How to Choose the Right Package

Accordance is available for Easy Install and on on many CD-ROMs and DVDs with a wide choice of text and tool modules. Each disk comes with the program, and most include at least one Bible text, so any disk can stand alone or form the starting point of your Accordance library. However, we recommend starting with one of the primary collections.

Recommendations -- Quick Tips

• Bible Study Track (Library) with access to multiple Bibles, Greek and Hebrew words via Key numbers, commentaries, dictionaries and other study aids
• Original Language Track (Scholar's) studies with grammatically tagged texts,  grammatical searching and analysis of original texts linked to scholarly lexicons, grammars, and other tools.
• Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies materials collected for the Jewish user.
• Catholic Collection with texts and documents in Latin and English.
• Spanish Bible and Study Bible materials.

Bible Study Track (Library)

The Library Collection offers a wide selection of English Bibles with Key numbers, classic commentaries, dictionaries and many other study aids. There are three Library levels: Introductory, Standard, and Premier with a choice of additional translations that can be unlocked individually.

Recommended additional products are:

• The Graphics Bundle or individual unlocks of:
  Bible Atlas with interactive customizable maps, Bible Lands PhotoGuide for over 1600 photos linked to historical descriptions of places, and the interactive Timeline
• Study Bibles such as the NLT, ESV, Apologetics, Scofield and others
• Bible Speaks Today, MacArthur New Testament Commentaries , or Tyndale Commentaries for lively modern exposition
• Thompson Chain Reference Bible for the update to the classic tool for Bible study
• Zondervan Essential Bible Study Suite for Macintosh for a basic set of texts and tools centered on the NIV
• Zondervan Personal Growth Bible Study Suite for Macintosh for a rich collection of Bible studies and study aids

And for those who want to dig deeper with more specialized tools:

• Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture for compiled commentary from the early Church Fathers
• The BAR Archive for thousands of illustrated articles on the Bible and Archaeology, and the Biblical World in Pictures BAS Slide set
• The Essential IVP Reference Collection, for an outstanding collection of dictionaries and commentaries from InterVarsity Press
• NIDNTT and NIDOTTE for in-depth Greek or Hebrew theological word studies
• Expositor's Bible Commentary (EBC) for a 12 volume modern conservative commentary of the Bible
• Anchor Bible Dictionary (ABD) for exhaustive articles on any Biblical subject
• Church Fathers for Schaffs 37 volume Church Fathers plus 8 volume Church History
• Theological Journal Library Volumes 1-11 for a collection of conservative journals
• The Dake Reference Library for detailed literal dispensational notes and studies

Original Languages Track (Scholar's)

The Scholar's Collection offers all the grammatically tagged Biblical and related Greek and Hebrew texts, together with translations, other original and ancient texts, and a selection of lexicons and other specialized modules. The three Scholar's levels, Introductory, Standard, and Premier offer attractive starting points and a choice of additional translations.

Recommended add-ons are:

For Greek or Hebrew studies:

• Die Mac Studienbibel CD-ROM with the apparatus of the Greek New Testament and Hebrew Bible
• A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (BDAG ) the latest edition of the standard Greek lexicon
• The Hebrew Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (HALOT) all 5 volumes recently translated from the German and revised
• CNTTS Apparatus with the manuscript variants
• NIDNTT and NIDOTTE for modern conservative Greek or Hebrew theological word studies
• Zondervan Scholarly Bible Study Suite for analytical tools for the non-specialist as well as commentaries

For dictionaries and commentaries:

• Anchor Bible Dictionary (ABD) for exhaustive articles on any Biblical subject
• The Essential IVP Reference Collection, for an outstanding collection of dictionaries and commentaries from InterVarsity Press
• Expositor's Bible Commentary (EBC) for a 12 volume modern conservative commentary of the Bible
• The Pillar and NIGTC commentaries on the New Testament
• Word Biblical Commentary for in-depth commentary covering almost all the books of the Bible
• Other available commentary series include: Hermeneia, Holman, JPS Torah, NAC, NIVAC-NT and NIVAC-Prophets

For teaching tools:

• The Graphics Bundle or individual unlocks of:
  Bible Atlas with interactive customizable maps, Bible Lands PhotoGuide for over 1600 photos linked to historical descriptions of places, and the interactive Timeline
• The BAR Archive for thousands of illustrated articles on the Bible and Archaeology, and the Biblical World in Pictures BAS Slide set

For research:

• Context of Scripture for the documents of the Ancient Near East that have bearing on the Bible
• Church Fathers for Schaffs 37 volume Church Fathers plus 8 volume Church History
• Theological Journal Library Volumes 1-11 for a collection of conservative journals
• Journal of Biblical Literature and Semeia from SBL

Hebrew Bible and Judaic Studies

The Jewish Collection Introductory or Advanced Level is specially prepared for the Jewish community. The Introductory Level lets users read the Hebrew Bible or one of two English translations, search with Key numbers, and access a Hebrew dictionary, outline, parallel, and other tools. The Advanced level allows grammatical search and analysis of the Hebrew Bible, and adds the Mishna in Hebrew and English and other modules. Optional unlockable modules can be added to any level.

The Hebrew 9 Introductory bundle is a great starting point for students.

Recommended additional CD-ROMs and unlocks are:

• The Graphics Bundle or individual unlocks of:
  Bible Atlas with interactive customizable maps, Bible Lands PhotoGuide for over 1600 photos linked to historical descriptions of places, and the interactive Timeline
• Rabbinics modules for Talmud, Mishna, and Tannaitic writings
• The BAR Archive for thousands of illustrated articles on the Bible and Archaeology, and the Biblical World in Pictures BAS Slide set
• Hebrew Aramaic Lexicon (HALOT) all 5 volumes recently translated from the German and revised
• Concise Dictionary of Classical Hebrew for clear definitions of words from all ancient Hebtew writings
• Anchor Bible Dictionary (ABD) for exhaustive articles on any Biblical subject
• Scholar's Collection for additional unlockable Hebrew and Aramaic materials

Catholic Collection

A collection of Catholic Bibles in English, Spanish, and Latin as well as the Catechism, Canon Law, Vatican and other documents. This collection comes in three levels and offers the Catholic Study Bible.

Recommended additional CD-ROMs are:

• The Graphics Bundle or individual unlocks of:
  Bible Atlas with interactive customizable maps, Bible Lands PhotoGuide for over 1600 photos linked to historical descriptions of places, and the interactive Timeline
• The BAR Archive for thousands of illustrated articles on the Bible and Archaeology, and the Biblical World in Pictures BAS Slide set
• Scholar's Collection for additional unlockable Hebrew and Aramaic materials

Spanish Bible

The Biblioteca Hispana offers all of our current and new Spanish materials on one convenient disk.

Quick Tips

• I want to read and search the Greek and Hebrew texts: start with the Scholar's Collection.
• I prefer to do Greek and Hebrew word studies with Key (Strong’s numbers): choose between the KJVS, ESVS, HCSBS, JPSS, NAS95S, NKJVS, or NRSVS for download, and the NIV-G/K on the Zondervan Essential Bible Study Suite for Macintosh.
• I need the Atlas and Timeline: order these separately as they are not included in the Primary collections.