Scholar’s Library: Silver contains over 750 resources:
- Over 40 English Bibles and interlinears
- Around 200 volumes of Bible commentaries, including the Bible Exposition Commentary ($50 value), the Pulpit Commentary ($170 value), and the Holman New Testament Commentary ($180 value)
- Nearly 50 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
- Nearly 20 volumes of theological reference books
- 40+ 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
- View the full list of over 750 titles in Scholar’s Library: Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart.
Easy. Powerful. Fast.
Scholar's Library: Silver 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: Silver, you have instant access to over twenty Bibles. All major modern English translations are found in Scholar’s Library: Silver, including the ESV, NIV, ASV, NRSV, and many more. You’ll also find contemporary translations like the Message, 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 Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of English Bibles in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Interlinear Bibles
Reverse interlinears are built directly into many English Bibles in Scholar’s Library: Silver, 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: Silver 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 Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of Interlinear Bibles in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Bible Commentaries
Scholar’s Library: Silver contains nearly 200 volumes of commentaries from today’s top commentary sets. It includes the Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament (10 Vols.), the New American Commentary (37 Vols.), The Pulpit Commentary (77 Vols.), the Holman New Testament Commentary (12 Vols.), and lots of other commentaries. 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 Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of Bible commentaries in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Bible History and Culture
Scholar’s Library: Silver contains more than a dozen resources on the history and culture of the Bible. 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. Scholar’s Library: Silver contains everything in Scholar’s Library, plus Philo and Holy Scripture. These books provide important insight on the people, places, and events of the Bible.
View the complete list of resources on Bible history and culture in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of resources on Bible history and culture in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Bible Reference
Bible dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference books are essential for understanding the topics described in Scripture. Scholar’s Library: Silver is packed with an entire bookshelf of Bible reference resources—almost 40 titles! It contains everything in Scholar’s Library, plus Trench’s New Testament Synonyms and the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. 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 Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of Bible reference titles in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Bible Introductions and Surveys
Logos 4 is committed to helping you dig deep into the Bible. That’s why Scholar’s Library: Silver includes around 40 introductory volumes on the key people, places, and events in Scripture. Silver contains the books 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 Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of Bible introductions and surveys in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Biblical Studies
Scholar’s Library: Silver is packed with over 20 volumes of in-depth studies, topical monographs, and the latest from the field of biblical scholarship. It includes the Bible Lessons International Collection, the New Testament Studies Collection, and more. Whether you’re encountering the Bible for the first time or finishing your dissertation, Silver contains important resources for your research and study.
View the complete list of Biblical studies resources in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of Biblical studies resources in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
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 and 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 maps, photos and media in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of maps, photos and media in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Preaching and Teaching
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: Silver provides you with over 35 resources on preaching and teaching—giving you all the tools you need to preach and teach from God’s Word every week. It contains everything in Scholar’s Library, plus the Handbook for Contemporary Preaching, Ryrie’s Practical Guide to Communicating Bible Doctrine, The Passion Driven Sermon, and lots more. Whether you’re looking for the perfect sermon illustration, or simply want to learn how to become a more engaging preacher, Scholar’s Library: Silver contains the resources right for you.
View the complete list of preaching and teaching resources in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of preaching and teaching resources in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Ministry
Scholar’s Library: Silver presents you with an entire library of ministry resources. With more than 70 volumes on ministry topics in Silver, 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: Silver gives you the books to equip you and your church for life-changing ministry.
View the complete list of ministry resources in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of ministry resources in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Counseling
The Bible has much to say about healing and restoration. Scholar’s Library: Silver contains resources to help you in your ministries of counseling and pastoral care. It contains classic titles, like Classical Pastoral Care (4 Vols.), plus contemporary studies of pastoral care.
View the complete list of counseling resources in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of counseling resources in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Devotionals
Logos 4 is designed to get you into the Word every day. Scholar’s Library: Silver 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: Silver has something for everyone.
View the complete list of devotionals in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of devotionals in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Theology
Scholar’s Library: Silver contains a wealth of theological material. It includes Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Hodge’s Systematic Theology, and much more—it includes everything in Scholar’s Library, plus Strong’s Systematic Theology.
View the complete list of theological works in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of theological works in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Church History
Study the Bible with the great thinkers of the history of the Church. Scholar’s Library: Silver contains 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. Scholar’s Library: Silver includes everything in Scholar’s Library, plus the 37-volume Early Church Fathers ($280 value)—an essential collection of texts for church historians.
View the complete list of church history resources in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of church history resources in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Apologetics
Scholar’s Library: Silver 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. Silver gives you the tools to define and defend your faith.
View the complete list of apologetics resources in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of apologetics resources in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Lectionaries
Scholar’s Library: Silver contains 7 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 Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of lectionaries in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
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: Silver 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 Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of parallel passages and harmonies in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
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 texts and morphologies in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Aramaic, Latin, and Syriac. Scholar’s Library: Silver contains all major Greek and Hebrew texts, such as the Nestle-Aland 27 and the Biblia Hebraica Stuggartensia. Scholar’s Silver contains everything in Scholar’s Library, plus Aramaic Papyri of the Fifth Century BC, The Apostolic Fathers, the Syriac Peshitta, and much more. 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 Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of ancient language texts and morphologies in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
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. Scholar’s Library: Silver includes fresh English translation of important ancient texts, like the Armana Letters, 3 volumes of Ancient Egyptian literature, the Apocryphal New Testament, and the works of Josephus.
View the complete list of ancient texts in translation in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of ancient texts in translation in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Original Language Grammars and Tools
Scholar’s Library: Silver provides you with an impressive compilation of more than 20 of the most important reference grammars and ground-breaking tools for understanding the original languages. Scholar’s Library: Silver contains the Genesius Hebrew Grammar, Nunn’s Syntax of New Testament Greek, and much more, plus databases, syntax tools, and more.
I'm awed by the new exegetical guide. It now offers to find whatever I have in my library on visualizations, apparatus (UBS4, 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 Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of original language grammars and tools in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Original Language Lexicons
Study etymological history. Learn the pronunciation of Greek and Hebrew words. Find usage examples. With nearly 30 lexicons available in Scholar’s Library: Silver, you have all the dictionaries and lexicons you need to study the ancient languages. Scholar’s Library: Silver contains everything in Scholar’s Library, including the Liddell & Scott Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, the Unabridged Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, and much more. It includes everything in Scholar’s Library, plus the Concise Greek–English Dictionary of the New Testament, the Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, A Greek–English of the Septuagint, and the Genesius Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures.
View the complete list of original language lexicons in Silver, or check out the Comparison Chart to see how the list of original language lexicons in Silver compares to the selection in other Logos 4 base packages.
Scholar's Library: Silver
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