Easy Install

[rcdeacon]

Just ordered Oxford Bible Companion. It does not show up in Easy Install. Did not know if servers are broken or over loaded.

 

Bob

[cim]

I usually need to wait 15-30 minutes and for good measure restart the software a few times.

[Lawrence]

It's normally pretty instant for me. But they've just done a server migration and they're somewhat off their game in relation to staging / pre-release testing. Try contacting support. They've been very helpful in the past.

[ukfraser]

6 hours ago, rcdeacon said:

Just ordered Oxford Bible Companion. 

 

Bob

Please do a review and let us know what you think of it. Ive been looking at this for some time, wondering between this and eerdmans. 
 

thanks

[Gordon Lyons]

I installed The Oxford Companion to the Bible today (Sat) on a Windows 11 PC. It appeared in Easy Install almost immediately after purchase and was installed with no problems. 

[rcdeacon]

It STILL has NOT shown up!

 

Bob

[Gordon Lyons]

It should be there, at least on your Windows device. Maybe you should contact Tech Support directly instead of in the forum. They're very helpful.

[Gordon Lyons]

@ukfraser: Until you get a full review, this a brief summary of the two Companions:

The Oxford Companion is ecumenical in nature. Contributors have a range of theological views - some quite liberal. However, the articles are well presented. The articles are also internally cross-referenced for immediate display in Accordance's 'Instant Details' This is a more academic / semi-technical work.

The Eerdman's Companion is more evangelical in nature, although representing a broad range of evangelical views. I don't own this one, but from what I've seen of the text, I consider it to be fairly basic - perhaps aimed at a student / popular readership.
I got the Oxford Companion while in the Sales. Although I'm a conservative evangelical, I'm finding it an informative asset. 

 

[ukfraser]

Many thanks Gordon. From the screen shots i got the impression that the layout is very different with eerdmans following the bible books but the oxford being set out more like a dictionary. 
I already have an eerdmans dictionary and the oxford commentary with the oxford dictionary in hard copy and wondering how much more i really need. 

 

[Gordon Lyons]

6 hours ago, ukfraser said:

Many thanks Gordon. From the screen shots i got the impression that the layout is very different with eerdmans following the bible books but the oxford being set out more like a dictionary. 
I already have an eerdmans dictionary and the oxford commentary with the oxford dictionary in hard copy and wondering how much more i really need. 

 

The Oxford is indeed more like a dictionary. It has a selection of names, themes, places, and theological summaries, etc. Some articles are very short, and some are quite lengthy. Because it's a single-volume work,  however, it's unable to cover every name or subject in the Bible. I particularly like its ability to cross-reference articles by displaying the related article in Instant Details when you click on the hyperlink - a bit like a Scripture reference or footnote in Instant Details, but usually with much more information than just a few lines. 

 

I sometimes have both hard copies and Accordance copies of particular books. I like the Accordance copy here because of the ability to cross-reference related articles quickly. Admittedly, I probably wouldn't have got it, though, if it had not been in the sale!

 

Gordon