I was delighted to discover that Wayne Coppins is blogging (via Christopher Skinner), and a quick perusal had me subscribing immediately. I also perused his “Roadmap for Aspiring New Testament Scholars” which is full of useful information for folks at various stages of their academic career, especially early stages. One part I enjoyed was a… 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
The print editions of the Nestle-Aland Greek texts include a lot of helpful information that most electronic editions in Bible software do not include (it is available via Accordance). Students with print editions may need to be reminded of this, too, as it easy to forget, not least when first learning to navigate these critical… Continue Reading
The author(s) of 1 Clement write(s) from Rome, likely near the end of the first century AD, exhorting the congregation in Corinth toward unity, to repent of those sins which have lead to various factions within their church. At 7:1, a series of exhortations begins with a spirit of humility on the part of the… 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
As part of my current research, I am reading through stacks of ancient literature, so I thought as I go I would share what I find interesting, strange, humorous, etc. According to the ancient Jewish book of 1 Enoch, one among the leaders of the fallen angels (cf. Gen 6:1-6), Azaz’el, taught the people various… Continue Reading
A continuation from yesterday… Arthur Schopenhauer’s “On Authorship and Style” is an essay full of nuggets on writing (and much more). On author’s rehashing older, better books they don’t understand: The writer often does not thoroughly understand the old books; he will, at the same time, not use their exact words, so that the result… Continue Reading
Arthur Schopenhauer’s “On Authorship and Style” is an essay full of nuggets on writing (and much more). Let me share a few (at the risk of contradicting the spirit of the essay by ‘sound biting’ another author!). On accommodating a foolish audience: A great number of bad authors eke out their existence entirely by the… Continue Reading
A post for those searching a similar issue… For sometime now I have only had sound out of left channel of the headphone jack on my Mac Book Pro. I checked for lint in the jack (happened to my phone once). No lint. As it turns out, the balance on my sound output settings was… Continue Reading