly, evangelical journals, an invaluable tool for everyone who studies, teaches or preaches Scripture. OS X only...$440, upgrades from previous Mac volumes, and crossgrades available from the Windows ...

Missing Browsers

January 21, 2009

The Check for Updates in the Accordance menu of 8.1 will now download updates to several reference tools whose browsers were AWOL in the last release. The modules are: Bible Art, Henry Commentary, JNT Commentary, NIBC, and ...

Online Training Videos

January 16, 2009

We have posted the entire Training DVD online in response to many requests. You can watch any segments you wish for free. We also plan to add more movies soon to demonstrate the new features in Accordance 8 in more detail. Of course it may take a while to download some of the longer movies, so the ...

Jewish Study Bible and TNIV updates

January 01, 2009

Free updates for the updater to download have been posted to correct a scrolling error and crash at the end of the TNIV, and the synchronization of scrolling in the Isaiah portion of the Jewish Study Bible.

Live links for your site

December 15, 2008

Promote Accordance by pasting a beautiful badge on your blog or website. The badges use our latest artwork and alternate the parts of our new slogan. Simply select the size from this page, and copy and paste the code into your page. No, at this point there is no reward for referrals or sales ...

ESV Study Bible

December 11, 2008

We are delighted to announce the ESV Study Bible for Accordance. Within a few weeks of its publication it became the best-selling Study Bible of all, and has been widely acclaimed for its scholarship and illustrations. In Accordance we have added links to many other texts and tools which are cited ...

New Releases at ETS and SBL

November 28, 2008

The Accordance booth was humming with excitement throughout these annual meetings as new and old users checked out and snapped up the new Accordance version, the Primary DVD or CD-ROM set, and the exciting new modules. Here is what we released and announced:
New Modules in the Scholar's Collection ...

Three Thorough Reviews

November 17, 2008

Three new reviews of Accordance have appeared in the Washington Times, World of Apple, and Toronto Journal of Theology. Check them out here.

Grudem's Systematic Theology

October 06, 2008

In response to many requests, and in conjunction with Bits & Bytes, Inc. we are happy to release Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem. This award-winning work is available for download, but does require version 8 of Accordance. The list price is $50 but it is now on sale here for ...

John Piper's Sermons

October 06, 2008

The John Piper Manuscript Library (for Mac) in now released jointly by OakTree and Desiring God Ministries. This CD-ROM gives you immediate access to 28 years of John Piper's sermons, by topic, series, message text, or of course by searching the content. It is offered at the sale price of $55 (list ...

Arabic Bible

September 07, 2008

We are happy to present the Arabic Bible (Smith and Van Dyke) as a download for Accordance. Although of interest to a minority of our users we trust it will prove useful to those who study Arabic or work amongst Arabic speakers. It also indicates our committment to expand the available languages to ...

New Testament Peshitta Major Upgrade

June 26, 2008

Thanks to Dr. J.P. Kang, the tagged Syriac New Testament has undergone a thorough revision. The result is a vastly improved PESHNT-T module, which incorporates over 1600 corrections to the text. The majority of fixes were errors in orthography having to do with missing prepositions and particles, ...

German Review

June 18, 2008

A thorough review in German by Ron Kubsch has appeared in MBSaktuell Ausgabe 1/2008 Nr. 1, pp....

Joüon Muraoka Hebrew

June 18, 2008

Somewhat lost in the details of our new Primary 8 DVD, we announced the release of this important Hebrew grammar. It is now our featured product with an article and illustration here. You can unlock the Grammar of Biblical Hebrew (Joüon-Muraoka) from the Primary DVD for ...

New Primary 8 DVD

June 09, 2008

A huge convenience for our users on OS X is the fruit of many months of effort by our development team: the Accordance Primary 8 DVD. On this one disk we have loaded the Library 8 levels and the Scholar's 8 modules, as well as the Bible Reference and Bible Unlock modules (these filled five CD-ROMs ...

Accordance version 8

May 26, 2008

The wait is over and the growing anticipation online can finally be satisfied: after extensive development and beta testing Accordance 8 is available for general use. This new version offers:
The long promised Universal Binary code to run native and fast on Intel Macs. Cool new display ...

BDAG and HALOT Bundle of Savings

May 13, 2008

We are happy that the publishers have agreed to let us offer a combination package of these two excellent lexicons on CD-ROM: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and other Early Christian Literature, and the Koehler-Baumgartner Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon. The combined list price is $309, but ...

Published Reviews

April 21, 2008

Two scholarly reviews have been posted to the reviews page: Paul Flesher on the Targums English translation, and John Fish on the Zondervan Scholarly and Library 7 with a section on the Value of Old Books.

A Major Crop of Upgrades

April 20, 2008

We are delighted to announce three important re-releases/upgrades:
Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Yale University Press has acquired the rights to the Anchor Bible Dictionary, and we are finally able to offer this invaluable module once again. The six volume printed edition sells for $510. Our ...

Purchase Options, Payment Plan, and Crossgrades

March 10, 2008

We have consolidated the information on special pricing, discounts, etc., as well as a new Payment Plan for large orders. Check out the new Purchase Options page.
Crossgrades are modules offered at a lower price to a customer with Accordance who already owns an electronic version of the same ...

Thanks to Tov

January 31, 2008

Thank you to Prof. Emanuel Tov from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, for sharing two fascinating articles with us. One is an excellent introduction to the history and importance of the Septuagint, and the other is a review of the biography of John Allegro which forms the last volume of the new ...

Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls

January 13, 2008

An important series of 8 volumes of articles and monographs covering many aspects of Dead Sea Scrolls studies, and published by Eerdmans, the DSSB Studies module is now available for purchase and download for only $150. For your information, we have added a page with links to all the Dead Sea ...

The Bible Speaks Today

January 05, 2008

We are happy to announce another important CD-ROM from Inter-Varsity Press. The Bible Speaks Today New Testament series is now available with Accordance, for the introductory price of just $92. Order your copy here.