Get Started Using the Bible Study Workspace

The information in this article applies to the following products:

• Logos Library System software version 2.1e (with Add-on Feature) and above for customers who have the Logos Bible Reference Series or Scholar’s Library collections only*

*Fast-Start workspaces are specifically designed to be used in conjunction with Logos Bible Reference Series and Scholar’s Library Collections. Fast-Start workspaces are included in all versions of the Logos 2.1f and above Bible Reference Series (Standard, Intermediate and Deluxe) and Scholar’s Library collections manufactured after March 1999. Note that an Add-on Feature for Logos version 2.1e was available at one time but has been discontinued. Fast-Start workspaces also may be included in other Logos products or excluded from products distributed by other LLS book publishers.

Overview

Fast-Start workspaces are a Quick Start feature that that tailors your session for specific Bible study activities and products. The workspace is the selection and arrangement of open books, notes and search results on your screen. It can be compared with the books and tools that you would arrange on your desk before working on a study. A well-arranged workspace can greatly enhance how you work.

Based on the Logos Bible Reference Series or Scholar’s Library book collections, the Fast-Start workspace opens, arranges, links and sets the books and features that many customers will find useful to do the task at hand.

This article provides general instructions about how to use the Bible Study workspace. See the TechResponse article "Use Fast-Start Workspaces" for introductory information.

Instructions

The Bible Study workspace is designed to study the Bible for longer sessions than a devotional study and to use commentaries, Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon and Easton’s Bible Dictionary.

To load the Bible Study workspace, follow these steps:

1. From the File menu, click Load Workspace....
2. Double-click the version of the Bible Study workspace name you want to load.

Caution: The windows that are opened depend on what books you have unlocked in your Logos Library System. All the Bible, cross-reference and commentary windows may not appear.

When you load the Bible Study Fast-Start workspace and you have a Bible Reference Series or Scholar’s Library collection in your Logos library, up to eight books and linking and cross-reference features automatically are opened and set for you. The King James Version (KJV) Bible is opened twice, once as the primary Bible window and once as the Bible target window.

The Bible Study workspace is divided into five functional areas to assist your Bible study.

Primary Bible

The primary Bible window is your starting place for Bible Study. The King James Version has been selected because it includes Strong's numbering and TVM information in addition to the biblical text. This information will assist your inquiry into the Greek/Hebrew language origins of English words.

Bible Target

The Bible target window is where you look when you select a cross-reference. The cross-reference appears in the Bible target window where you can read it without losing your place in the primary Bible window. The King James Version has been selected as the Bible Target Window because it is included in all of the Logos Bible Reference Series collections. However, you may replace this version with any versified Bible of your choice.

Cross Reference

The cross reference area presents the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. This resource provides an abundance of added cross-references that are linked to your primary Bible.

Definitions

The definitions area presents book windows for dictionaries, lexicons and TVM verb parsing. When you double-click on a word in one of the functional areas, additional information appears a window in the definitions area.

All Bible Reference Series and Scholar’s Library collections include:

• Easton’s Bible Dictionary
• Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon
• Tense Voice Mood (not unlocked in the Standard collection)

Note: You may want to purchase or "unlock" a book to use it. Go to the Logos Web site at http://www.logos.com/ebooks/ to view our book catalog or http://www.logos.com/products/ to purchase a book collection.

Commentary

The commentaries area presents widely accepted commentaries that are linked with the primary Bible to provide additional background and insights pertaining to your study. The commentaries you have opened depend on your Logos Library System book collection.

Note: If a commentary that you like is not available, you may want to purchase or "unlock" a book to use. Go to the Logos Web site http://www.logos.com/ebooks/ to view our book catalog.

When you load the Bible Study workspace, you can follow these steps to get started:

1. Determine the Bible passage that you want to study.

   Type the Bible reference (e.g., Genesis 1:1) in the reference box of the Primary Bible Window and press Enter. Note that the Cross-Reference and Commentary areas of your workspace go to the same Bible reference.

2. Look for extra information associated with words as you read the passage.

   Extra information is indicated when the pointer has an asterisk. Right-click on a word where extra information is indicated to see the popup window, then select Information.... An information popup window will appear.

3. Review the extra information.

   Double-click on the bold-faced Strong's number or TVM number. The Definitions area in the workspace will display the extra information reference.

4. Use the Bible dictionary to look up a word in your Bible passage.

   Double-click on any word in your passage. If the word is matched in the dictionary, the Definitions area in the workspace will display the Bible dictionary definition for it.

5. Look up other Bible passages that are related to the passage that you are studying.

   Click a blue cross-reference in the Cross-Reference area of your workspace. The Bible Target Window will display the related passage. Note that the passage in the Primary Bible Window remains unchanged so that you don’t lose your place while you are looking up cross-references.

6. Study what a Bible commentary says about the passage that you are studying. Look in the Commentary area of your workspace. Note that the window already displays the commentary related to the passage in your Primary Bible Window.

7. If your Logos Library System includes other commentaries, add an additional book window to the Commentary area.

   Press Ctrl+B to open the Library Browser. Expand the Commentary category, select the additional commentary and double-click an expanded item to add the book window to your workspace.

   Position and size the window to fit over the Commentary area window in your workspace.

   Click the Link button on the new window. Select Set A to link the new window with the Primary Bible Window. Note how the commentary will display the commentary related to the Bible passage in the Primary Bible Window.

To learn more about using Logos, see the Logos 2.1 User’s Guide.