
Jonathan Romig
- I like the Lexham Bible Guide concept. Unfortunately 3/4 resources it links to I don't have in my library. This means this resource comes across as another attempt by Logos to get me to purchase more books. If they built a system that first linked the resources I already have, and then suggested a few for purchase that I don't already own, I would like that much better. For example, when it links to a dictionaries for "The Sabbath" topic in Genesis 1:1-2:3, it first links to three dictionaries I don't own (Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, and New Dictionary of Biblical Theology). It links to one resource I do own, The New American Commentary: Genesis 1-11:26, but it misses out on linking to other dictionaries I already own that have articles on the Sabbath (Easton's Bible Dictionary, Harper's Bible Dictionary, Eerdmans Bible Dictionary, etc.). The work around is to just go look at the topic in your own resources you pull up manually. Logos, please consider re-working this product so that it first helps me use the resources I already own before offering new products for me to purchase. I'm giving it 3/5 stars because although it is useful and a nice introduction, it's not as helpful as it could be, and as I already stated, feels like a sales pitch.
- I like the Lexham Bible Guide concept. Unfortunately 3/4 resources it links to I don't have in my library. This means this resource comes across as another attempt by Logos to get me to purchase more books. If they built a system that first linked the resources I already have, and then suggested a few for purchase that I don't already own, I would like that much better. For example, when it links to a dictionaries for "The Sabbath" topic in Genesis 1:1-2:3, it first links to three dictionaries I don't own (Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, and New Dictionary of Biblical Theology). It links to one resource I do own, The New American Commentary: Genesis 1-11:26, but it misses out on linking to other dictionaries I already own that have articles on the Sabbath (Easton's Bible Dictionary, Harper's Bible Dictionary, Eerdmans Bible Dictionary, etc.). The work around is to just go look at the topic in your own resources you pull up manually. Logos, please consider re-working this product so that it first helps me use the resources I already own before offering new products for me to purchase. I'm giving it 3/5 stars because although it is useful and a nice introduction, it's not as helpful as it could be, and as I already stated, feels like a sales pitch.
- Thanks for your comment. It helped me of not buying it.
- I like the Lexham Bible Guide concept. Unfortunately 3/4 resources it links to I don't have in my library. This means this resource comes across as another attempt by Logos to get me to purchase more books. If they built a system that first linked the resources I already have, and then suggested a few for purchase that I don't already own, I would like that much better. For example, when it links to a dictionaries for "The Sabbath" topic in Genesis 1:1-2:3, it first links to three dictionaries I don't own (Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, and New Dictionary of Biblical Theology). It links to one resource I do own, The New American Commentary: Genesis 1-11:26, but it misses out on linking to other dictionaries I already own that have articles on the Sabbath (Easton's Bible Dictionary, Harper's Bible Dictionary, Eerdmans Bible Dictionary, etc.). The work around is to just go look at the topic in your own resources you pull up manually. Logos, please consider re-working this product so that it first helps me use the resources I already own before offering new products for me to purchase. I'm giving it 3/5 stars because although it is useful and a nice introduction, it's not as helpful as it could be, and as I already stated, feels like a sales pitch.
- hmmm...unfortunately, it could be that it (Lexham guide plus the Logos base software) DOES know what you have...and it mainly shows links to what you don't have to push purchases. I hope they have not come down even that low.
- It would make sense that when creating these guides, they surely can get sales data of what products most people have, and provide links to those products.