Hendrickson "Book-by-Book" vocabulary guides as Accordance modules

[Chris Heard]

Dear friends, while browsing the most recent sale, I somehow happened across the entries for Hendrickson’s “Book-by-Book” vocabulary guides for the HB, LXX, and NT. I don’t remember ever seeing these catalog listings before.

 

Do any of you own/use these modules? Can anyone (including actual Accordance staffers) post a few screenshots? What is the “value add” for having these as Accordance modules (as distinct from printed books)?

[ukfraser]

Solly pasted some links at the end of this thread which give some very extensive samples. 
 

 

[ukfraser]

This is a quote from jlm in another thread:

 

TheBook-by-Book Guide to Biblical Vocabulary was a particularlypuzzling choice, because it appears that most of the content is information you can get by searching Accordance. 

[Dr. Nathan Parker]

I can also post sample screenshots here or whip up a short screencast if need be.

[ukfraser]

Its still worth getting some screenshots of the pages of text on the various product pages on the store in addition to the covers. 

[ReformedDoc]

[Dr. Nathan Parker]

4 hours ago, ukfraser said:

Its still worth getting some screenshots of the pages of text on the various product pages on the store in addition to the covers.

Definitely.

[ReformedDoc]

How to Use This Book

For maximum benefit, I recommend using this book according to a structured program. You may want to try the following method or something like it:

    (1) Begin by memorizing the vocabulary presented in the book’s first section (the lexemes that occur 40 times or more in the NT). (Hopefully, most of these words will already be familiar to most users of this book, since they are typically memorized in a first-year Greek course.)

    (2) Set a reading goal, e.g., to read 1 John.

    (3) Decide whether you want to:

    (a) memorize every word in the book, or

    (b) only memorize the words in the book down to a certain frequency (this can be a good option for bigger books in particular).

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    (4) Start memorizing, being careful to keep the following in mind:

    (a) Work from Greek to English and from English to Greek.

    (b) Don’t try to memorize more than ten words a day.    (5) Create a sustainable program for review:

    (a) In order to memorize new words, it is important to look at them frequently. Ideally, it is best to set aside a few minutes multiple times a day to work on them. (For example, begin learning the words in List 1 around 7 a.m., then review them around noon and 7 p.m.)

    (b) It is important to see words you have begun to memorize repeatedly in order to help solidify them in your memory. (For example, if you learned List 1 yesterday, in addition to starting a new list today, review the contents of List 1, perhaps for a few minutes at two or three points in the day.) If you can, try to review at least one to two old lists each day, in addition to learning a new one.

    (6) Most importantly, read the Greek New Testament!

Of course, you can start reading the biblical text at any point while you are memorizing vocabulary. Learning vocabulary and reading texts is a recursive process; you will find yourself moving back and forth between this book and the Greek New Testament. You may want to put off reading the biblical text until you have mastered all of the words you intend to learn, or you may want to start reading immediately. Either way (every option in between is also possible), setting aside time to work on vocabulary to help you in your reading goal will always be beneficial. Getting into the text sooner rather [p. 11] than later is often best, however, since—while knowing vocabulary makes reading possible—reading words in context helps cement vocabulary and expand your understanding of it.
    It is my sincere hope that this book helps you to read the Greek New Testament. Reading Scripture in its original language is thrilling and is a great privilege. Moreover, it is my conviction that it benefits those who do it and that the church as a whole benefits when more of her ministers, teachers, and interested laypeople are trained and empowered to read Scripture deeply.