Lighting the Lamp

#137) Wine and Wineskins

March 28, 2016 18:00 - 12 minutes

[Accordance 11: Study] This podcast is Bible study of Matt. 9:17, Jesus' famous saying about the incompatibility of new wine and old wineskins. It is designed for new users and shows how to use the Info Pane to dig deeper into a passage. Using just the resources included in the Bible Study Collection, Dr. J shows just how thoroughly Jesus answered the challenges of his opponents.

#136) Searching Bibles & Texts

February 22, 2016 17:00 - 12 minutes

[Accordance 11: Basic] Searching the Bible for verses, words, and topics is a fundamental study technique. Accordance makes it faster and more accurate. Join Dr. J as he demonstrates how to do all of these kinds of searches—and how to check your results.

#135) Syntax

February 06, 2016 15:00 - 17 minutes

[Accordance 11.1.4 Advanced] Over the past few years we've worked hard to make our original language syntax searches faster, more accurate, and more intuitive. In this podcast, Dr. J demonstrates the value of the add-on HB and GNT syntactical databases. He also offers guidance in how to use Syntax Trees, perform syntactical Word Searches, and hone our syntactical Construct Searches. A working knowledge of Greek or Hebrew will help viewers get the most out of this episode.

#134) Accordance--First Use

January 21, 2016 21:55 - 11 minutes

[Accordance 11: Basic] Just purchased Accordance and need to install it? Already have Accordance and want to use the Setup Assistant? If your answer to either of these questions is "Yes," this podcast is for you. It includes complete instructions for installing Accordance and running it the first time, including using the Setup Assistant. As a bonus, this podcast concludes with three slides of simple tasks, just to help you start using Accordance.

#133) User Notes & Tools

December 15, 2015 21:59 - 10 minutes

[Accordance 11.1 Intermediate] Accordance offers two different ways to save the results of our Bible studies: User Notes and User Tools. Both have been recently updated in Accordance 11.1. This podcast shows how to create a new User Note and User Tool—and take advantage of everything these resources have to offer. Join Dr. J for this tutorial podcast and learn how to save your work in Accordance Bible Software.

#132) Accordance 11.1

November 03, 2015 15:00 - 9 minutes

[Accordance 11: Basic] Accordance 11.1 is a major update of Accordance Bible Software, free for everyone who owns Accordance 11. User Notes and Tools are more robust, Syntax searches easier and more precise, and importing Bibles and other ancient texts more flexible. Instant Details displays word counts. Those who use Unicode Bibles can now diagram passages—and use all of Accordance's Analytics to investigate their Search results. Those who own the MT/LXX Parallel Database can now include it ...

#131) Feast of Tabernacles

September 23, 2015 04:09 - 9 minutes

[Accordance 11: Study] The Feast of Tabernacles was the largest and most joyous of ancient Israel's three annual pilgrimage feasts. It occurs at the autumnal equinox and celebrates the end of Israel's harvest season. Its importance grew over time as it added spiritual, national, and even eschatological themes. Join Dr. J as he reviews the Accordance resources for researching this greatest of Israelite feasts.

#130) Two Instances

September 03, 2015 20:00 - 7 minutes

[Accordance 11: Basic] Most of us realize that Accordance allows us to use the resources we've purchased on more than one of our devices, but did you know that we can also open more than one copy of a resource on a single device? This technique, called "multiple instances," can be surprisingly useful. In this podcast Dr. J shows several examples of multiple instances, explains how they can benefit us, demonstrates different ways to open resources, and points out the advantages of each method.

#129) Outlines of Biblical Books

August 20, 2015 21:30 - 5 minutes

[Accordance 11 Resource] Outlines of Biblical Books is included with every copy of Accordance. Join Dr. J as he explains the many different ways we can view and use this helpful resource. This podcast includes examples on both Accordance and Accordance Mobile.

#128) The Merge Command

August 10, 2015 22:05 - 8 minutes

[Accordance 11: Advanced] The Merge command is the most complex of Accordance's linking commands, which use the search results of one pane to search in another pane. It was created specifically to search for equivalent Greek and Hebrew words in the MT and LXX Parallel, but it can also be used to search reference tools—and even perform grammatical searches in commentaries!

#127) Destined for Glory

July 28, 2015 02:24 - 10 minutes

[Accordance 11: Study] Rom. 8:28-30 is interpreted very differently by Wesleyans and Calvinists, a disagreement that often obscures the the point of the passage. In it Paul argues that God has destined his people for "glorification," an often misunderstood goal reached by an even less understood process.

#126) Jonah

July 09, 2015 20:16 - 11 minutes

[Accordance 11: Study] The story of the prophet Jonah is a delight, filled with unexpected twists and turns. In this podcast, we'll explore the way it turns the tables on its readers. Expecting judgment to fall upon others, we instead find judgement falling upon ourselves. Join Dr. J as he helps us "hear" the story of Jonah as its ancient Israelite audience would have when they heard it for the very first time.

#125) Biblical Imagination

June 22, 2015 18:49 - 7 minutes

[Accordance 11: Resources] Michael Card's Biblical Imagination is a delightful study of each the four Gospels, enhanced by four albums of his signature music. This Accordance module includes both his commentaries and his albums, with links in the text to the tune that goes with each passage. Card is an accomplished musician and writer—and these Gospels commentaries are as fresh and engaging as his music.

#124) Accordance Mobile 2.1 User Notes

June 06, 2015 23:41 - 10 minutes

[Accordance Mobile 2.1: Basic] The latest release of our Accordance Mobile app includes a number of new features, including some of User Notes. In this podcast, Dr. J reviews all the capabilities of User Notes on mobile devices and demonstrates dictating a note, typing in multiple languages (including emoji characters!), changing font styles and colors in a note, and syncing User Notes with Dropbox.

#123) Change Focus and Tie/Untie Panes

May 21, 2015 17:09 - 6 minutes

Accordance 11.0.6 brings with it two new features: Change Focus and Tie/Untie Panes. Both are designed to enable users to investigate any verse while still being able to see its entire context. Join Dr. J as he demonstrates how these two subtle, but powerful features can make our Bible study both easier and more effective. [Accordance 11: Intermediate]

#122) How to Study a Topic

May 07, 2015 20:34 - 11 minutes

Not all Bible studies begin with a passage. Some start with a simple question, "What does the Bible say about ______?" Investigations of this kind are called "topical studies" and may well be the most popular kind of Bible study. Topical sermons are certainly a favorite among preachers. In this podcast Dr. J shows us how to study a topic using Accordance—and how to transform that study into three simple kinds of topical sermons.

#121) The Greatest Commandment

April 23, 2015 18:49 - 11 minutes

[Accordance 11: Study] What is the Greatest Commandment? All three Synoptic Gospels include the story of Jesus' answer to the Pharisees' question—but they have significant differences. In this podcast Dr. J will help us understand the reason for such variations. Along the way, we'll trace the history of this commandment, consider the ways in which the Gospels were composed, and investigate the nature of a common figure of speech in the Bible.

#120) How to Study a Word

April 03, 2015 04:39 - 11 minutes

Word studies are one of the core techniques for Bible study. In this podcast, Dr. J provides a simple, step-by-step process for discovering a word's meaning: Identify, Investigate, and Evaluate. First, he shows us how to identify the original language word behind every word in a Bible translation. He then explains how everyone—those who read Hebrew and Greek and those who do not— can use Accordance to find the range of meaning(s) for every word in the Bible's original languages. Finally, the ...

#119) Accordance Mobile 2.0

March 19, 2015 04:28 - 7 minutes

Accordance Mobile 2.0 is here! Designed for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches running at least iOS 8.0, the latest version of "Bible Study with Accordance" (iPhone App Store name) is sure to please. It is optimized to take advantage of the iPhone 6 and 6 plus screen sizes—and boasts a host of new features: enhanced text selection, social sharing, highlight symbols, quick definitions, tool bookmarks, easier downloads, and more. Join Dr. J for this quick tour of the very latest in mobile Bible st...

#118) The Ziggurat of Babylon

February 26, 2015 05:46 - 18 minutes

The Tower of Babel is one of the best known Bible stories, but rarely read in its literary and cultural context. In this podcast, Dr. J draws on his knowledge of the Ancient Near East and the images in Accordance to retell the story as its original hearers might have understood it, complete with some timeless applications.

#117) List All & Report a Correction

February 05, 2015 05:47 - 6 minutes

[Accordance 11: Intermediate] It's the "little things, the attention to detail that characterize a great product. In this podcast, Dr. J covers three of the "little features" that help make Accordance the world's premiere Bible software: List All Text Differences, List Book Names, and Report a Correction.

#116) The Gentile Mission

January 22, 2015 05:35 - 12 minutes

[Accordance 11: Greek Study] In this study of Matt. 28:19, Dr. J dives into the Greek text and points out some of the less obvious features of this familiar passage. The study includes a comparison of the text with a similar one in Mark, underscoring Matthew's distinctive emphases. This is a wonderful look at Accordance 11 as it is actually used in the exegesis of a Bible passage, using Highlighting, the Info Pane, Research and Parallels.

#115) Learn to Study the Bible

January 08, 2015 05:12 - 9 minutes

[Accordance 11: Methods] Interested in learning to study the Bible? Accordance Bible Software has some new features and additional resources just for you! This podcast covers five different features, explaining how each assists those new to Bible study. Dr. J also highlights the different resources in Accordance that show how to study the Bible. Two of them are free and now included with every Accordance 11 Collection.

#114) the Info Pane

December 22, 2014 05:43 - 12 minutes

[Accordance 11: Basic] The Info Pane is easily the most popular of the many new features in Accordance 11. This new parallel pane offers quick and easy access to relevant resources for every passage: commentaries, Bible dictionaries, Parallel passages, topics, and textual apparatus. "Quick and easy access" means being able to consult more resources in less time. In this podcast, Dr. J walks us through the Info Pane, setting its preferences, and modifying our workflow to take advantage of it.

#113) Instant Details & Acc 11 Preferences

December 09, 2014 05:24 - 10 minutes

[Basic Accordance 11] Accordance 11 has brought us a lot of new options—and new users! Instant Details is now more powerful and much more customizable. This podcast reviews Instant Details (for new users) and the new Accordance 11 preferences that enhance it (for all users).

#112) Accordance 11—Simply Brilliant

November 06, 2014 05:33 - 10 minutes

[Basic Accordance 11] Accordance 11 is simply brilliant! This podcast gives an overview of its most significant feature additions and improvements. Improvements include the Library, which now offers improved organization and customization, User Notes, which can now be in any language and used with Tools as well as Texts, and Search All, now renamed "Research," which is now faster, smarter, and easier to use. New features include a Topic Search, Quick Entry, Bookmarks, and a parallel Info pane...

#111) Accordance 11 Collections

October 09, 2014 04:47 - 12 minutes

[Accordance 11 Basic] Accordance 11 Collections are here! This podcast reviews the contents of the six collections, describes the best use of each, and explains the new Custom Upgrade process.

#110) the Lord is My Shepherd

September 09, 2014 04:21 - 9 minutes

[Accordance 10: Study] Ever been asked to lead a Bible study with little to no advance notice? There's no need to panic. In this study of Psalm 23, Dr. J demonstrates how to use Accordance on an iPad to create a quick Bible study, using nothing more than a Bible, several good Bible dictionaries, and the Accordance PhotoGuide and PhotoMuseum.

#109) Maximize Your Reference Tools

August 26, 2014 04:31 - 7 minutes

[Accordance 10: Basic] Tired of flipping back and forth through different sections in the same Reference Tool? Accordance has several different ways to open and use a tool. It even allows multiple instances of a Tool in the same Workspace. Join Dr. J as he shows us all how to maximize our Reference Tools.

#108) The Former book, O Theophilus

August 12, 2014 04:26 - 13 minutes

[Accordance 10: Study] How does Luke understand the connection between Jesus' earthly ministry and that of the Church he left behind? Join Dr. J as he investigates this question, posed by the first paragraph of Acts, using Accordance's Word Search, Highlighting, Statistical Analysis, and Parallels. Along the way, we'll take a hard look at proper Research Design in the field of biblical studies.

#107) Bible Atlases

July 22, 2014 04:10 - 7 minutes

[Accordance 10: Basic] Remember the old Bible map transparencies of yesteryear? There's a reason they aren't around any longer. In 1998 Accordance launched its interactive and customizable Bible Atlas, the first of its kind in Bible study software. Using the metaphor of transparent layers, Accordance's Atlas offered unequaled flexibility and ease of use. Today the Atlas remains one of Accordance's most popular resources. It includes a dozen different backgrounds, thirty region layers, seventy...

#106) Consider the Birds

July 08, 2014 04:22 - 11 minutes

[Accordance iOS: Study] This study of Matt. 6:25-33 is the first of the Accordance Outside series, which uses Accordance iOS for in-depth Bible studies while on the go. This study uses a verb search in Greek, cross-references from the enhanced Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, and notes from the Gospel Transformation Bible.

#105) The Power of Ranges

June 24, 2014 04:24 - 10 minutes

[Accordance 10: Intermediate] Accordance's [RANGE ?] Command and Range Search Condition make it possible to study groups of Bible or text passages, including non-contiguous passages. Imagine being able to study all the prayers of the Bible together, the Scripture readings for the Feast of Tabernacles, or all the passages pertaining to Ephesus. In this podcast, Dr. J explains how to use the Range feature to do just that—including designing our own custom ranges.

#104) Thinking Contextually

June 10, 2014 04:42 - 11 minutes

[Accordance 10: Methods] The best way to study a verse in the Bible is to learn to think contextually. Consider a verse's context: the paragraph in which it is found, the section in which it appears, and the book in which it is embedded. Good tools, like Bible outlines and Introductions, can help us see the big picture. Thinking contextually helps us avoid errors in interpretation, as Dr. J shows us in this podcast, using the three parables of Luke 15 as an example.

#103) Bless the Lord!

May 27, 2014 04:18 - 15 minutes

[Accordance 10: Study] Psalm 103 is a paean of praise to God for all his blessings, past and present. In this podcast, Dr. J walks us through a step-by-step exegesis of this psalm, showing how to move from an initial reading to a final sermon or Bible study. Mingling personal insights with those from the best of the commentaries available in Accordance, Dr. J digs into the passage to mine its depths of meaning.

#102) Key Numbers

May 12, 2014 04:15 - 11 minutes

[Basic: Accordance 10] Key numbers are a numerical system designed to help people with little or no knowledge of Hebrew or Greek. They identify the most important words in the Bible, enabling those who do not read the ancient, original languages to do basic word searches and studies. Once upon a time, key numbers only appeared in the most expensive of printed concordances. Even then, using them was laborious and time-consuming. Now they are included with every copy of Accordance Bible Softwar...

#101) Digital Concordances

April 29, 2014 04:37 - 8 minutes

[Accordance 10: Basic] Remember the old printed concordances of yesteryear? They were "must have" tools for Bible study, but each Bible translation needed a different one! Thankfully, modern Bible software has set us free from those sorts of limitations. In this podcast, Dr. J celebrates Accordance's twentieth anniversary, reminding us of some of the advantages of digital concordances—and the reasons we should be grateful for them.

#100) Design Your Own Study Bible

April 15, 2014 04:40 - 9 minutes

[Accordance 10: Basic] Lighting the Lamp podcast one hundred, Design Your Own Study Bible, demonstrates an easy way create your very own, custom Study Bible in Accordance. First, choose your Bible from any of Accordance's modern translations: over thirty English and more than fifty in other modern languages. Next, add your choice of one or more of twenty-three difference sets of Bible study notes—or over fifty different commentaries. Finally, select one of the six different systems of cross-r...

#99) Genesis One

March 31, 2014 04:53 - 10 minutes

[Study: Accordance 10.4] Genesis chapter one is often used today as evidence in all sorts of faith vs science debates, but what was its original purpose? What was its message to its first, ancient audience—and how can we hear that message today? In this podcast, Dr. J compares and contrasts Genesis one with an ancient Akkadian creation story. The differences between the two tell us some very important things about the God of ancient Israel.

#98) Teaching Tips and Handy Apps

March 11, 2014 04:31 - 14 minutes

[Basic: Accordance 10.4] Whether you are teaching using Accordance Bible Software or some other application, here are some Mac system tips and handy utilities to make that task easier and more efficient. This episode includes reviews of Mouseposé, Ink2Go, Ultimate Pen, Doceri, Wacom tablets, Air Parrot, and Reflector.

#97) Tweaking Accordance iOS

February 20, 2014 05:12 - 12 minutes

[Basic: Accordance iOS 1.7.1] Accordance is great on an iPhone or iPad right out of the box, but it can do SO much more. Join Dr. J as he explains how to tweak its resource settings to fit our own personal preferences. This is a great podcast for those new to Accordance on an iOS device.

#96) Using Graphics Effectively

February 03, 2014 05:37 - 13 minutes

[Basic: Accordance 10] Thanks to TV and the internet, today's audiences are accustomed to learning visually. Those of us who teach the Bible need to remember the importance of good visual aids for these people. In this podcast Dr. J shows how to identify, locate, and present good graphics using Accordance Bible Software. This episode also includes an overview of the various graphics resources users can purchase.

#95) Highlighting Symbols

January 17, 2014 05:29 - 11 minutes

[Basic: Accordance 10] Accordance's new highlighting symbols make Inductive Bible Study easier than ever. With over one hundred colorful symbols to choose from, users will find it easy to use any marking system they want—or even design something uniquely theirs. Apply these to words, phrases, and references in Bibles, texts, and tools. Save them. Search for them. Use them in combination with User Notes. They're simple enough for children and beginners, advanced enough for scholars and exegetes.

#94) Accordance for Windows

October 02, 2013 04:34 - 10 minutes

[Basic: Accordance 10] It's here!!! Accordance for Windows has been officially released and is now available for purchase. PC owners now have a native Windows version of the world's premiere Bible software program. This podcast reviews the changes this version of Accordance needed to make it look and feel like a Windows program, without sacrificing its speed, power, or efficiency.

#93) Accordance Quick Start

August 08, 2013 04:46 - 11 minutes

[Basic: Accordance 10] This podcast is the fastest way to get up and running with Accordance Bible Software. See how to search the Bible, add a parallel translation, and a side-by-side commentary. Learn the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts, how to add an independent zone—and even how to adjust user preferences. It's all here, covered in a podcast of about ten minutes. This is also a great podcast to share with friends who are considering purchasing Bible software.

#92) Accordance 10.2: Combined Text & MT-LXX Interlinear

July 19, 2013 04:47 - 9 minutes

[Basic: Accordance 10] The latest free update of Accordance 10, Accordance 10.2, offers users a number of exciting new features. The podcast covers two of them: 1) Combined Text allows users to combine two texts, like a Hebrew OT and a Greek NT, in a single parallel pane; and 2) The MT-LXX Interlinear displays the LXX under any tagged Hebrew Bible—and the Masoretic text under any Greek LXX. Join Dr. J as he explains these two new features.

#91) Accordance Compared: iOS vs. Mac and PC

June 26, 2013 04:39 - 9 minutes

[Basic: Accordance 10; iOS 6] Tens of thousands of people using our Bible Study with Accordance app on iPhones and iPads know little about the full version on Accordance, which runs on Macs and PCs. They don't realize how much more powerful the computer programs are. In this podcast, Dr. J answers some of the most common questions about the differences between Accordance iOS and Accordance Mac and PC.

#90) Exploring Intertextuality Pt. 1 Between Texts

June 10, 2013 04:56 - 13 minutes

[Methods: Accordance 10] Accordance has everything any biblical scholar needs to explore intertextuality, the relationship between (or among) pieces of literature. Join Dr. J as he provides an overview of this topic, explains the process, then illustrates several different techniques. Learn how to find biblical parallels, quotes, and allusions using an array of tools and techniques.

#89) [INFER] and Search Back

April 10, 2013 04:13 - 5 minutes

[Advanced: Accordance 10] The [INFER] command and its related function, Search Back, both excel at finding quotes, allusions, and inferences between any two texts. The relationship between texts, called "intertextuality," is an important avenue of research in literature. Accordance makes it exceptionally easy. Join Dr. J as he explains this most customizable of Accordance's linking commands.

#88) [FUZZY] Searches

March 21, 2013 04:47 - 8 minutes

[Intermediate: Accordance 10] [FUZZY] searches and flex searches are both more flexible than exact searches, allowing users to include similar words and phrases in their search results. This podcast compares the the two, demonstrating how to use both. It also explains how to "tune" the ambiguity of a [FUZZY] search for the best search results.

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