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*So, as you can tell, this is my inital post on this forum.  Will get straight to the point:

 

 

*I just purchaed the MacBook Air for the primary reason of using Accordance & Logos (debateably :o).  My emphasis is in apologetics & exegesis-proper.  What I am looking for is a collection of reputable lexicons (e.g., BDAG; HALOT; L&N) & grammars (e.g., GGBB; BBG; BDF; D&M) without all of the commentaries.  

 

 

*Essentially, I am only wanting the raw-exegetical-data devoid of personal interpretations (though I realize there are "personal interpretations" in Koine'). 

 

 

*Of course, I would equally be interested in reputable exegetical commentaries.  I looked at the Ultimate Collection & am thinking this is the way to go - though, really, there's much I'm not interested in having in this package (& much of it is already free on-line). 

 

 

*And, I really do not want to drop over $2,000 if not needed.

 

 

*Any thoughts/ideas?  Thank you in advance for your assistance!

 

'Skillet B) . 

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Homeskillet, I bought the ultimate collections about a year ago and I have NEVER regretted the decision. It is cheaper buying a collection than buying separate modules. As an exegete you will for sure enjoy all the great commentaries, Greek, and Hebrew Lexicons in the ultimate collection. If you, however, do not want all of the commentaries, the Original Language Collection or the Essential Collection would be great! 

 

I have used all the three major Bible softwares out there and cannot recommend Accordance highly enough. Accordance, simply put, is the BEST. 

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Hi ya,

 

  It's worth considering that there is a lot of financial daylight between Original Languages and Ultimate Collection.  If you don't want a bunch of that material you may do well to buy OL and then add additional resources for original language study, like HALOT (tempted but not yet), BDAG, LSJ (use these two all the time), BBG, MBG (hugely useful I find), Wallace GGBB, and so on, perhaps Anchor, or other reference works, Hermenia perhaps. Of course adding BDAG and HALOT to OL would cost 300 of the difference. You can also add extra-biblical texts if that interests you. Do note that BDF is not in Accordance I'm afraid. I don't know D & M or not by that name. My setup is basically OL with a bunch of, mostly Greek add-ons.

 

  On the flipside a number of things you might want, Graphical resources, Atlas and so on are not in OL. A middle ground like Essential might then make good sense.

 

  Finally I would recommend, that once you have a better idea what you might want, a chat with Accordance sales people on the phone will clarify your options - very helpful - not in the least pushy.

 

  I know I said finally, but I forgot to mention that Custom Upgrade pricing (http://www.accordancebible.com/Custom-Upgrades/) gives you the flexibility to upgrade later without paying for stuff you already have. So you could start on a lower collection and see how it goes.

 

Thx

D

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I agree with Daniel. I think you'd find a lot of stuff in the Ultimate Collection that is not related to your core interests. For the same amount of money, but more work, you could assemble a great library specifically for exegesis.

 

I'd recommend the Advanced Collection, the BDAG and HALOT and GBS Apparatus  add-ons, the NIGTC commentary, and the UBS Translator's Handbooks. You might also consider NIDNTTE and NIDOTTE.

 

Remember that Bible Dictionaries, like the Essential IVP Reference Collection 3 and IVP Six New Dictionaries, are generally considered essential for good exegesis.

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I agree with Daniel. I think you'd find a lot of stuff in the Ultimate Collection that is not related to your core interests. For the same amount of money, but more work, you could assemble a great library specifically for exegesis.

 

I'd recommend the Advanced Collection, the BDAG and HALOT and GBS Apparatus  add-ons, the NIGTC commentary, and the UBS Translator's Handbooks. You might also consider NIDNTTE and NIDOTTE.

 

Remember that Bible Dictionaries, like the Essential IVP Reference Collection 3 and IVP Six New Dictionaries, are generally considered essential for good exegesis.

 

 

*Thank you so much Timothy - Have looked into these suggestions & plan to defintely encorporate some of these modules. 

 

*Precisely the kind of data I am searching for!

 

*HS

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Homeskillet, I bought the ultimate collections about a year ago and I have NEVER regretted the decision. It is cheaper buying a collection than buying separate modules. As an exegete you will for sure enjoy all the great commentaries, Greek, and Hebrew Lexicons in the ultimate collection. If you, however, do not want all of the commentaries, the Original Language Collection or the Essential Collection would be great! 

 

I have used all the three major Bible softwares out there and cannot recommend Accordance highly enough. Accordance, simply put, is the BEST. 

 

*Excellent - was wondering if I should go with Accordance or Logos - even have Olive Tree (& noticed that some of their grammars & lexicons are very inexpensive.

 

*Will likely wind up using several Bible softwares -  :o .

 

 

Hi ya,

 

  It's worth considering that there is a lot of financial daylight between Original Languages and Ultimate Collection.  If you don't want a bunch of that material you may do well to buy OL and then add additional resources for original language study, like HALOT (tempted but not yet), BDAG, LSJ (use these two all the time), BBG, MBG (hugely useful I find), Wallace GGBB, and so on, perhaps Anchor, or other reference works, Hermenia perhaps. Of course adding BDAG and HALOT to OL would cost 300 of the difference. You can also add extra-biblical texts if that interests you. Do note that BDF is not in Accordance I'm afraid. I don't know D & M or not by that name. My setup is basically OL with a bunch of, mostly Greek add-ons.

 

  On the flipside a number of things you might want, Graphical resources, Atlas and so on are not in OL. A middle ground like Essential might then make good sense.

 

  Finally I would recommend, that once you have a better idea what you might want, a chat with Accordance sales people on the phone will clarify your options - very helpful - not in the least pushy.

 

  I know I said finally, but I forgot to mention that Custom Upgrade pricing (http://www.accordancebible.com/Custom-Upgrades/) gives you the flexibility to upgrade later without paying for stuff you already have. So you could start on a lower collection and see how it goes.

 

Thx

D

 

*Thany you so much Daniel - very, very good advice. 

 

*D & M = Dana & Mantey.  I have all of these grammars & lexicons in hard-book, but we currently travel full-time evangelizing & they are in storage.

 

*Let me be honest about something here:  I am NOT yet proficient in Greek, though I can read, write & translate *some* & understand many of the morphological relationships.  But man, is it ever a work in progress :angry: !  'Nuff to make a mad-man sane...or a sane-man mad :huh: !

 

*But, I do have an intense interest in Koine'.  Just wanting to be honest & not feign any type of "expertise." :lol: .

 

*Will defintely look into these suggestions!  Thank you again.

 

*HS

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Please can you integrate a german language gramatik for hebräisch and griechisch.

And also please can you mak a grammer analysis  form greece text!!

 

Thanke you!!

 

 

Dear Claudia Neuschmid

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Please can you integrate a german language gramatik for hebräisch and griechisch.

And also please can you mak a grammer analysis  form greece text!!

 

Thanke you!!

 

 

Dear Claudia Neuschmid

 

Wilkommen Claudia.

Bitte klären Sie , was Sie mit "And also please can you mak a grammer analysis  form greece text!!”  da gibt es Methoden, um dies bereits tun.

 

Sehr leid für mein schlechtes Deutsch.

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*Ok - Don't slay me for this, but is there a module that actually does the sentence diagramming, phrasing, exegesis, & subsequent (theological) application for you...I know, I know :rolleyes:

 

*Or, should I just bite the bullet & get the NIDNTTE or, perhaps, Baker's Exegetical volume-package?  

 

*Have been finding some absolute killer steals over @ Olive Tree (BDAG-HALOT; L&N; etc. - again, pls. don't slay me :( ), but they don't handle in-depth grammatical issues such as diagramming, etc. 

 

*Thank everyone again for the assistance.

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*Ok - Don't slay me for this, but is there a module that actually does the sentence diagramming, phrasing, exegesis, & subsequent (theological) application for you...I know, I know :rolleyes:

 

*Or, should I just bite the bullet & get the NIDNTTE or, perhaps, Baker's Exegetical volume-package?  

 

*Have been finding some absolute killer steals over @ Olive Tree (BDAG-HALOT; L&N; etc. - again, pls. don't slay me :( ), but they don't handle in-depth grammatical issues such as diagramming, etc. 

 

*Thank everyone again for the assistance.

 

Well, we do offer both the syntactical diagrams for an increasing proportion of the HMT and the GNT28, and there are logic diagrams available too for the entire New Testament with the exception of Matthew and Luke. 

 

NIDNTTE is a wonderful lexical resource, and Baker is very solid from an evangelical perspective. 

 

There’ll be no slaying around here thank you very much.  :ph34r:

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I mean in german


Wilkommen Claudia.

Bitte klären Sie , was Sie mit "And also please can you mak a grammer analysis  form greece text!!”  da gibt es Methoden, um dies bereits tun.

 

Sehr leid für mein schlechtes Deutsch.

I meant in german; and if its in the programm please can you write me where can i find it

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Liebe Claudia,

ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob ich Ihre Frage richtig verstehe. Wenn man bei den Interlinear-Einstellung Wortart und Ausstellung anklickt, kommt man schon ein Stückchen weiter. Hilft das vielleicht schon? Ich selbst bin auch noch Neuling, aber wenn ich helfen kann, versuche ich es gerne.

 

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Herzliche Grüße,

Boni

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Liebe Claudia,

ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob ich Ihre Frage richtig verstehe. Wenn man bei den Interlinear-Einstellung Wortart und Ausstellung anklickt, kommt man schon ein Stückchen weiter. Hilft das vielleicht schon? Ich selbst bin auch noch Neuling, aber wenn ich helfen kann, versuche ich es gerne.

 

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Herzliche Grüße,

Boni

 

 

Wollte wissen; wie man eine Interlinearübersetzung einfügen kann und diese anderen zur Verfügung stellen kann.

Wenn ich einen griechischen Text habe; finde ich noch keine deutsche Gramatik analyse? Weißt du vielleicht wo????

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Wollte wissen; wie man eine Interlinearübersetzung einfügen kann und diese anderen zur Verfügung stellen kann.

         

          Das kannst du nicht, das kann nur OakTree. 

 

 

Wenn ich einen griechischen Text habe; finde ich noch keine deutsche Gramatik analyse? Weißt du vielleicht wo????

 

          Fehlt noch. Müsste die Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft noch Übersetzten, ausser sie sind so im Bibeltext hinterlegt, das würde heissen, extra Texte für die jeweiligen Sprachen. 

 

Grüsse

 

Fabian

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Well, we do offer both the syntactical diagrams for an increasing proportion of the HMT and the GNT28, and there are logic diagrams available too for the entire New Testament with the exception of Matthew and Luke. 

 

NIDNTTE is a wonderful lexical resource, and Baker is very solid from an evangelical perspective. 

 

There’ll be no slaying around here thank you very much.  :ph34r:

 

 

*Thank you so much - to everyone who responded.

 

*Next query:  I am looking for sentence diagramming which actually demonstrates the syntactical relationships of words/phrases/clauses - & subsequent exgetical conclusions (which I realize I'll likely have to conclude on my own).  Would like something I can copy-paste into charts or simply in emails, theological forums, etc....Not even sure if this exists?  If so, would someone be so kind as to point me to it?

 

*Finally, I currently do not own any Accordance software - though that will likely change soon (I acquired BDAG, HALOT, L&N, GGBB, Mounce, Metzger from another software a little cheaper :( )  & was wondering if the logic diagrams module, HMT & CNTTS (considering purchasing this also) can be purchased individually & exclusively - that is, apart from whole bundles?  

 

*For example, the some modules you listed above state, "This module requires Accordance 10 (0r 10.1)."  Well, I don't even have Accordance .00! LOL.  Not sure how all of this would work? 

 

*Soooo sorry to be such a bother - but y'all have been a tremendous help :D !

 

*God Bless.

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 Homeskillet,

 

[Chuckle] I think most of us here would suggest you first buy Accordance 11 before acquiring more resources. If you are absolutely determined to do it piece by piece, you can just buy the Starter Collection at $59.90. You can then buy resources one at a time.

 

The whole idea behind Bible software is that it offers an integrated platform for all your essential resources. Yes, you can often get resources cheaper, especially if you browse used bookstores around seminaries (as I once did), but that savings comes at a cost: your resources will not all work together. Over the years, you'll find that costing you a  lot of valuable research time.

 

The "bottom line" is really all about how much your time is worth.

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There are many who can attest to that using two softwares definitely doesn't get cheaper. So if Your only motivation to start out with a competing software was that You initially save money You will quickly loose the money - yes even if You stick solely with the competitor. Accordance's Collections below $1,000 are excellent value for money - according to another more experienced user and I would have to agree if You have some use for some of the series in the Collections and need a basic set of tools. Also, it's easier to keep track of Accordance's discounts and Accordance seems to occasionally offer 20% off store-wide (most competitors won't ever do that). If You will some day need commentary sets, look at the mid-range Accordance Collections now, but start out with the Starter Collection for now if You don't want much that is in the Original Languages Collection. Later on upgrade to that mid-range Accordance Collection level.

A benefit with Accordance that most people who use competing softwares are not aware of, is that there's special upgrade pricing of a kind that no competitors offer, on things such as Hebrew and Greek texts, and the NIV English Bible (if You want the latter tagged). So when a new Edition of a Hebrew or Greek text comes out, You qualify to get it for a very low price if You have some preceding Edition. Competitors really don't offer You that. If You need texts You will definitely benefit from this.

In the post: http://www.accordancebible.com/forums/topic/15661-questions-from-a-beginner-accordance-11-vs-logos-6-original-language-study/?p=76291 which You have probably read, I list what I have in Accordance. It's been a long while since I publicly listed what I have in a competing software and I don't think linking would be appropriate but let's say it's difficult to choose and consumes a lot of time to shop with the competitor and to rectify problems.

Accordance has lots of free support, basically You only need an internet connection, loudspeakers and a microphone in the computer - I would imagine most computers have that or it can be added for free. On the other hand, a certain competitor charges hundreds of $ for each training video set and You may either need a few of those or have to spend a considerable amount of time searching their forums for answers, as that company doesn't provide about any free and well-structured tuition about how to use the software:

 


*Finally, I currently do not own any Accordance software - though that will likely change soon (I acquired BDAG, HALOT, L&N, GGBB, Mounce, Metzger from another software a little cheaper :( )  & was wondering if the logic diagrams module, HMT & CNTTS (considering purchasing this also) can be purchased individually & exclusively - that is, apart from whole bundles?  

 

*For example, the some modules you listed above state, "This module requires Accordance 10 (0r 10.1)."  Well, I don't even have Accordance .00! LOL.  Not sure how all of this would work?

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