tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post7009043276676310769..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Logos Bible Software: a reviewPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-80651772136334720002007-12-18T08:17:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:17:00.000-08:00I am sorry for the shameless promotion, but I have...I am sorry for the shameless promotion, but I have to give a shout out. Yesterday, LOGOS and Coral Ridge Ministries had a contest via www.godtube.com<BR/>I won the Gold edition with truths that transform with it. I just want to say thank you to coral ridge ministries, LOGOS, and Godtube.com <BR/>Coral Ridge and D.James Kennedy have been a great help in my Christian life since I was a baby Christian. Thank you so much for Logos these ministries!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552691836518478095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-5346258615318772732007-11-20T17:46:00.000-08:002007-11-20T17:46:00.000-08:00Well, keep in mind that Google's goal is to search...Well, keep in mind that Google's goal is to search a smorgasborg (sp?) of information.<BR/><BR/>Libronix's goal is to do very specific searches for theological and textual studies. It's like any tool, designed for some purposes, not so great for others. It just so happens you're not doing a word or passage search, but a topical search, even looking for how that topic was dealt with in history. That's not something you can do a simple search and get all relevant results. No matter what the search engine is you'll have to sift through the results to find meaningful ones.<BR/><BR/>With the theological journals, it's best to find articles, not sections of articles, that deal with your theological topic. Then skim the article and see if it makes reference to a historical understanding.<BR/><BR/>:)TruthStandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786561068459541675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-13162996366229564082007-11-20T17:22:00.000-08:002007-11-20T17:22:00.000-08:00I'm with you, Dave. It was Libronix that gave me m...I'm with you, Dave. It was Libronix that gave me my hesitations about Logos. That and the price.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-63192353370436743972007-11-20T07:39:00.000-08:002007-11-20T07:39:00.000-08:00truth, Thanks so much for you help --- I can do th...truth, <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for you help --- I can do the other searches, but libronix would be a lot better if you could search it as you search google. Thanks...Dave Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872448688343944443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-60145068299367728092007-11-20T07:07:00.000-08:002007-11-20T07:07:00.000-08:00Dave,I see your problem! Maybe what would be best...Dave,<BR/><BR/>I see your problem! Maybe what would be best would be to search for particular scriptures that relate, and also find articles are that cover the work of the Spirit.<BR/><BR/>It is possible that someone can talk about a historical understanding without using the word "historical" and simply referenceing the names of the fathers.<BR/><BR/>In other words... I don't think there is one particular search that is going to get you exactly what you want, but you can narrow the field and do a lot of skimming.<BR/><BR/>Sorry I couldn't be of more help!TruthStandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786561068459541675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-29177052264519818102007-11-19T21:04:00.000-08:002007-11-19T21:04:00.000-08:00Hey truth, I'm just searching the theological jour...Hey truth, <BR/><BR/>I'm just searching the theological journals. I am searching for Spirit AND filling AND history (or another related word). I am trying to study the various interpreations of Spirit-filling using a historical theology approach. Thanks for your help!Dave Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872448688343944443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-16075459983316053092007-11-19T20:43:00.000-08:002007-11-19T20:43:00.000-08:00Dave,What search are you trying to perform, and ar...Dave,<BR/><BR/>What search are you trying to perform, and are you doing it on your whole library, just Bibles, or some other limited search?TruthStandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786561068459541675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-31268515981974478902007-11-19T19:23:00.000-08:002007-11-19T19:23:00.000-08:00I'm computer stupid. I can admit that and live wit...I'm computer stupid. I can admit that and live with it:) <BR/><BR/>However, I don't want to Bible-stupid --- I can't live with that. That being said, I am having a hard time narrowing a search using libronix. Do boolean operators such as AND/OR work on libronix? If not, how do you perform a similar function?Dave Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872448688343944443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-59874368212648965472007-11-17T18:53:00.000-08:002007-11-17T18:53:00.000-08:00As for the difficulty easily switching between res...As for the difficulty easily switching between resources, you have to set up the parallel and serial resources. For example if you set your favorite Bible translations as parallel resources, a simple click of the right arrow will switch between translations. Libronix truly is a heavyweight application, but it can be streamlined to what you do with all the very customizable options. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the review. I have stopped using BibleWorks and completely switched to Logos.Jacob Hantlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964637928698990552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-7772959275932252132007-11-16T16:30:00.000-08:002007-11-16T16:30:00.000-08:00>anyone know of an open source Bible Study Softwar...>anyone know of an open source Bible Study Software for Linux?<BR/><BR/>Actually, I do.<BR/><BR/>Gnomesword and related projects at http://www.crosswire.org. Just an apt-get away for Debian (and Debian derived Linuces) users.lee n. fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652025469454858807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-5673419768528665672007-11-16T16:27:00.000-08:002007-11-16T16:27:00.000-08:00"I had a live person online with me within a few m..."I had a live person online with me within a few minutes, and the answers I needed not long after that. Knowledgeable, friendly, responsive, top-notch."<BR/><BR/>plus the expense<BR/><BR/>--> "vertical market" software for professional theologians.<BR/><BR/>"Accordance is only for Macs, and since I use a real computer, I can't test it."<BR/><BR/>Pshaaw! What do you think us Linux geeks use...lee n. fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652025469454858807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-68088855926978007582007-11-16T16:02:00.000-08:002007-11-16T16:02:00.000-08:00Robert's URLs were lost, so:HERE is the toolbar l...Robert's URLs were lost, so:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.jeff-jackson.com/new/religion/logos/toolbars.html" REL="nofollow">HERE</A> is the toolbar link<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.nelsonministryservices.com/nms/dept.asp?dept_id=5076&ref=11537" REL="nofollow">HERE</A> is the Nelson link<BR/><BR/>The others displayed fully.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-5357827354338813602007-11-16T15:56:00.000-08:002007-11-16T15:56:00.000-08:00Robert M. Warren — thanks; I'm going to check that...<B>Robert M. Warren</B> — thanks; I'm going to check that all out.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-9587595988673866782007-11-16T12:23:00.000-08:002007-11-16T12:23:00.000-08:00I used Bibleworks for a few years and it is a very...I used Bibleworks for a few years and it is a very good program for the langauges as far as PCs go. But I kept coming across comparison articles between Accordance and Bibleworks and saw that Accordaned performed better on different levels. I messed around with a friend's Accordance program and fell in love with it right away. So I switched to a Mac for the very purpose of Accordance and have never looked back. <BR/><BR/>All I will say is one may want to check out Accordance before investing hundreds or thousands of dollars into BibleWork modules. <BR/><BR/>I know individuals who have switched from Bibleworks to Accordance, but no one switching from Accordance to BibleWorks.<BR/><BR/>My two cents.Alan E. Kurschnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963783504805163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-1384091994288956802007-11-16T09:53:00.000-08:002007-11-16T09:53:00.000-08:00I skimmed through the comments, so I might have mi...I skimmed through the comments, so I might have missed if someone else said this already. But after my church gave me Logos for Christmas a couple of years ago, the first thing I did was to buy the Spurgeon collection. With the Spurgeon collection, whenever I punch in a passage, the search brings up every time Spurgeon preached from that passage, did an exposition on it, or simply read it for the Bible reading before the sermon. <BR/><BR/>But one thing that you didn't mention as a possible drawback to Logos... information overload. One could not possibly read all that comes up in one of those searches. Could they?<BR/><BR/>But they sure could try!Dave Mallinakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251231774542596620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-58529630572148682092007-11-16T08:51:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:51:00.000-08:00Thanks!Thanks!DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-2697256567140722272007-11-16T08:40:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:40:00.000-08:00Dan, There are two solutions for you.1. Since you ...Dan, <BR/>There are two solutions for you.<BR/>1. Since you asked, the new default sort is by date on this page: http://stilltruth.com/allpbb<BR/><BR/>2. In order to make sure you have all the files available you might want to look into the brand new PBB Updater which was built by <A HREF="http://stilltruth.com/user/gephartr" REL="nofollow">gephartr</A>. See <A HREF="http://stilltruth.com/2007/pbb-installer" REL="nofollow">http://stilltruth.com/2007/pbb-installer</A> for details.tcblackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342034549466922483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-33701645283490564532007-11-16T08:21:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:21:00.000-08:00Say, tc, though — do you know any way to view that...Say, <B>tc</B>, though — do you know any way to view that site by most-recently-added files? Or do you just have to look at every blessed file every time, to see if anything's new?DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-22097777532133202082007-11-16T07:13:00.000-08:002007-11-16T07:13:00.000-08:00Dan,Thanks for the link to Stilltruth.com's PBB fi...Dan,<BR/>Thanks for the link to <A HREF="http://wwws.stilltruth.com/" REL="nofollow">Stilltruth.com</A>'s PBB files. <BR/><BR/>Like you, I start with Bibleworks and then transition to Libronix. I've got the Scholars Gold Library plus all the PBB's plus a plethora of other resources purchased over the years and I really do thank God for such a great resource.<BR/>--<BR/>tcblacktcblackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342034549466922483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-75417845096879911522007-11-15T21:02:00.000-08:002007-11-15T21:02:00.000-08:00I've seen both Bible Works and Logos in action . ....I've seen both Bible Works and Logos in action . . . and I vote?<BR/><BR/>I would love to have either program, but would rather buy 10-15 'non digitized' books for the same price. I know they offer a lot of books in the program, especially Logos, but I naturally push it away for the same reason I don't want Vista (ultimate!). I want the program, but I'd rather have books I can access and actually feel like I own without touching a computer.<BR/><BR/>I'd still like Logos, if I can get past paying for it. It is awesome.<BR/><BR/>For now, if you wish, check out http://laparola.net. It's an Italian site, but one of the best for Greek studies and helps. If you know any Spanish, you'll have no trouble accessing the Greek New Testament. And all parsing and lexicons are in English.Kevin Schaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882522927925131742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-67664603921090764352007-11-15T20:53:00.000-08:002007-11-15T20:53:00.000-08:00If you're really tired of QV, be advised that eSwo...<EM>If you're really tired of QV, be advised that eSword will read Cross format files using its separate Cross module (see the eSword toolbar on the right end).</EM><BR/><BR/>Yeah, I thought it wasn't possible but eSword's STEP reader (I knew what you meant) is actually worse than QV.<BR/><BR/>I've thought about putting WS 5 on because it does STEP...but haven't gotten around to trying it and don't know how it will interfere with WS 7VcdeChagnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061295600050633057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-8693314966889967922007-11-15T19:50:00.000-08:002007-11-15T19:50:00.000-08:00grace — I didn't have time to read the postThanks....<B>grace</B> — <I>I didn't have time to read the post</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks. Most people don't admit that.<BR/><BR/>(c;DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-16056771681741778532007-11-15T19:08:00.000-08:002007-11-15T19:08:00.000-08:00Thanks for the fine review, Dan. I'm right with yo...Thanks for the fine review, Dan. I'm right with you on your use of BibleWorks and Logos. Hey, what good is a dual monitor setup except to have one program running on each screen?! Thanks for linking to my collection of BW/Logos links. I'm also regularly commenting on the two programs at my <A HREF="http://bibleandtech.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Biblical Studies and Technological Tools blog</A>.MGVHoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984044532444865131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-40396972638299239992007-11-15T18:58:00.000-08:002007-11-15T18:58:00.000-08:00Logos is a respectable software, almost a year ago...Logos is a respectable software, almost a year ago I thought about purchasing it, but it would have been quite an investment.Sacchielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413897109947551054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-76413588448418708032007-11-15T18:44:00.000-08:002007-11-15T18:44:00.000-08:00Having used the MacArthur Lifeworks CD for some ti...Having used the MacArthur Lifeworks CD for some time, I find it to be extremely good. Logos makes good stuff!Tim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771868540726222826noreply@blogger.com