Bodie Quirk Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Ok, after owning and adding to my Accordance world for years now, I would really like to use it better. I know "how to use the software", but I would love some advice on a solid Accordance workflow. Power users...where do you start? Do you have a similar order you go through in your process? Let's say I was going to preach on Ephesians 5:25-30 where Paul talks about husbands, wives, Christ and his church. What is the first thing you do? Compare versions? Study the original texts? I have some Greek and Hebrew modules, but I don't know the languages. I would sure love people to tell me "this is what I do first, here are the essential modules I use, and here is why" kind of advice. For some reason I still feel that even though I know how to use Accordance, I really don't thrive in it yet. Love some suggestions and workflows!! Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clankford Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I am not sure that I would consider myself a full blown power user of Accordance, but here is my own workflow for sermons... I open three texts, two English and one original language. I use NAS95S & ESVS in English, and in the case of Ephesians, I would also open GNT-T. I keep the Instant Details window open at the bottom of my screen at all times, this helps me with both GNT-T & BHS-W4 (or whatever tagged text you are working with). I am competent in Greek & Hebrew from seminary, but there are many words which I still do not remember or have immediate recall about, so the instant details window helps me to remember all of the case/gender and so on. You didn't ask a hermeneutic question, so suffice it to say I begin with reading the text in both English & Greek, and I make notes in my User Notes. I only recently started using the User Notes, but I have found them a lot more helpful than I thought I would. I keep the User Notes window in the background of my main texts on a different tab. If I have something significantly important to note in a structural outline, I use a separate window to open the GNT-T, so I can diagram or do more significant Greek exploration. Part of the natural process (for me) will be doing whatever word study stuff I can at this level, so I will use BDAG as my lexicon of choice. This usually helps me a great deal in seeing the semantic range of the word. I always keep BDAG in a side window to the right of my three texts. I want the lexicon open at all times. When I am working in both the OT & NT, I like having both BDAG and BDB open, and sometimes I will use HALOT in the OT, although I find the electronic version of HALOT to be difficult to follow at times (I prefer my print version). From there, it simply depends on what you have invested in Accordance. I use several different commentaries, especially NIGTC, WBC, and if it exists, PNTC. There are many good dictionaries and in-depth study tools I would use if I needed them. For something out of Ephesians, I might want to use something from the map or photo tools for background and historical context (Paul, Pricilla/Aquilla, John, Timothy, etc.). All that stuff depends on what you are trying to do (series or some sort of stand-alone). I always preach verse-by-verse through books, so I use a great deal of those kinds of resources. I have all my tools of this type set up in the search window, so I can call up all the photo tools, all the IVP stuff, all the Journals, or all of Anchor Bible Dictionary. These massive search tools are one of the greatest tools I am able to use on Accordance. They open up a much greater breadth of information to me, since I would never think of looking in separate articles for all that information, and Accordance takes me right where I need to read. I keep all of these types of windows in my central pane, simply organized on different tabs. I don't know if it will let me do this, but I'll attach a screen shot here and you can "see" what I just explained. I am preaching through Revelation right now, so that is the information in my current window. Hope that helps. It was a little long, but it should capture the gist of my own workflow... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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