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Reviews by Abram Kielsmeier-Jones

New International Greek Testament Commentaries March 9, 2013 \| 11:13 PM \| For a seminary course we were assigned R.T. France's Mark commentary in the NIGTC series--I actually read it page-for-page, and it was phenomenal. His love for Mark as Scripture and thorough scholarship made for an exhilarating combination. I can't recommend it highly enough. The Hebrews volume in the same series is also good. And to agree with what others have noted, non-Greek readers could still benefit immensely from this series. Both in print and in software it' ... For a seminary course we were assigned R.T. France's Mark commentary in the NIGTC series--I actually read it page-for-page, and it was phenomenal. His love for Mark as Scripture and thorough scholarship made for an exhilarating combination. I can't recommend it highly enough. The Hebrews volume in the same series is also good. And to agree with what others have noted, non-Greek readers could still benefit immensely from this series. Both in print and in software it's pricey, but at least for the volumes I've used, well worth what they cost. [ FULL REVIEW ]
Original Languages Collection (Accordance 10) February 19, 2013 \| 9:13 PM \| Anyone who wants Bible software for detailed original languages work can get a lot of what they need with this package. Some highlights are the inclusion of the New English Translation of the Septuagint (currently not available in any other major Bible software), the Concise Dictionary of Classical Hebrew, Louw-Nida, Jenni-Westermann's TLOT, Spicq's TLNT, and tagged Hebrew OT, Greek OT (LXX), and Greek NT texts. No Philo or Josephus or Church Fa ... Anyone who wants Bible software for detailed original languages work can get a lot of what they need with this package. Some highlights are the inclusion of the New English Translation of the Septuagint (currently not available in any other major Bible software), the Concise Dictionary of Classical Hebrew, Louw-Nida, Jenni-Westermann's TLOT, Spicq's TLNT, and tagged Hebrew OT, Greek OT (LXX), and Greek NT texts. No Philo or Josephus or Church Fathers or any of the major critical apparatuses in this package--those are available for extra cost. Perhaps the biggest desire a language student may still have in addition to what's here is to own Tov-Polak's MT-LXX parallel, which would be nice to include with this package--you can add it on for $100 or so. A great package, and at $299.99 it's a good deal, too. As to Accordance 10 itself, the program is beautiful, elegant, fast, intuitive, and fun. [ FULL REVIEW ]
Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament August 31, 2012 \| 5:07 PM \| Great module! Five stars. Probably the primary question is: should I get the electronic module or the print version? If you plan to use this resource a lot, I suggest the module. Accordance has done an outstanding job in digitizing, hyperlinking, etc. with this resource. And the content of the commentary is great, too. There are so many verse references in this commentary that being able to immediately see them in Accordance makes this version wor ... Great module! Five stars. Probably the primary question is: should I get the electronic module or the print version? If you plan to use this resource a lot, I suggest the module. Accordance has done an outstanding job in digitizing, hyperlinking, etc. with this resource. And the content of the commentary is great, too. There are so many verse references in this commentary that being able to immediately see them in Accordance makes this version worth owning, even if you have to pay a little more than the print edition. If you want to read more, mine is the independent two-part review linked above. [ FULL REVIEW ]