Morris ProctorToday’s post is from Morris Proctor, certified and authorized trainer for Logos Bible Software. Morris, who has trained thousands of Logos users at his two-day Camp Logos seminars, provides many training materials. A Logos user recently presented...
David Davidson“Try to exclude the possibility of suffering,” wrote C.S. Lewis in The Problem of Pain, “and you find that you have excluded life itself.” We have always suffered; we have always tried to cope. That urge to understand suffering is what’s behind one...
Scholars have a name for the West’s interconnected canon of philosophy, history, and literature: the Great Conversation. It’s an enormous, fascinating body of work, and it’s reflected in an enormous, fascinating library: Noet’s 124-volume Classical...
Jonathan WatsonWe’re pleased to bring you a new app for Android and iOS—Flashcards for Greek and Hebrew. It’s a powerful new tool for students of Scripture: whether you’re studying for a test or preaching through Ruth, the app will help you master...
“Mathematics,” wrote the agnostic philosopher Bertrand Russell, “is, I believe, the chief source of belief in eternal and exact truth.” Of course, there are lots of other reasons to believe in eternal, exact truth, but Russell’s getting at...
Tayler BeedeWe’re excited to announce that two very anticipated collections are now available on Pre-Pub! For the next two weeks, you can pre-order both the Zondervan Biblical Languages Collection and the Textbook Bundle for 30% off their regular prices...
Today’s post is from Morris Proctor, certified and authorized trainer for Logos Bible Software. Morris, who has trained thousands of Logos users at his two-day Camp Logos seminars, provides many training materials. I was recently presented with this...
Logos Staff“What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” When church father Tertullian asked this question, it was rhetorical; the answer, to him, was ‘Nothing.’” But that’s not exactly true. To understand the Hellenized Jewish culture Jesus was born into...
Mark KeatonWhen it comes to Greek lexicons in English that cover the millennium following the New Testament, we really only have two options: Lampe’s A Patristic Greek Lexicon and Sophocles’ Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods. And a hardback...
We're happy to announce that you can pre-order Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis for free! Theodore Beza, John Calvin’s successor as leader of the Genevan church, first presented this uncial codex to the library at the University of Cambridge (Cantabrigia...
Guest AuthorIt seems to be the common opinion that John Calvin was neither a master of Greek or Hebrew, yet he passionately perused them and encouraged and instructed all pastors to do the like. I find encouragement in the fact that Calvin wasn’t a master...
In the establishment of the Genevan Academy we see Calvin’s passion for the biblical languages shine. It is clear from the heavy emphasis on the Biblical languages that Calvin felt they were of utmost important for those who would be pastors...
Not only did Calvin teach and preach without any notes, he did so directly from the original language: Calvin would then read a text in Hebrew or Greek, and offer a very literal translation of it into Latin. After that, he would provide a smoother...
Today’s post is from Morris Proctor, certified and authorized trainer for Logos Bible Software. Morris, who has trained thousands of Logos users at his two-day Camp Logos seminars, provides many training materials. In an ideal world, you and I would...
Rick BrannanI know. I can hear the groaning already. "Greek Apocryphal Gospels? Rick, I thought we were done hearing about that. Really, why keep bringing it up? This stuff isn't the Bible, so why mention it so often?" True, it isn't the Bible. But that doesn't...
Steve RungeThe Problem Few would deny the importance of learning Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic for teaching and preaching. Despite this high view of the original languages, I’ve heard numerous pastors lament the limited practical payoff of investing...
Although the Scriptures' overall message is simple enough for even children to understand, there are spots in both testaments where the original-language grammar gets pretty complex. Complex enough that English translations often simplify it for...
As the Greek Apocryphal Gospels, Fragments and Agrapha project is now in the "Under Development" stage of the pre-pub process, and since I've done some work on it, I thought it would be fun to write about some of the material. Most folks aren't...
If you're serious about studying Greek but don't have a copy of Liddell and Scott Greek-English Lexicon (LSJ), it's time to consider getting the central reference work for all scholars of ancient Greek authors and texts. With Logos, you'll get the...
Kent HendricksIf you’ve ever done work with the Greek text of the New Testament, you know there are multiple layers of understanding and interpreting the text. That’s because many features of the Greek language convey meaning not just in words and sentences, but...
A Logos user recently emailed this question to me: Is there a way I can search the Bible to find every synonym for “sin”? The answer is a resounding yes and we get to use one of my favorite Logos features: the Translation ring in the Bible Word...
Cliff KvidahlRecently, I wrote about the importance of having access to theological journals in your Logos library. The Filología Neotestamentaria (31 vols.) is a terrific example. Published by the Department of Greek Science Antiquity and the Middle Ages at the...
So why would someone bother spending their time making an interlinear of something that isn't part of the canon, like the Apostolic Fathers Greek-English Interlinear? As I wrote in a previous post (The Importance of Historical Context), there came a...
We announced the Steven Runge’s presentation of Discourse Studies and Biblical Interpretation: A Festschrift in Honor of Stephen H. Levinsohn to Levinsohn on the blog on July 5. Here is the story behind this event. We all have people...
This past week, Steven Runge has been at Oxford teaching a course on discourse grammar at Wycliffe Hall. Among the attendees was Stephen H. Levinsohn, a linguist affiliated with the Summer Institute of Linguistics who has done important work to...
Today’s guest post is by Elise Bryant, from the Logos Bible Software Accounting department. I feel like I've grown spiritually by listening to radio ministries. Three of my favorite teachers are Beth Moore, Kay Arthur and Nancy Leigh DeMoss. I'd...
Have you had some instruction in Greek? A year in seminary or college awhile back, or you worked through a grammar on your own or in a group? Or you've just picked up stuff as you've studied? Maybe you feel pretty good about what you've learned so...
jason-chamberlainIn my mind, the primary reason we attend seminary is so that we can learn how to handle God’s Word appropriately. Of course there are many other benefits to seminary that go beyond that, but I believe that this is what makes seminary unique...
Do you remember your first experience with puppy love? You fell in love with that cute girl/boy across the classroom, playground, grocery store, etc. Immediately, in your mind at least, this woman or man became your knight in shining armor or the...
Today’s guest post is from Michael Aubrey, on the marketing team. The name Daniel Wallace is well-known to today’s Greek students. He’s been teaching at Dallas Theological Seminary for years. His invaluable intermediate grammar, Greek Grammar Beyond...