The program looks great. I called Tech support and that was their recommendation. What about real life ministry libronix? Just use Biible. I have one of the common Intel duo core processors with 4 gig of ram. The new application is a major step backwards from its predecessor in regards to speed of use. Features, layout, ehhh! It mostly comes with a fee attached anyway. If you are running the 3. Both the Win and Mac versions are clunky, but I think the Mac version is the worst of the two.
I have a Aspire One netbook with 2 Gig of ram. Logos 3 works great on it, in fact I checked with Logos to make sure it would work when I bought it last year. Like a jet ski, at first you might fall off, but after a day or two you will be having the time of your life.
Option one: fork up all the dough up front. It is an investment, not a purchase. You are buying resources that will give you spiritual purchase for the rest of your life. You will not regret it if you use it. Option two : the payment plan. As a Catholic, I can stand behind this option. So, if you have not finished your Christmas buying list, or if you just want to start the new year with a powerful tool to change your Scripture study life, consider Logos.
Stubbs is a father of four 1 in heaven and 1 in the oven , husband of one, convert, and a generally interested person. He has a BA in Theology, studied graduate philosophy, has an MBA, is a writer or so he tells himself and prefers his coffee black. His website is Almost Not Catholic. I would offer an alternative opinion respectfully.
They have willingly offered me a substantial discount on the newest edition within my category, but when I told them I was now Catholic they offered me only the above edition reviewed by Brent but with no discount, even though I had been a customer for years and upgraded 3 times.
While it is true the package is very nice overall, it is also lacking the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and not being able to cross-search that with the other tools is also a handicap. But to me those two things were deal breakers. Sorry you had a bad customer service issue. It is true that there is not a CCC. Since you described your comment as an alternative, what tools do you recommend and how would they be an improvement to Logos. As I said it is a good program, just something I can honestly finance for me right now.
And honestly I am not sure about immediate alternatives. I still am interested in LOGOS and would likely purchase it once again in a hot minute once they add the searchable Catechism—and if they gave me even a small discount for a lot of years of loyal service. In the mean time I still have most of the same books in my original package and it is still usable.
Ironicially I also purchased and paid for a great package including much of the same stuff as LOGOS but on a scaled down version, including a searchable Catechism, which I still have. A word of caution there as well, however, as it is still being sold in bookstores and on web sites but has no support anymore at least that I can locate and does not work on Windows 7.
But now I cannot even install it and have no one to contact for assistance since the company seems to have folded with no notice! The website is still up but the phone is disconnected.
So if any readers have ideas on that I would be very open to them too. When they do I am there. I just feel that is a very essential part of the package and hope that they get it to happen soon. One of the best-known software companies has recently started to sell a slightly simplified version of their software in a student package, stating that this is not for commercial use. 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.
As I said earlier, I want to help you wisely think through this decision and will try to answer any questions you may have. We live in exciting times for studying the Bible.
Whether you decide Logos is for you or not, we can all rejoice that God has revealed Himself to sinful man in His life-giving Word. I serve with Unlocking the Bible. I followed a few simple steps. I started with a one-another command I knew, and then a few clicks did most of the work for me after that. You know that post I did on the authors of the Bible?
I wrote that in a few hours. I knew who the traditional authors were beforehand, but I still needed to write up quick profiles on each of them. Normally, that would mean opening all my Bible dictionaries and piecing stuff together from the various accounts. It pulls up any media in my library on Ezra.
It pulls in the biblical events Ezra takes part in. It shows me the Bible dictionary articles on Ezra. It also pulls up a timeline for the character, a list of relatives, and links to further explore his roles and the like. I finally feel like I can look up any biblical figure, place, or thing and find everything related to that person.
I think of it like a meta-encyclopedia to the Bible: it gives me a high-level look at the people or whatever in question, then gives me lots of links to explore. I grew up doing Bible word studies with print books. Instead, I can turn on the Interlinear Ribbon, and all this information floats right below the Bible like so:. Suppose you want to find all the places where God talks about David.
That would take DAYS to do by myself. But I did that in about 15 seconds with Logos just now. I kid you not. In fact, you can download the results by clicking here. I am reeling with ideas for blog posts based on this function alone:. You can even browse the whole Bible by the words spoken to God. This gives you a look at every single prayer and petition and conversation directed toward a member of the Trinity. The Logos team has gone through the Bible tagging words with their basic definitions.
Now we can finally search the Bible by meaning instead of just by word. But with Logos, I can just search the Bible for every time the angel sense is used. I could just read the book, do some cross references, and start plugging away at the study.
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. You can probably see how helpful that is to me and the OverviewBible team when it comes to unpacking the books of the Bible in study guides, infographics, and the like. I can also see this being a huge help when it comes to writing sermons, preparing seminary lessons, and the like. Remember the first time you read the story of manna falling from heaven? Sweet-tasting bread just shows up all over the land like snow! The people who gathered too much just ended up with nasty, wormy mush the next morning.
But you know what always bothered me about that passage? So an omer is 1. Good on ya! You just KNOW that one of these curious 7-year-olds is going to ask just how big the ark was. With this tool, you can come up with not just one, but FIVE tangible examples to share with them!
You can get an even more tangible idea of just how massive cubits is—using whales, bridges, airplanes, busses, and semi trucks as reference points. We can still right-click any word in my Bible to see what the original Greek or Hebrew word is. And we can still search the whole Bible or just specific books for places where that word is used. This is the best tool out there. Here are a few factors that might make Logos a pretty bad choice for you:. I have really been looking at Logos for the last few years.
I have a pastor friend that bought it 3 years back and loves it. A professor we had in seminary loved logos and shared his thought with us on the software. Is there a trial that be tried out before purchasing? Sorry for the questions. I have Scholars Library. Logos Bible Software 3. I have never downloaded it. Is it too late to use this program I understand there were updates which of course I did not get. This was quite a sacrifice for me at the time. Can I use it like it is? Gratefully, Judy Marks.
Hi, Judy! Hmm, Logos 3 was a long time ago. It might be good to call Logos Customer Service and ask them what the best way to use your library on your current machine is. Hi Jeff, Thanks for the review. I am just a lay guy from India who is interested in doing serious bible studies.
Which package would you recommend considering the cost factor also? Hi, Deep! I really, really find Silver to be the best deal—but you can start with a smaller package and upgrade later. I am old and old-fashioned, so I like paper! Watching screens for long periods of time can be pretty tiring. Hi, Lynne! You can read a resource cover to cover in Logos. It was stupid expensive and unless you have LOTS of time to watch their little videos or can spend hours figuring it out, I highly recommend against it.
I bought 7 and within about 2 months they said they would no longer support 7, to upgrade to 8. So, not sure about their truthfullness. Usually, when I try to use it, it spends a lot of time updating and slowing down the entire PC.
By then, I am done with the message. Just a massive, expensive disappointment. One of them is much easier to use and much less expensive—and if all you need to get from point A to point B. The other one is, well, the Batmobile. Does the basic or any cheaper versions have things like this?
How well does Logos synchronize across platforms? Then I take my iPad to the coffee shop to hang out with the cool kids. Can I continue where I left off at home? On the way to church I drop my iPad. Can I whip out my trusty Android phone and access the lesson? Hello Jeffrey, thank you so much for the post. I have just one question: Does the Silver edition of the Logos 8 include interlinear old and new testament bibles?
Hi, Pablo. You can also view the English and original-language passages side by side in the Exegetical Guide. I have been with Logos since the first CD. I truly believe that Logos Software should not be purchased after purchasing 5,6,7 now 8 upgrades. Every edition comes with new books that are formulated into the search tools so that your past editions and most of your separately purchased books are not searched properly for content.
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