As you well know, Logos has a powerful search engine that allows us to find almost anything we need in our books and Bibles. Sometimes, however, we just don’t need all that power. For example, let’s say we’re reading in 1 Timothy. We know somewhere...
Perhaps the greatest addition to Logos 8 is the new Notes tool. Understandably then, the makers of our software continue to tweak and enhance this incredible database. The recent release of 8.4 brought several such improvements, so in this blog...
I hope you’re making use of Guides and Workflows for your biblical research. Also, as you uncover insights about passages or topics, I trust you’re saving them in Notes. These tools are great for our study, but as you’ve probably discovered, Guides...
Many of our most respected pastors spent decades curating their libraries, discovering hidden jewels, and finding the best ministry resources available. Yet now you can get the same kind of robust library geared for your theological interests with a...
The recently released Logos 8.4 contains numerous tweaks providing enhancements designed hopefully to make our Bible study a little more powerful or enjoyable. One such change is: with the simple addition of the word “study” in the Go box we can...
A college student contacted me with the following scenario: I’m taking a homiletics course and need to find the Greek words translated “preach” in the New Testament. How can this be accomplished in Logos? I love questions like this because the...
If you’re a preacher, teacher, or small group leader, there’s a good chance this scenario has happened to you: You’re reading in a commentary, study guide, book of outlines, or journal where you come across a list of Scripture verses the author...
This ain’t your grandmother’s New Testament studies collection. This dynamic collection of New Testament monographs is from T&T Clark, the reputable publisher behind the International Critical Commentary, Barth’s Church Dogmatics, and other...
In response to a recent blog about Highlighting, a fellow Logos user posted this question: Is there a way search just for a particular color of highlight, like if you use different colors for each topic or subject in a book? That would be so very...
Hopefully, you’ve already seen two of the most exciting new Logos 8 features: Workflows and Notes. Workflows walk you through a Bible study task allowing you to record your insights along the way. Your recorded observations are then housed as Notes...
Logos Basic is available for free download. A feature-light version of Logos, Basic is ideal for anyone just beginning their Logos journey. If you want to jump to the next step up, consider Logos Fundamentals. Here’s a bit about how the two compare...
Logos 8 Basic (the free version of Logos) is now available for free download. A feature-light version of Logos 8, Basic is ideal for anyone just beginning their Logos journey. If you want to jump to the next step up, consider Logos 8 Fundamentals...
It’s been said of C.S. Lewis that talking to him and reading his writings were remarkably similar experiences. When he spoke on topics he’d written on, he was so enthusiastic you’d think he was discovering them for the first time. The C...
I recently received this question from a fellow Logos user: How do you read just the passages in a book that you have highlighted? I like to review my highlights but cannot find that option in Logos 8. This is a great question. And once I point out...
The preface to E.A. Litton’s Introduction to Dogmatic Theology opens by noting that it was written after an Anglican bishop complained, in 1867, that there was as of yet no account of dogmatic theology “from an English pen.” It’s quite...
This brief reference, which comes around 1,500 pages after Balthasar’s primary discussion of the topic, clarifies and places boundaries on what he writes of the senses elsewhere. You might get the impression from his other writings that the...
Guest writer Adam B. Shaeffer holds an MA in Spiritual Formation from Talbot School of Theology and a PhD in Theology from Durham University. He is already a big fan of Logos 8. This article is a follow-up to my previous post on Personal Books. If...
One of our best friends in Logos is the Factbook. With it, we can research people, places, things, events, and a lot more. Perhaps as we’re studying a passage we open the Factbook alongside our Bible and type subjects from the passage into the...
In my previous post, I discussed C.S. Lewis’ introduction to a translation of St. Athanasius’ The Incarnation of the Word of God. If you’ve read his introduction, and if you’re like me, you want to read the version he introduced. Unfortunately for...
Of all of the new Logos 8 features, I’m continuing to get more questions about Notes than any other. Regardless of the specific question, the key to understanding Logos Notes is that it’s a single database rather than multiple files. Once that big...
There’s a feature in Logos 8 that may have sneaked past you—I know I missed it at first—and that is author guides. Author guides offer a brief overview of an author’s life, social network, geography, and notable contributions, enhanced with links to...
Matt Perman deserves credit for helping a lot of people do more stuff. But that’s not the point of his book. Matt actually wants to equip you to do stuff that matters. I interviewed Matt recently on his exceptional time management book, What’s Best...
Guest writer Adam B. Shaeffer holds an MA in Spiritual Formation from Talbot School of Theology and a PhD in Theology from Durham University. He is already a big fan of Logos 8. In my previous posts, I’ve highlighted some of the new features in...
As you well know, our Logos Bibles and books contain a lot of information. Fortunately, our software also comes with a powerful search engine allowing us to retrieve most any data we need. With the release of Logos 8, searching became easier with...
What if someone offered you The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (14 vols.) for $22—91% off the regular Logos price of $241.99? What if they offered The New International Greek Testament Commentary (13 vols.) for $33—a 91% savings on the Logos...
In a previous post, I discussed the Theology Guide and the associated resource, the Lexham Survey of Theology (LST). In this post, I’ll dive into the Lexham Systematic Theology Ontology (LSTO), which is the information structure under the hood of...
Eight Logos features for a biblical scholar, from ways to work visually with the biblical text to building your own morphological queries.
If you buy or upgrade to Logos 8 by December 31, you stack multiple offers on top of each other for a truly great deal: Get 5 free workflows Get a free copy of Logos 7 Fundamentals to give away Take an extra $100 off Logos 8 (first-time base package...
With Logos 8 comes the most significant changes in an upgrade since Logos 4. As this article covering all key changes states, “[Logos 8] not only adds many new features, but it also changes existing features and user interfaces in ways that will...
Guest writer Adam B. Shaeffer holds an MA in Spiritual Formation from Talbot School of Theology and a PhD in Theology from Durham University. He is already a big fan of Logos 8. The Theology Guide is a powerful tool that taps into the new Lexham...