Choosing
Accordance is available 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.
- English Bible studies with access to the Greek and Hebrew words via Key numbers, commentaries, dictionaries and other study aids
- Greek or Hebrew studies with full grammatical searching and analysis of original texts linked to scholarly lexicons
- Hebrew Bible materials collected for the Jewish user.
- Catholic Collection with texts and documents in Latin and English.
Accordance Library is the primary collection that offers a selection of English Bibles with Key numbers, classic commentaries, dictionaries and many other study aids. This CD-ROM is available at Introductory, Standard, and Premier levels with a choice of additional translations that can be unlocked individually.
Recommended additional CD-ROMs are:
- Bible Atlas for interactive maps.
- Bible Lands PhotoGuide for over 1600 photos linked to historical descriptions of places.
- Bible Reference with an unlockable Timeline and in-depth dictionaries and commentaries (CD-ROM is included with the Library).
- MacArthur New Testament 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.
- Eerdmans Reference CD-ROM to unlock the NIGTC or Pillar commentaries and other tools.
- Anchor Bible Dictionary (ABD) for exhaustive articles on any Biblical subject.
- Church Fathers with Church History for the 37 plus 8 volumes of these two classic series.
- Theological Journal Library Vol 5 and volume 6 for a collection of conservative journals.
- The Dake Reference Library for detailed literal dispensational notes and studies.
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. Each module can be unlocked individually, but the Core Bundle offers an attractive starting point. The accompanying Bible Unlock and Bible Reference CD-ROMs let you unlock almost any modern translation and other resources.
Recommended additional CD-ROMs 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.
- NT 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.
- Eerdmans Reference CD-ROM to unlock the Pillar commentaries and other tools.
- Word Biblical Commentary for the most in-depth commentary covering almost all the books of the Bible.
For teaching tools:
- Bible Atlas for interactive maps.
- Bible Lands PhotoGuide for over 1600 photos linked to historical descriptions of places.
- 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 with Church History for the 37 plus 8 volumes of these two classic series.
- Theological Journal Library Vol 5 and volume 6 for a collection of conservative journals.
- Society of Biblical Literature for scholarly journals.
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. The optional unlockable Jewish Study Bible and JPS Torah Commentary can be added to any level.
Recommended additional CD-ROMs are:
- Bible Atlas for interactive maps.
- Bible Lands PhotoGuide for over 1600 photos linked to historical descriptions of places.
- The BAR Archive for thousands of illustrated articles on the Bible and Archaeology, and the Biblical World in Pictures BAS Slide set.
- Bible Reference with an unlockable Timeline and in-depth dictionaries and encyclopedia.
- Hebrew Aramaic Lexicon (HALOT) all 5 volumes recently translated from the German and revised.
- Anchor Bible Dictionary (ABD) for exhaustive articles on any Biblical subject.
- Scholar's Collection for additional unlockable Hebrew and Aramaic materials.
A collection of Catholic Bibles in English, Spanish, and Latin as well as the Catechism, Canon Law, Vatican and other documents. This CD-ROM comes in three levels and offers the Catholic Study Bible.
Recommended additional CD-ROMs are:
- Bible Atlas for interactive maps.
- Bible Lands PhotoGuide for over 1600 photos linked to historical descriptions of places.
- The BAR Archive for thousands of illustrated articles on the Bible and Archaeology, and the Biblical World in Pictures BAS Slide set.
- Bible Reference with an unlockable Timeline and in-depth dictionaries and encyclopedia.
- Scholar's Collection for additional unlockable Hebrew and Aramaic materials.
- I want the Parallel databases: include the Library, Scholar's Collection, or Catholic Collection
- I need a particular English translation: unlock it on the Bible Unlock CD-ROM.
- 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 on Library, NAS95S on Library, or Bible Unlock, and the NIV-G/K on the Zondervan Essential Bible Study Suite for Macintosh.
- I need the Atlas and Timeline: order these separately, they are not included in the primary collections.