Scholar’s Library: Platinum contains over 1,150 resources:
- Over 40 English Bibles and interlinears
- Nearly 350 volumes of commentaries, like the Pillar New Testament Commentary ($310 value), the Baker New Testament Commentary ($250 value), and Charles Simeon’s Horae Homileticae Commentary ($700 value)
- 60+ volumes of grammars, lexicons, and original language helps
- Dozens of texts in the original languages, like the NA27 and BHS
- Thousands of high-quality maps, photos, infographics, and other media
- Almost 175 volumes of theological reference books
- Nearly 50 books on preaching, teaching, and ministry, including 10,000+ sermon illustrations, quotations, and other helps
- A 70+ volume ministry resource library, with books on everything from youth ministry to small groups
- Nearly 20 volumes on Bible history, culture, exegesis, and interpretation
- To see the full list of 1,150+ titles in Scholar's Library: Platinum, view the Comparison Chart.
Easy. Powerful. Fast.
Scholar's Library: Platinum not only provides you with a massive electronic library, but it is also powerful and easy to use. Logos Bible Software 4 is robust enough for seasoned pastors and scholars, but accessible to Bible students of all levels. With its powerful, intuitive tools, Logos Bible Software 4 gets you into the Word. Whether you’re preparing for next Sunday’s sermon, working on your dissertation, or having daily devotional time, Logos Bible Software 4 is the tool for the task.
Fast and Intuitive. With one click you can go to your Home Page, open your library, search for words or phrases, and more. As soon as you launch a search, Logos 4 searches you entire library and returns your results in seconds. Logos 4 is a powerful, fast, high-end web application. It automatically updates itself and makes sure you have the latest and greatest.
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Every Book Opened to the Right Page. Tell the Passage Guide what you want to study, and in seconds it brings back commentaries, cross references, images, maps, handouts, topics, sermon helps, and more—all opened to the right page.
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Greek and Hebrew for Everyone. Logos 4 makes Hebrew and Greek study accessible to English Bible students. The Exegetical Guide analyzes your passage word by word in its original language and displays definitions from dictionaries. Get insight from leading grammarians. See where biblical manuscripts differ. Observe the structure of the text.
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Faster, Smarter Searching. Logos 4 indexes your entire library, so you can search thousands of books in less time than it takes to pull one print book off your shelf. More than 100,000 hits for holiness in less than 1 second means more time studying and less time searching.
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Visualize the Bible. Learn about and share the Bible with thousands of beautiful maps, infographics, diagrams, charts, and graphs.
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Personalized for You.With Logos 4, you can tag your books. Create and share lists. Set your own reading plans. Logos 4 is tailored to your needs and fully customizable.
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Electronic Books Included
English Bibles
With Scholar’s Library: Platinum, you have instant access to over twenty Bibles. All major modern English translations are found in Scholar’s Library: Platinum, including the ESV, NIV, ASV, NRSV, and many more. You’ll also find contemporary translations like the Message and the Good News Bible, and classic translations like the KJV and the Douay-Rheims.
Get into the Word every day with a customizable Bible reading plan tailored to your schedule. Compare versions visually. Click cross-references. With Logos 4, any Bible reference in any book automatically opens to your preferred translations. The words of Scripture are now at your fingertips!
View the complete list of English Bibles in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Interlinear Bibles
Reverse interlinears are built directly into many English Bibles in Scholar’s Library: Platinum, allowing you to see the Greek or Hebrew behind your text. Highlight a portion of the text in one interlinear, and Logos 4 will highlight the corresponding text in your other open Bibles. Scholar’s Library: Platinum contains reverse interlinears for the ESV, NIV, NASB, NRSV, and more.
The Logos folks have done a great job of putting tools together, such as the integrated reverse interlinear and enhancements to tools like the Exegetical Guide, and the new ability to sync layouts, notes, highlighting, bookmarks, and settings makes it easy for me to stop working at the office and continue at home right where I left off. Version 4 of Logos Bible Software will be a great asset to many pastors.
—Chris Roberts, pastor, Florida
View the complete list of Interlinear Bibles in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Bible Commentaries
Scholar’s Library: Platinum contains nearly 350 volumes of commentaries from today’s top commentary sets. It includes everything in Scholar’s Library: Gold, plus the Pillar New Testament Commentary ($310 value), the Baker New Testament Commentary ($250 value), and Charles Simeon’s Horae Homileticae Commentary ($700 value). With Logos 4, you also get the most advanced tools anywhere for using your commentaries. Searching for a text automatically returns your favorite commentaries in the Passage Guide—all automatically opened to the correct page.
View the complete list of Bible Commentaries in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Bible History and Culture
Scholar’s Library: Platinum contains more than a dozen resources on the history and culture of the Bible. It contains everything in Scholar’s Library: Gold, plus A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ ($180 value). From social practices to archaeology, from the Dead Sea Scrolls to Jewish history, these books contain a wealth of material from the world of the Bible. These books provide important insight on the people, places, and events of the Bible.
View the complete list of Bible History titles in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Bible Reference
Bible dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference books are essential for understanding the topics described in Scripture. Scholar’s Library: Platinum is packed with an entire bookshelf of Bible reference resources—almost 40 titles! With Platinum, you’ll get access to everything in Scholar’s Gold, plus the Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible ($45 value). Platinum also includes the Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible, the Encyclopedia of Christianity, and much more.
In Logos 4, references are extensively linked, which means you can navigate thick volumes at the click of a button. No more scanning indexes looking for the right article, or losing your place while you track down a cross-reference. With the speed of Logos Bible Software 4, you can put your reference library to work.
View the complete list of Bible Reference titles in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Bible Introductions and Surveys
Logos 4 is committed to helping you dig deep into the Bible. That’s why Scholar’s Library: Platinum includes 40+ introductory volumes on the key people, places, and events in Scripture. Platinum contains the book you need to help you understand the Bible, whether you’re a teacher, a Bible study leader, or a student of God’s Word.
View the complete list of Bible Introductions and Surveys in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Biblical Studies
Scholar’s Library: Platinum is packed with over 125 volumes of in-depth studies, topical monographs, and the latest from the field of biblical scholarship. Platinum includes resources on the life of Christ, biblical criticism, textual matters, and more. It includes everything in Scholar’s Library: Gold, plus Farrar’s History of Interpretation ($45 value) and a over dozen other volumes. Whether you’re encountering the Bible for the first time or finishing your dissertation, Platinum contains important resources for your research and study.
View the complete list of Biblical Studies resources in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Taking advantage of web-based services, an updated interface, and thoughtful cross-references, it raises the bar for Bible-study software. It goes beyond even the most complex searches . . . to allow simple, intuitive and powerful links across an entire Bible study library. This is an entirely different way of digging into Scriptural texts and reference works. In just a few clicks, the system presents meaningful summaries complete with graphics. With just a few clicks more, you can drill down to the sources. And you can customize the connections to present the research results in a way that fits the way you work. This changes everything.
—Steve Kaminski, Ph.D., South Carolina
Maps, Photos, and Media
Learn about an share the Bible with thousands of beautiful maps, infographics, diagrams, charts, and graphs. Logos 4 pulls information from one-of-a-kind databases and renders it visually like you’ve never seen it before. Apply filters. Graph your text. View thousands of images from the Holy Land. Export your graphics to your handout or PowerPoint presentation at the click of a mouse.
View the complete list of media resources in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Preaching and Teaching
Discover the wisdom of great preachers like George Whitefield and J.A. Broadus. Make your sermons engaging and thought-provoking with thousands of sermon illustrations. Capture your church’s attention with a well-placed quotation. Hone your delivery skills with practical advice from today’s top preachers.
Scholar’s Library: Platinum provides you with over 40 resources on preaching and teaching—giving you all the tools you need to preach and teach from God’s Word every week. It includes everything in Scholar’s Library: Gold, plus the J. A. Broadus Preaching Collection ($75 value). Whether you’re looking for the perfect sermon illustration, or simply want to learn how to become a more engaging preacher, Scholar’s Library: Platinum contains the resources right for you.
View the complete list of Preaching and Teaching resources in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Ministry
Scholar’s Library: Platinum presents you with an entire library of ministry resources. With more than 70 volumes on ministry topics in Platinum, you’ll find material small group ministry, prayer, discipleship, education, youth ministry, worship, and more. Whether you’re a pastor, a lay leader, or someone seeking to become more involved in your church, Scholar’s Library: Platinum gives you the books to equip you and your church for life-changing ministry.
View the complete list of Ministry resources in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Counseling
The Bible has much to say about healing and restoration. Scholar’s Library: Platinum contains resources to help you in your ministries of counseling and pastoral care. It has all the counseling materials from Scholar’s Library: Gold, plus the Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling ($60 value).
View the complete list of Counseling resources in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Devotionals
Logos 4 is designed to get you into the Word every day. Scholar’s Library: Platinum provides you with more than ten devotionals to help you meditate on God’s Word. From classics like Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His Highest and Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening to contemporary devotionals, Scholar’s Library: Platinum has something for everyone.
View the complete list of Devotionals in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Theology
In Scholar’s Library: Platinum, you’ll find nearly 175 resources from the church’s most influential theologians. Platinum contains everything in Scholar’s Library: Gold, plus the A. W. Pink Collection ($755 value), the R. A. Torrey Collection ($125 value), and the Works of John Bunyan ($130 value).
View the complete list of resources on theology in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Church History
Study the Bible with the great thinkers of the history of the Church. Platinum literature on every era of the church’s history. Study the development of theology. Read biographies of the great leaders of the church. Understand the development of Christian symbols. Discover’s God’s revelation for today by drawing from the wisdom of the past.
View the complete list of resources on church history in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Apologetics
Scholar’s Library: Platinum gives you a comprehensive collection of books on apologetics, with resources from today’s top apologists. Discern the tough ethical issues of our day, such as abortion and euthanasia. Confront modern skeptics. Clarify your beliefs about the resurrection and miracles. Understand and articulate what you believe about God, the Bible, and the world. Platinum gives you the tools to define and defend your faith.
View the complete list of resources on apologetics in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Lectionaries
Scholar’s Library: Platinum contains more than a dozen lectionaries to aid your sermon preparation and worship planning. View next Sunday’s readings in full. Re-read the lectionary texts from last Sunday. Study future readings—next week, next month, next year. Stay in step with the liturgical year. In addition to the ecumenical Revised Common Lectionary, you’ll also find lectionaries for Catholic, Lutheran, and United Methodist churches.
View the complete list of lectionaries in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Parallel Passages and Harmonies
Learn how various sections of the Bible combine to form a unified narrative. With parallel passages and harmonies, you can discover the similarities and differences between sections of Scripture. Scholar’s Library: Platinum contains a dozen parallel passages and harmonies. You’ll find classics harmonies, like Aland’s Synopsis of the Four Gospels as well as harmonies available exclusively in Logos, like Rick Brannan’s harmony of the Pastoral Epistles.
View the complete list of parallel passages and harmonies in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Ancient Language Texts and Morphologies
Read the Bible in the original languages. Study extra-biblical literature. Scholars and students of the ancient languages now have access to a collection of over 30 texts and morphologies in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Aramaic, Latin, and Syriac. Platinum contains all major Greek and Hebrew texts, such as the Nestle-Aland 27 and the Biblia Hebraica Stuggartensia. It contains everything in Scholar’s Library: Gold, plus The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations ($125 value) and the Old Testament Greek Pseudepigrapha with Morphology ($120 value). Many texts come with morphological tagging and searching for in-depth linguistic and textual study.
View the complete list of ancient language texts and morphologies in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Ancient Texts in Translation
Read the key texts from the ancient world in English. Study the cultures of Jesus time by reading Josephus. Understand the influence of ancient Jewish philosophy on Christianity with the works of Philo. Learn about the sacred texts which didn’t make it into the Bible by reading apocryphal and pseudepigraphal literature. Scholar's Library: Platinum Edition includes fresh English translations of important extra-biblical literature.
View the complete list of English translations of ancient texts in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Original Language Grammars and Tools
Scholar’s Library: Platinum provides you with an impressive compilation of more than 30 of the most important reference grammars and ground-breaking tools for understanding the original languages. Scholar’s Library: Platinum contains everything in Scholar’s Library: Gold, plus A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in the Light of Historical Research ($85 value) and Analytical Key to the Old Testament ($300 value).
I'm awed by the new exegetical guide. It now offers to find whatever I have in my library on visualizations, apparatus (Nestle-Aland, etc.), grammars, as well as the word-by-word access to every lexicon I have that treats the word.
—Bill Stonebraker
View the complete list of original language grammars and tools in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Comparison Chart.
Original Language Lexicons
Study etymological history. Learn the pronunciation of Greek and Hebrew words. Find usage examples. With more than 30 lexicons available in Scholar’s Library: Platinum, you have all the dictionaries and lexicons you need to study the ancient languages. Scholar’s Library: Platinum contains everything in Scholar’s Gold, plus A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. ($150 value). What’s more, Logos 4 makes your lexicons easier to use than ever before: double-clicking on any word in any language automatically searches your lexicons for a match.
View the complete list of original language lexicons in Scholar's Library: Platinum in the Base Package Comparison Chart.
Scholar's Library: Platinum
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