Pros: Logos is really incredible. It places thousands of resources at your fingertips and has them all cross-referenced and indexed. I don't know of another program that has this level of intertextuality built into the program.
This is a HUGE step up from every previous version of Logos Bible Software. Logos 8 is more affordable than ever (hint: get Silver) Logos comes in base packages, with are groups of features and libraries. Features are the powerful tools and datasets that Logos is built on. Libraries are the resources that you use Logos to access. Today’s Bible software includes incredibly powerful tools, ready for Sunday school teachers and seminary professors alike. Bible study software can be a huge investment–with costs ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Here, we’ll take a look at the five best Bible software options available on the market today.
You can follow links and references to the works they were citing. You can build searches on top of searches. This is a one-stop-shop library program and powerful language tool all in one.They are constantly upgrading and adding features to keep Logos cutting edge.
Their language tools are rapidly catching up to their competitors and there are more things possible that I am even aware of. I probably only know how to use about 15% of this software, but the benefits it brings are astronomical.I love that they are also expanding into the classics field with Not and other resources. I hope their language tools in Latin will improve to match what they have in Greek. Sean, thank you for this. We love seeing people take advantage of the sermon builder and its integration with Proclaim.
We're working on some great features to take this even further.Also, make sure you check out our new website builder at If you publish your sermon to it will automatically appear on your Faithlife Site.We're trying to remove more pain points for pastors of small churches. We hear you have a few things on your plate. Cons: More advanced research is still tricky. By contrast, there are many features that are possible to achieve with Bible Works that are not possible in Logos.
For example, Logos is not helpful when I want to research specific lemmas and common phrases within the Hebrew Bible. It is still very dependent on traditional, though important, lexicons and theological dictionaries. It is not versatile and dynamic, though. In that case, the advanced reader needs to combine logos with Bible Works. Both are, however, very expensive.
Pros: Logos opens up a huge world of exploration when it comes to studying scripture, and goes even further with complex highlighting and notation features, sermon editor and prep guides, and more. There is really nothing else like it, and I feel lucky to live in an era where this depth of study is possible at the tips of my fingers. People even just a few short decades ago could only dream of being able to access so much information in such dynamic and 'smart' ways made possible by modern technology. Cons: The biggest drawback is price.
It is extremely expensive when you start looking at larger resource packages, and just to unlock all the features of the software. To make matters worse, the amount of different pricing tires and resource packages is dizzying.
I understand they want to be flexible for different denominations and offer multiple price points of entry for different budgets, but deciding on a package is quite an undertaking that can take hours to sort out if you are at all worried about spending less than $10,000. Overall: I have been using Logos for 15 years, and it keeps getting better.
The library I have available to me enables me to learn God's Word and teach it better than I could have done without it.Although it is quite an investment, it has been worth it for me. Would highly recommend it!My only caution would be to wait until after seminary to purchase it.
I found myself relying too heavily on its tools while learning the original languages, so I didn't learn them as well as I should have. Would recommend waiting until you have a good handle on the languages before you purchase it. Pros: The Logos App is easily the best Bible app I've ever used. From the early days, with its stiff interface and difficult switching between documents, to now a seamless transition between multiple windows of varying documents. In addition to these latest upgrades that make its UI much more intuitive and like a web-browser, the added functionality of being able to lookup a word in its original Greek or Hebrew language by merely highlighting the word or phrase is outstanding and not found in its competitors. Pros: I mean there really isn't a better software for researching for papers or preaching. IF you need to do an exhaustive hermeneutical word study on Paul's 1st letter to the church at Corinth and why he said what he said to women in that community this is your software!
IT is great and works great, however, there are times like microsoft products where it feels like you need to be a programmer to find how to do something like searching for a function like scriptures that use the same phrases or words is pretty hard to find. Pros: The logos team gets 5 stars for functionality. It has so many features that are extremely useful. For anyone who is studying theology, it is a total must. It needs some training to get used to the software, but it is such a good place to get so many resources in one place and to compare findings. Googling commentaries often leads to personal journals, blogs and Bible Studies, so having a trusted place to find so many resources is like going to the Biblical section in a library.
Being able to easily compare Biblical translations is also an extremely useful tool. Pros: Logos has been a go-to program for my personal study as a pastor for well over a decade. From their word-studies to the available commentaries, Logos is the one stop shop when it comes to Bible-study applications.One of the greatest aspects about Logos is they have changed with the times. Since much of my studies and research is not accomplished in my church office, I now can access these tools on my phone, tablet or laptop.If you are new to Logo, begin with the FREE Logo 7-Basic. I truly believe you will find their resources as helpful as I have. Pros: This is just the best program to study the bible.
I love how my favorite books of theology, Bible dictionaries and commentaries are all in the same place. I can select a work and see all the inline search between my library's content and the passage i am reading. I can have so much depth on the translations, maps, culture perspective and political perspective. I really love the Psalms presentation, it let's me search psalms thru authors, themes and more!Once you open the program it give you a sort of dashboard were there is helpful links to tutorials and special blog themes. Everyday opening Logos is like opening a new piece of mind!
I am literally mind blowned!!
Today’s Bible software includes incredibly powerful tools, ready for Sunday school teachers and seminary professors alike. Bible study software can be a huge investment–with costs ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Here, we’ll take a look at the five best Bible software options available on the market today. These all run on both Mac and Windows, although the last two use emulation software to run their Windows software on a Mac, so Mac users should probably focus on the first three options.Logos 8 Bible SoftwareLogos 8 launched on October 29, 2019 bringing some interesting new features to the popular Bible software program for Mac and Windows.
They also updated their mobile apps for iOS and Android and launched a significant update to the Logos Web App. These updates unify the Logos experience.Previous versions of the Logos 8 Home Page included a mixture of articles from the company’s websites, snippets or images from books, and links to various books and features in the program. Most advanced Logos users turned off the Home Page and opened the software directly to their favorite layout or last used workspace. Faithlife changed the Home Page adding what’s called the Dashboard. As a result, users may prefer to leave it as the default look when opening Logos 8.The built-in Logos 8 Workflows are:. Basic Bible Study. Basic Biblical Topic Study.
Biblical Person Study. Biblical Place Study. Expository Sermon Preparation. Lectio Divina.
Passage Exegesis. Praying Scripture. Word Study (Original Language)Accordance Bible Software. Accordance 12 brings great new features released November 2016., the iOS and Android version of the great brings Bible study to the iPhone, iPad and Android phone, tablet, or Chromebook using Accordance books. The mobile version of Accordance lands firmly in our list of top mobile apps for advanced Bible study while.At first glance, the Accordance Mobile app on iOS or Android looks deceptively simple and even simplistic. Simple is good since it makes the app easy to use and learn, but simplistic means the app lacks power.
That’s not the case with Accordance Mobile. Olive Tree Bible Reader offers a beautiful and simple user interface.successfully launched before the smartphone and, unlike most Bible apps released long ago, it’s still going strong in the modern era of smartphones, tablets, and even runs on a desktop or laptop. The makers of Olive Tree Bible Software recently updated the mobile app with a new Audio Bible feature letting users listen to God’s Word in addition to studying it as they could before.Olive Tree offers one of the best mobile app available since that’s where the company started back in the PalmOS days. Few people know there’s also a.The Olive Tree Resource Guide is another sort of research assistant, which puts all of your library’s tools in a quick to find user interface. It includes copies of other Bible translations, commentaries, dictionaries, media books and more.Olive Tree sells books individually or in collections. The most expensive is the.
The Home page shows news and deals from WORDsearch. It also has links to their site, like training resources., which is powered by LifeWay, shows up last because it’s not as potent as the above tools. The simple user-interface has three tabs including a Home tab, Study tab and Library. On the Home tab you’ll see news and deals from the company with support links to the WORDsearch website.
The Library tab on the right shows your installed books in either list or grid format. Click to open them in the Study tab. Open multiple books by unchecking the box above the library which reads Switch to Study tab after opening a book.
Search for titles in the search box. See the video below.Click the Study tab or open a book with the check box unchecked and it will take you to Study. The toolbar above the book panes gives quick access to tools.
The panes show your book content. Each pane also has a useful toolbar. The Notestack feature is like study note cards you used to use in English composition class.Buy the with a few books for $40 or try to test it out first. However, most people will want to buy one of their that start for $100 for the Teach Library and cost as much as $2000 for the Preaching Library. Once you get a library of books, you can use the, the best online Bible study site in the business. Unfortunately, their and apps are some of the least useful of the mobile versions in this roundup.
Laridian PocketBibleThe most advanced of these apps come from, which helped pioneer mobile Bible study with apps for Palm and Pocket PC devices a long time ago. Then when the iPhone and iPad came out, they jumped on the bandwagon and made one of the best iOS apps before many others. It’s improved over time. Now they offer apps for both the PC and Mac.Laridian has some free content, but you will need to pay for more advanced tools and modern translations or reference books. They offer competitive prices on Bibles, commentaries, dictionaries, lexicons and more.
The free app often gets free updates.I love that PocketBible lets the user display more than just two window panes and to customize the user interface better than most of the apps in this round-up. On a large screen, you can have a bunch of them open at once. On a phone, more than two might be too much. But while using my 12.9-inch iPad Pro, I like to open up four windows and show a couple of translations and a commentary with a dictionary all at once.The app has a great user interface that’s both simple and works well. The toolbar across the bottom of the mobile phone app has everything you need. There’s also a nice feature that grabs all your library info about a passage and presents it in an easy-to-find way to save you time. This feature costs extra.
Laridian offers an advanced feature set that will cost $9.99/year for each platform or that includes all the platforms. That’a much better deal if you’re going to use two or more platforms.PocketBible handles all the basics well like reading, searching, bookmarks, highlights, and notes. Sync those with other platforms to keep them ready to use on your phone, tablet or computer.PocketBible doesn’t come in the Amazon Kindle Fire app store, so you’ll need to download the file to install it as a “side-loaded” app.
That means you manually install it. The video below shows how to do this or go to their.Laridian also has a book creation tool. Book Builder ($19.99) or Book Builder Pro ($49.99) helps you make books for your own use.
Find links to each version at the.PLATFORMS: iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire , PC and Mac apps.No matter what Bible software you choose, you’ll be able to do far more than you ever could with a few books and pen and paper. It’s really amazing how you’ll be able to dig in and study God’s Word. Your download link will be emailed to you on submission ChurchTechToday will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us at [email protected].
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