Accordance Bible Software: Newsletter
June 23 2008
Accordance 8
THE WAIT IS OVER
The release of Version 8.0 in May 2008 marks a major milestone in Accordance by providing a Universal Binary version of the program for Intel Macs. There are also new ways to customize the appearance of the windows and the arrangement of the parallel panes. Powerful new search features make it easy to find approximate phrases and allusions from one text to another. Instant highlighting flags the corresponding word between a tagged text and a key number translation allowing you to immediately see how the word is translated.
• $39 for users of version 7.
• $49 for new users or earlier versions.

As always, purchase price of the program only is credited toward a primary collection purchase or upgrade (Library, Scholar's, Jewish or Catholic).

See for yourself: download the new movie demo or the free trial version.
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The Primary Collection DVD offers the ability to unlock all the material in the Library and Scholar's collections, along with all the material formerly on the Bible Unlock and Bible Reference CD-ROMs, together on one convenient disc. Not only is there no longer any need to insert similar-looking discs to install, but our new unified Intel-native installer makes installation much easier. Rather than picking from a long list of options, you simply enter the unlock codes you've purchased, and Accordance automatically builds the list of packages and modules to install.

English Studies Track:

  • Library 8 Entry Level....$59 (*print $210)
    Includes KJVS with Strong's Dictionaries, ASV, all Parallels, and Starter level modules.
  • Library 8 Introductory Level....$99 (value $308, *print $1080)
    Adds the Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary and the Life Application Study Bible and more.
    Upgrade from Library 7 Introductory Level....$69, upgrade from Library 4, 5, or 6....$79
  • Library 8 Standard Level....$199 (value $710, *print $2180)
    Adds the ESV with Strong's and the Bible Knowledge Commentary and more.
    Upgrade from Library 7 Standard Level....$89, upgrade from Library 4, 5, or 6....$119
  • Library 8 Premier Level....$299 (value $1223, *print $6160)
    adds the HCSB, Keil and Delitzsch, and the NIBC and more.
    Upgrade from Library 7 Premier Level....$109, upgrade from Library 4, 5, or 6....$159

Original Language Track:

  • Scholar's 8 Introductory Level ....$149 (value $294, *print $425)
    Includes: GNT-T, Thayer’s, BHS-W4, BDB, NET Bible and Notes, choice of 1 Bible unlock
  • Scholar's 8 Standard Level (was Core Bundle)....$249 (value $643, *print $940)
    Adds: L&N, TWOT, UBS, GNT-TR, GNT-WH, GNT-TIS, plus Greek Study Group, BHS Guide, choice of 2 Bible unlocks
    Upgrade $69 (from Scholar’s 7 Core Bundle), upgrade $139 (from Scholar’s 6 Core Bundle
  • Scholar's 8 Premier Level ....$349 (value $939, *print $3460)
    Adds: LXX, LXX-B, Spicq, Jenni-Westermann, Steven’s Greek, Ross Hebrew, choice of 3 Bible unlocks
A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew
For intermediate and advanced students of the Hebrew Bible, the chief reference grammars in English for the Hebrew language are Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar (abbrev. GKC; Oxford, 1909), Bruce K. Waltke and Michael P. O'Connor's Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (Eisenbrauns, 1990), and the newest edition of Paul Joüon and Takamitsu Muraoka's A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew (Pontifical Biblical Institute, 2006).

Apart from its value as a reference for looking up explanations for difficult Hebrew forms one encounters in the text, the value of having Joüon–Muraoka in one's library is evident from the number of times it is cited as an authority in commentaries (e.g., 500x in WBCOT), dictionaries (approximately 60x each in both HALOT and Jenni–Westermann), and other reference works (90x in Waltke–O'Connor). You can now look up those references conveniently within Accordance!

Besides reflecting the most up-to-date scholarship, Joüon–Muraoka is also distinctive for its inclusion of scholarship on Biblical Hebrew published in Modern Hebrew.

Like many Accordance tools, Joüon–Muraoka can be searched by numerous fields (including the page number), greatly simplifying the focus of one's queries. Rounding out the grammatical presentation are paradigms, a subject index, and bibliography.

J. P. Kang, Ph.D.
 
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TIP OF THE MONTH
Fuzzy Searching
One of my favorite features on Accordance 8 is the FUZZY command!  It enables you to search for a phrase and find approximate matches.

The FUZZY command can be entered before a phrase to allow the number of words specified to be dropped from the search. This helps you find phrases that are similar but not identical. The numeral represents the number of words that can be ignored (missing from or substituted) in the phrase. The default numeral 1 can be replaced by any number up to two less than the words in the phrase.

For example: entering "[FUZZY 2] give your bread to the poor" in the KJV finds 6 phrases, none of which are identical to the search phrase.


Fuzzy shortcut: Selecting a phrase in the text, and pressing the shift key while clicking the Search button or amplifying to any text, does a Fuzzy search with the variable number determined automatically by the length of the phrase.
 
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The Latest News
This release deals with most bugs that have been reported since the release of version 8, you can download version 8.0.2 here. As usual it's a free upgrade to owners of version 8.
A big thank-you to our friends at Gutensite (aka Crate Media) for the beautiful streamlined website which heralds version 8. Thanks also to the Accordance development team and our biggest ever group of beta testers.
A thorough review in German by Ron Kubsch has appeared in MBSaktuell Ausgabe 1/2008 Nr. 1, pp. 11–14.
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