Accordance Bible Software Blog Comments

David Lang

David Lang — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:34:34 -0400

Big Accordance Fan, I agree that the veiled references sometimes border on the ridiculous, and of course most of the time you know who is being referred to. Then again, you don't get some of the e-mails I do. :-)

For my part, my veiled references to other products are not meant to be a "silly game." The point of this post was not meant to criticize anybody else, but to focus on our central motivation for doing what we do. So I said all I needed to in order to set the context for the discussion, and then focused on Accordance. If your kids do that, they must be wise and diplomatic beyond their years! ;-)

A Big Accordance Fan

A Big Accordance Fan — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:55:58 -0400

OK, I am a big fan of Accordance... and I also own the software of 'that developer''. Sometimes I get annoyed with both companies making indirect references to each other. Would you guys get over it please? If you want to name the other product, then lets get it out in the open as this is a silly game which everyone sees through. Sorry, I have to say my kids are just as bad.

Now to your point... tongue in cheeck if I could convince some of my profs that all I need for my studies is on Accordance then I could save a lot of money on books!

The truth of the matter is if you guys don't have a book, Logos Bible Software does. My only other option is to buy paper books and that would be counter productive in this age of electronic research.

That brings us to the strength of each product. I slightly prefer exegetical studies with Accordance and I slightly prefer research with Logos. I can use both to do the other task effective and BOTH do effective Bible study. I am thankful for your emphasis and I am thankful for theirs, because without both available to me there would be big gaps in my Bible software computing needs.

Good job on version 9. I'm looking forward to any new tricks you have with version 10.

James Tucker

James Tucker — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:51:10 -0400

David,

Great post and excellent line of argumentation on the use of software programs. To be honest, I am skeptical of those who aver that a plethora of resources is essential for biblical study, and I think this bespeaks to a somewhat rudimentary view of exegesis by those who pontificate such a premise. In other words, we often overlook the significance of spending time in the primary text of Scripture, and more importantly we overlook the importance of secondary literature of the ancient world, so as to broaden our horizon.

I own several good commentaries, but truth be told, I spend much more time reading the ancient documents, both the Scripture and Sectarian.

Dr. J

Dr. J — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:53:58 -0400

I agree, David. It's what brought me to Accordance as a user 15 years ago—and what keeps me as an employee today. I don't want LOTS of books, I want QUALITY books, something I also tell my students when asked for advice about writing their papers. I think the "wheat to chaff" ratio is much higher in Accordance than many other software programs.

michael

michael — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:10:58 -0400

I fully agree with you David. The HOLY BIBLE itself should, and does for me, come FIRST & FOREMOST in all studying, research, in accordance to the first-person eyewitness accounts of the actual events that they themselves experienced in the record of permeance.

Could't have said it better...

David Lang

David Lang — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:26:17 -0400

Robb, That's an interesting question. I think it warrants a separate post of its own.

R. Mansfield

R. Mansfield — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:02:57 -0400

Accordance users can now answer the "Mac Reviewer" who has posted a similar question in the Accordance forums that he asked in the Logos forums.

http://www.accordancebible.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4912&st=0

Tom Childers

Tom Childers — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:20:13 -0400

Excellent! Well said, David.

Robb B

Robb B — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:54:54 -0400

David, this is what initially attracted me to the Accordance platform and what I think is still it's strongest point. It is simply the best tool available for studying the Bible, and, in my opinion, is still way ahead of the competition.

That being said, how do you think the mobile device category will impact this? On the desktop/laptop, exegesis and in-depth study of biblical texts is going to be the primary things people do with Bible software. But what about on devices like the iPad? It's more of an e-Reader, so does the library become more important in this space?

As an iPad owner, I would not envision myself doing the same kinds of study or tasks on the iPad that I do in Accordance on my iMac. But, I don't have Accordance on my iPad yet, so maybe that will change. Any thoughts?