Brent Phillips
- Well, thanks to SMA who gave us the first review, I jumped on this Mobile Ed Course. But what everyone needs to know is that this is one of the very best "simple" introductions into the world of biblical typology. And a typological view of Scripture is the ONLY way to properly read and interpret the Bible! There is some deep theology here. I dare you to learn to read the Bible this way. It changes everything, and you will never read Scripture the same old boring way again...
- I love this dramatized reading of the Bible -- thus the 5 stars! But sometimes during the narration, the instrumental music is so loud and distracting that it drowns out the narration. Another little problem ... in parts of the Torah, Joshua (and I suppose elsewhere) when various people are told to carry out some command of the Lord, Moses, Joshua or whomever, you hear the sound of the galloping of horses as they go off to do what they were told to do? Hmmm. Israel was not supposed to have horses according to Deuteronomy 17. So, are we hearing the "galloping of donkeys?"
- Well, this is an Ebook and NOT a true Logos edition! This means that is has ONLY Scripture links and NO others! But, the problem is it has NO footnotes at all -- apparently not even in the print edition! It has no indexes that have any use to the digital user. It has no page numbers and the search feature does not always work as intended for some of the three volumes of this set. What is more this three volume, one thousand page "Systematic Theology" is not for the faint of heart and not for beginners. It is dense and difficult and yet at times it is brilliant with its iconoclastically delicious Anabaptist leanings. The bottom line is this: You will NOT find this either an easy read or a helpful tool, unless you are a dedicated and determined reader of systematic theologies. If this Ebook is ever turned into a true Logos edition, it well be far more useful. I eagerly await the day! (Go to Amazon to see more samples and read more reviews of these interesting volumes.) By the way, you will note I gave it no rating simply because it probably deserves a "5" but in its current form it just isn't as helpful as it could and should be. To whom it may concern: Ebooks should only be produced for popular easy-reading books written for general audiences; not for scholarly reference works of serious study...
- Well, I first purchased this product from the original publisher (Wordsearch) and it was very, very good! When Wordsearch shut down and sold "CBL Interlinear Bible: OT" and "The OT Hebrew-English Dictionary" of the CBL to Logos, I eagerly purchased it from Logos. BUT I quickly found that the Logos Interlinear: OT version of this module was and is BROKEN! I emailed customer service at least three times and they NEVER bothered to fix the problem. (Some of the responses indicated that they did not understand what the problem was; others simply said they would look into it and I never heard back from them; and finally they just ignored the problem altogether.) If you want to see what this problem is, simply go to Genesis 1:1 in the CBL Interlinear and try and find the definition of the VERY first word. All you will get is the definition of the preposition and not the noun in the CBL OT Hebrew-English Dictionary. Thus, the Interlinear: OT module is CRIPPLED! (By the way, the Interlinear: NT module works perfectly!) So, you have to go to the trouble of looking up the main word in the compound term "manually"; which is a lot more difficult, unless you know a little Hebrew. I would give this CBL module five stars, if it worked perfectly, but since it's broken, it is hardly worth much. Why? Because there are a lot of compound terms in the Hebrew (CBL Interlinear) Bible. What is the problem with the Logos module? Well, there are hundreds of Hebrew terms that are comprised of TWO parts -- two words joined together (compound words). These words are usually the main term preceded by a preposition. The problem is you "click" on the compound word and you ONLY get the definition for the preposition, but NOT for the the main term. (I even asked them if I was doing something wrong or if there is a way to "get to" the other word -- a "work-around". They never replied.) By the way, if anyone has found a work-around for this broken module, or if Logos actually fixes this broken module, I will be very happy to delete or update this review.
- Exactly, Brent. I reported the same bug several times, and the last response I got in May of 2023 was: "I've linkd the case I made with Content Production to the case created with customer service via your email to us. We'll try to update you if/when we are able to resolve the problem." What I really find disappointing is my review is now nearly impossible to locate. The CBL Old Testament page shows, "Be the first to leave a review". What? I clicked on the link to repeat my review, and that's when I found YOURS already there. This O.T. Interlinear is NOT functioning at all like it should.
- Once again I find two earlier reviews of a Logos product that are completely worthless. Why? Because the reviewers did not bother to give any comments as to WHY they found the product to be 2-stars or 5-stars. Why does Logos even allow such reviews that do not let others really know anything useful about their products? Well, I first purchased this product from the original publisher (Wordsearch) and it was very, very good! When Wordsearch shut down and sold "The OT Hebrew-English Dictionary" of the CBL to Logos, I eagerly purchased it from Logos. BUT I quickly found that the Logos version of this module was and is BROKEN! I emailed customer service at least three times and they NEVER bothered to fix the problem. (Some of the responses indicated that they did not understand what the problem was; others simply said they would look into it and I never heard back from them; and finally they just ignored the problem altogether.) If you want to see what this problem is, simply go to Genesis 1:1 in the CBL Interlinear and try and find the definition of the VERY first word. All you will get is the definition of the preposition and not the noun in the CBL OT Hebrew-English Dictionary. Thus, the Hebrew-English module is CRIPPLED! (By the way, the Greek-English module works perfectly!) So, you have to go to the trouble of looking up the main word in the compound term "manually"; which is a lot more difficult, unless you know a little Hebrew. I would give this CBL module five stars, if it worked perfectly, but since it's broken, it is hardly worth much. Why? Because there are a lot of compound terms in the Hebrew (CBL Interlinear) Bible. What is the problem with the Logos module? Well, there are hundreds of Hebrew terms that are comprised of TWO parts -- two words joined together (compound words). These words are usually the main term preceded by a preposition. The problem is you "click" on the compound word and you ONLY get the definition for the preposition, but NOT for the the main term. (I even asked them if I was doing something wrong or if there is a way to "get to" the other word -- a "work-around". They never replied.) By the way, if anyone has found a work-around for this broken module, or if Logos actually fixes this broken module, I will be very happy to delete or update this review.
- CORRECTION: The problem lies with the failure of the CBL Interlinear Bible: OT module! It does not work properly with the CBL Hebrew-English Dictionary. You only get the preposition to work, but not the other term in the compound word.
- Thanks - CBL is on sale and I wanted to buy it, but based on your review, I'm going to pass. If the product doesn't work correctly, it really shouldn't be offered for sale until it does.
- First, allow me to say that reviews and rating given to a book without any explanation as to the "why" that work was given a particular rating are ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS! I wish Logos would not allow people to blindly rate a book. Doing such serves no purpose. With that said, here is a book that has generated more ratings and reviews than most books in the Logos catalog. Fantastic! I thank each and every one of you for telling us not only what you rate a book, but why and how you rate the book as you did. Next, you should know that I am a believer who accepts the Bible as the infallible and inerrant Word of God and that God and His Word take precedence over all the wisdom and science of men. So, I would fundamentally disagree with the premise of "Christianity: A Guide for the Perplexed." Now, to the point of this review. While I believe that this book presents "Christianity" from a humanistic, secularist and evolutionistic perspective, the author does clearly state his perspective and purpose in the preface and introduction. I admire his candor and tone. One of the things I notice about the reviews is that they are "polarized" between either a rating of "one star" or "five stars." Of course the philosophical presuppositions this book is based upon are rather volatile and hotly debatable. Yet the fact remains that this work is one of the best brief presentations written from a "higher critical" take on God, religion and the Bible. (If you find a better one, let me know.) For that reason I give it a "five star review." And, yes, I still fundamentally and respectfully disagree with the author's perspective and views. One of the things I would suggest right here is that as believers we need to be aware and conversant on views different from our own. We need to be like Moses, Daniel and Paul who were fully educated in the "language and literature" of the cultures of their day -- cultures that were pagan and idolatrous! We need to respectfully and humbly engage the culture in which we find ourselves and be ready and willing to "give answer" concerning the one true faith. We need to be aware of (fully informed on) views other than our own. One of the best ways to know what you believe is first, know God and His Word. Then, be willing to humbly and carefully study alternative views in the light of the one true faith. What a challenge this presents! Peace and blessings upon all who seek His Face -- who seek His Grace!