My opinion is that Logos is the best for young people, that is, people who have not yet built a theological library and who are still learning study habits. If this is you, consider Logos Bible Software as an investment in your ministry. One reality of Logos Bible Software is that you will probably only use a fraction of the resources they offer you. A package might also give you ten different Bible dictionaries when one or two would suffice. The quality of your resources is much more important than quantity.
Logos is only as good as what it is filled with. You might purchase a Logos Base package to realize that you still need a couple of commentary sets for it to really be useful.
My recommendation is to write out what resources you will need the most and shop around for the package that best suits you. There are many free online resources you could use to replicate certain features of Logos including ESV. I would recommend BibleWorks but I think they went belly up. Choosing a DIY route might be cheaper, but then again, you will miss out on the great features Logos has to offer, including pulling all of the resources together and making jumping from resource to resource a breeze.
Logos resources are not cheap; they are often the same price or higher than print books due to their internal linking. For younger, technologically intuitive ministers starting out their ministry and library, I would say Logos Bible Software is a no-brainer and worthy investment assuming you have adequate funds.
After twenty-four hours, as you might expect, no one was talking about my tweet anymore. The truth is… I love Logos. And, so…. Ok, ok. Logos Bible study software helps me preach better sermons with less prep time so I can be the pastor my congregation and community needs.
At that time, my best resource for sermon preparation was the library at Bethel Seminary. Even though, over time, I discovered some favorite commentaries and Bible dictionaries, it took a lot of time to dig them up each week, find the right article or section, and then put it back on the shelf. And if I ran out of time, I was out of luck. Eventually, I heard about Logos Bible study software and decided to check it out. I liked what I saw and I bought the Silver level of Logos.
This was way back in I had a huge library of commentaries and books and other resources literally right at my fingertips.
Early on, I discovered that I could create a custom layout in Logos. This allows me to get right to work when I prepare my sermons. I have two custom layouts that I use. Then I start reading through several of the commentaries and take notes on what I learn. In my sermon on Acts , I used these maps to understand where Paul and Barnabas were traveling. Factbook is a really cool tool. Who the heck is this Bar-Jesus?
Logos makes doing word studies super easy. But N. Well, some translations e. You May Not Save Money We tend to believe that digital resources are necessarily less expensive than printed resources, but this is not always the case, and especially so where there is little price competition. The disparity opens up all the more if we account for used or imperfect editions of the printed books. Do note that Logos now has some resources available for rent, so for a few dollars per month you can access a book you do not wish to purchase.
Note: Some of the following concerns have been improved in recent versions of the software. Logos is a combination of hardware and software. And, at least on a Mac, Logos demands a lot from the hardware. For some reason Logos regularly seems to need more power than my computer, a latest-generation iMac, is willing or able to give it. Here is a typical sequence of events: Last week I began to prepare a sermon and noted that it had been a couple of weeks since I last opened Logos on that computer.
When the download was complete, I had to restart Logos. Then it wanted to update my library, which involved more time and more downloading. This entire process took about 3 hours—my entire morning dedicated to sermon-preparation was instead given to sermon-preparation-preparation.
For all that Logos does, this is far and away my most consistent concern—the sheer volume of updates Logos requires and the way these updates devastate my computer while they are ongoing. Even today I opened Logos for the first time in several days and it took minutes of heavy processing simply to open and prepare itself for use.
This has been a consistent and consistently annoying flaw since Logos came to Mac, and I would have expected improvement by this time. Logos does not necessarily demand a cutting edge computer system, but it will definitely work better on a new one than an old one. Once you commit to the software, you are also committing to regularly updating your hardware, and this adds a hidden cost. Not really. Logos books are unique.
Logos books are different from other electronic books, such as Kindle. You may notice that a Logos book tends to be more expensive than the same book in other electronic formats.
This is because Logos books are specially prepared so their Scripture references can be clicked to immediately display the appropriate passage, so their prominent headings will appear in searches, and so on.
Most of this extra preparation is done manually by real people, and this work generates an extra cost. You may transfer your licenses to someone else. One thing that has concerned me about digital libraries is whether or not I can give it or will it to someone else. It is my go to Bible software, it offers such a wide variety of products to go along with it and is so easy to integrate all the tools. Recently, they rolled out distinctive base packages for many faith traditions, evangelical, Lutheran, Pentacostal, etc.
It features a protestant Bible version, Lexham Engish Bible LEB , as well as the Lexham Bible Dictionary, lots of photos and infographics, reading plans, and other resources, and group study features. All of the platforms are interchangeable. So content you purchase at Verbum. Might there be one that does?
You can also use my code when you call sales. Thank you, it does! I already had an Academic Discount, and wanted to see if another would work. But now I know: no stacking. I currently own Logos 5 Gold and love it. It really depends on what you want to do. The team built a really extensive comparison chart of all the packages; you should check that out, as well!
I tired to use the coupon and logos said it was not valid and would not honor it. Pretty disappointing. I just tried it out in checkout and it works fine. Wow…great overview of the New Logos 6. Can you give some details about your search for when God spoke to David? I refer to the actual query string. This is the first visit to your site, but surely not the last. Great job. It does get frustrating at times but the blessings, the works one has access to, how it can be used to leverage the knowledge you have at your finger tips with the tools you have access to-definitely worth any frustration anyone else has.
To me the most beneficial tool is one I used for years since it first came out in but is not published anymore-The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. You can buy a used copy but having it on Logos helps a lot! Been using Logos since the 3x days. I too would be interested in that affiliate program. I am guessing you got that set up some time back. Smoyer faithlife.
Well, hey there Josh! I hope you are yours are well. Blessings to you. Hmmm… somehow I missed the affiliate program… can you share more details? Hi, Abram. Nate at Faithlife is the guy to talk to about that: Nathan. Great post! Thank you! What level of package do you use? Thanks again for all of your effort with this! How about a tour of Logos?
But if it is for you, I can get you a sweet discount. That said, I want to share two ways that the product has upped their game this time.
The Bible is finally a dynamic Bible encyclopedia Logos has been developing their Factbook since Logos 5: it began as a bit of an encyclopedia to the people, places, and things of the Bible. What can you do with Logos Bible Software? Now any time I come across a command verb in the Bible, it shows up in red like this: Which is cool. It is straightforward.
But when I turn on my Logos visual filter. I see something entirely different. But wait … it gets even better. It was easy to turn on—just a few clicks: But just like that, you can tell Logos to catch key related words that would otherwise slip right past you! Logos shows you how the New Testament uses the Old Testament A cheer went up from all Logos users when this new feature was announced.
Isaiah, in this case. Logos shows how any word is used across the whole Bible. It lets me search the Bible for any Greek or Hebrew word, which is super helpful. You can run a background check on any Bible character. The Bible Factbook really gives me a hand. But not this time. Enter the Bible Factbook. The next step would be to flip to the back of the book to find the corresponding number.
There, I would find a quick, dictionary-type definition of the word. If I wanted to know more—and I always did— I would look up that word in Dr. Instead, I can turn on the Interlinear Ribbon, and all this information floats right below the Bible like so: Instant insight! You can search the Bible by speaker in Logos Bible Software.
You can search the Bible by sense in Logos Bible Software. This is also super, super exciting. Logos Bible Software gets us closer to the original settings. But in Logos, I can look up the passage and get a high-level idea of some ancient cultural concepts in this book of the Bible: As you can see, some of these are a lot more helpful than others.
With Logos, you can easily visualize ancient units of measurement. Thanks, Moses. Really helpful. And new versions of Logos Bible Software keep awesome features from before. So, should you get Logos Bible Software 8? Well … This is the best tool out there. Here are a few factors that might make Logos a pretty bad choice for you: Logos is expensive. Is it a great deal? Logos takes time. Logos is high-tech. Explore the Bible with us! We create research-based articles and handy infographics to help people understand the Bible.
Get the good stuff! Pedro on January 11, at am. Jeffrey Kranz on January 14, at am. You can make Faithlife notes—and share them with groups! Ben on December 26, at am. Hey Jeff, I have really been looking at Logos for the last few years.
Jeffrey Kranz on January 7, at pm. Hi, Ben! There is always an upgrade fee for new software features and datasets. Judy Marks on September 9, at pm.
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