A few things have changed around here, including a new custom server setup, site design (minimalistic!), and domain (now josh.do). The plan for 2015 is to keep the focus mostly the same with the exception of incorporating a bit more from the realm of digital humanities with which I am increasingly involved. After an extremely… Continue Reading
(A personal note.) Things got quiet around here for much of July as I became unexpectedly but delightfully busy. One outcome of July’s work was, I am pleased to say, a job. In September I am happily taking up the post Research Fellow in Biblical Literacy with CODEC, a research centre of the University of… Continue Reading
Thanks to Accordance for allowing me to review what I have found to be the most powerful electronic version of the NA28 available at the present time. In the video below, I demo and review some of my favorite features. Accordance users may also pick up a tip or two on using the software in… Continue Reading
The analogy is crude but apt, and I think other institutions are guilty, too: The Online Oxford Dictionary (2013) defines “twerk” as an informal verb that means to “dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance.” The journalistic field, threatened by its shrinking economic capital,… Continue Reading
As mentioned previously, I wanted to share a bit about how I use Logos in my research. Even though the program is able to do a number of ancient language searches/functions, I generally save those for Accordance which I find superior in that regard. Instead, I use Logos primarily for reading various reference resources (including… Continue Reading
I have a habit of carrying on with reviews of multiple resources at once, so I wanted to track them quickly and add one to the hopper. First, I am grateful to De Gruyter for sending for review Christoph Schaefer, Die Zukunft Israels bei Lukas (BZNW 190; Berlin: De Gruyter, 2012). In addition to reviewing… Continue Reading
In the first part of my accordance review, I gave an overview of what the program does and mentioned some of the features new to version 10. Now I want to focus on a few other features that I find useful for my daily research. Layout. I like the ability to customize my layout. I typically… Continue Reading
In the first part of my Accordance 10 review, I want to give a brief overview as well as highlight some new features in this version. Overview Accordance is a Bible study program that offers a number of texts and tools for reading and studying the Bible. Like other programs we’re reviewing, Accordance offers a… Continue Reading
In the introduction to this review I mentioned that a basic version of Logos 5 is free for some users. Having recently updated to this free version (from Logos 4), I want to comment on some of the features new to version 5. Note that these features should be available in all versions of Logos… Continue Reading
Recently I reviewed the latest version of BibleWorks (v. 9). Today and in the coming weeks I will be posting reviews of Logos 5 and Accordance 10, followed by a somewhat standardized comparison of the three programs (where I will share a screencast of performing the same three or four tasks in each of the… Continue Reading