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Lighting the Lamp

Accordance Bible Software

Lighting the Lamp is the free weekly podcast for Accordance Bible Software. Hosted by Dr. Timothy Jenney (Dr. J), it features discussions of new featured products, how-tos, workflow tips, and more!

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#167) Live Click

Lighting the Lamp ·

2018/06/29

[Accordance 12: Basic] Live Click uses a simple click to search for verse references in all texts and words in all texts, lexicons, and Bible dictionaries. We added the feature in Accordance 12.2.7 at the request of former BibleWorks users, who missed a similar function in their old software. Now, with the release of Accordance 12.2.8, Live Click offers more features and even quicker searches.

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#166) The Accordance Advantage

Lighting the Lamp ·

2018/06/18

[Accordance 12: Basic] Bible Software users have a long history of switching to Accordance. They have given us multiple reasons for it over the years: they've switched to a platform their old software doesn't support, they want more resources, or additional software features, or better customer support, or a smartphone app that doesn't require internet access to work. Some have gotten weary of repurchasing the same resources every time they upgrade; others are forced to switch because their old

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#165) Hebrew Text Criticism: A Case Study

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2018/05/28

[Accordance 12.2.5: Hebrew] Hebrew text criticism requires working with texts in multiple languages. Fortunately, Accordance Bible Software and its extensive original language resources makes that task easier. Join Dr. J in this episode as he tackles the ages-old problem of Deut 32:34-45. Does it prophesy a Day of Judgement, as the Samaritans argue? Or is it a more general promise that God will avenge his people, as found in the Massoretic text? The textual variants in these verses make all the

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#164) Study Bibles

Lighting the Lamp ·

2018/05/15

[Accordance 12.2.5: Resources] This podcast on Study Bibles provides helpful information on understanding, selecting, and using these resources. It also explains how to construct the best workspaces on both computers and mobile devices. Once the most popular of Bible study helps, Study Bibles are now more portable and efficient than ever in Accordance.

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#163) Philip & the Ethiopian

Lighting the Lamp ·

2018/04/27

[Accordance 12.2.4: Bible Study] Join Dr. J in this study of the Ethiopian's conversion (Acts 8:26-40). This podcast digs deeper into the passage, determining its limit, establishing its literary and geographical context, and investigating unclear and unknown items in the passage. The study is a good model of how to use the Info Pane efficiently.

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#162) Grammars & Construct Searches

Lighting the Lamp ·

2018/04/03

This episode originated as a viewer request. It shows how to build a Construct search based on a grammar's description of a particular construction. In this case, Dr. J shows how to find each of Dan Wallace's four classes of Greek conditional sentences. Ready for a challenge? This episode will do it! Download the workspace featured in this podcast at https://bit.ly/2umA7mE . [Accordance 12: Greek/Advanced]

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#161 Accordance's Web Broswer

Lighting the Lamp ·

2018/03/17

[Accordance 12.2: Basic] Accordance's internal web browser adds new dimensions to our workflow. In this podcast, Dr. J sketches some of the ways we can use it to enhance our Bible study, connect with colleagues, and access online resources for students, ministers, and professors.

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#160) Josiah's Death

Lighting the Lamp ·

2018/03/07

[Accordance 12: Study] King Josiah's death (2 Kings 23:28-30) was one of the greatest tragedies ever to befall Judah. His decision to try to intercept Pharaoh Neco at the mountain pass of Megiddo cost him his life—and ultimately resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple. Join Dr. J as he digs into this passage using one of Bible study's most underutilized tools: the Bible Atlas.

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#159) Accordance 12.2

Lighting the Lamp ·

2017/12/18

[Accordance 12.2 Basic] Accordance 12.2 is our latest update. This podcast provides an overview of its improvements and major new features, including adding an internal web browser and support for the Arabic Quran. Join Dr. J as he guides us through the very latest Accordance has to offer.

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#158) Read to Me

Lighting the Lamp ·

2017/10/20

[Accordance 12: Basic] Not sure how to pronounce Greek or Hebrew properly? Accordance's audio resources for the Hebrew Bible and the Greek New Testament can help! This podcast covers how to use them on Macs, PCs, and iPhone/iPads. In addition, if you are a Mac user, Accordance can use any one of its high-quality system voices to read any text or tool. That includes Bibles in a variety of international languages.

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#157) Paper

Lighting the Lamp ·

2017/09/06

[Accordance 12 Intermediate] Accordance 12 added a new feature called "Paper." It allows us to allows us to research and write without ever leaving Accordance. Paper is useful for writing sermons, lectures, articles, commentaries, even books. If you write a lot, you'll find it just makes life easier. Want to know how? Join Dr. J for this comprehensive tour.

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#156) Adding Links to User Content

Lighting the Lamp ·

2017/08/10

[Accordance 12: Advanced] Accordance offers us the option of creating a powerful set of hypertext links. We can then paste them into many different kinds of documents. These accord:// links automatically execute instructions in Accordance: searching texts or tools, opening a resource to a specific place, locating a place on the atlas, etc. This podcast explains how easy it is to create such links and where they can be effectively used.

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#155) Info Pane Improvements

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2017/06/28

[Accordance 12: Basic] Introduced in Accordance 11, the Info Pane has quickly become one of Accordance's favorite features. This podcast covers all the many improvements to it (additional categories and features) since its initial release, including those in Accordance 12. Join Dr. J as he covers all the time-saving tips for using this amazing feature.

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#154) Stacks

Lighting the Lamp ·

2017/04/25

[Accordance 12: Basic] Stacks is one of the most popular new features of Accordance 12 and with good reason. They enable us to save the results of our research quickly. A single Stack can contain multiple Items of all different kinds: citations from Texts and Tools, images (photos, illustrations, and graphs), and user content (comments, accord links, and URLs). Join Dr. J as he provides an in-depth review of this new feature.

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#153) Illuminating "Day"

Lighting the Lamp ·

2017/03/17

[Accordance 12: Study] What does the word "day" mean in Genesis 1:5? This podcast is a study of the question, one of the critical issues for interpreting the Creation account in Genesis 1. Using "day" as a case study, Dr. J shows both the correct and the incorrect ways to study a word in the Bible. In the process, he demonstrates five features in Accordance that make quick word studies easy—and sheds some "light" on this contentious issue.

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#152) Research & Research Analytics

Lighting the Lamp ·

2017/02/17

[Accordance 12: Intermediate] Research is Accordance's fastest, most comprehensive search of mutiple resources. It replaced the older Search All in Accordance 11. Now, in Accordance 12, it features its own set of Research Analytics. Research + Research Assistant is a powerful combination that allows us to dig deeper into our search results than ever before. It identifies relevant passages and resources quickly and easily. It's like having our very own research assistant, available to do our bidding

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#151) Improved Analytics

Lighting the Lamp ·

2017/01/21

Accordance 12's improved Analytics not only feature updated graphics, but allow us to dig deeper into our search results than ever before. We can now zoom and pan graphs, explore interactive Charts and individual Chart segments, triple-click a term in Analysis to see just those occurrences, even click a reference in the Concordance to open it in its own Text pane. Join Dr. J as he highlights these features and other improvements in Accordance 12's Search Analytics.

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#150) Hanukkah

Lighting the Lamp ·

2016/12/17

[Accordance 12: Study] The celebration of Hanukkah does not appear in the Hebrew Bible—and only once in the Christian New Testament. Nevertheless, Jews worldwide faithfully and joyously celebrate this winter festival. Join Dr. J as he investigates the origin of Hanukkah under the Maccabees. In the process, he will demonstrate some of the new features of Accordance 12, including the use of Stacks.

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#149) Accordance 12 Features

Lighting the Lamp ·

2016/12/05

[Accordance 12: Basic] Accordance 12 is here! It includes five major new features and/or improvements: Stack, Paper, Improved Analytics, Research Analytics, and Info Pane. This initial release of the newest version of Accordance also includes eighteen other minor features and improvements. Join Dr. J as he reviews them all in this podcast.

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#147) Basic Hebrew Searches

Lighting the Lamp ·

2016/09/02

[Accordance 11: Hebrew] If you've invested the time to learn Hebrew, Accordance is the Bible Software for you! We have a host of Hebrew texts and resources—and an amazing set of search tools. In this podcast Dr. J covers the five basic kinds of Hebrew searches, modifying those searches with search commands and symbols, and how to type in Hebrew.

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