• I am currently undertaking a one-year study of the Harmony of the Gospels using all 10 available Harmonies in my library. I enjoy Mark Moore's "The Chronological Life of Christ, revised ed." It is the Harmony I start my daily study with. There is one thing I do not care for, though. In an effort (I assume) to make his book more relatable to today's younger generation Mark Moore often uses contemporary somewhat juvenile popular language in his commentary. Here are some of the many examples of his comments. On Jn 4:43-45: "Small town boy goes to the big city and beats up the big-wigs." or "...he comes to Galilee with a little fame under his belt..." (pg 111). On Lk 4:16-31a: "Here he went to school, learned a trade, competed in sports, etc. He was the hometown boy, making it big." (pg 114). Although not a big issue, I personally prefer a more scholarly tone. Another thing I immediately noticed is the fact that "The Chronological Life of Christ" appears to somewhat follow the outline, method and pattern employed in "The Four-Fold Gospel" by Philip Y. Pendleton and John William McGarvey. Matter of fact, frequently the commentaries in both Harmonies appears very similar, almost as if some phrases have been copied and slightly paraphrases from "The Four-Fold Gospel" Harmony's commentary. The introduction to Mark Moore's work states that it is based on the "NIV Harmony of the Gospels" by Thomas and Gundry and makes no mention of using "The Four-Fold Gospel", though, which is a much earlier work. In all, "The Chronological Life of Christ, revised ed." is still worth reading. It is is not the first work to put the Gospels in chronological order, but aside from providing a deeper understanding of Christ's life and ministry, it offers a lot of additional religious, historical, and cultural information of interest. I would recommend this work to others.
    1. Hi Jens, What are your top picks for books on the chronological life of Jesus? I am enjoying the revised ed of the chronological life of Christ. I thought you might have good recommendations.
    2. Hey, Kurt. Other than the work you mentioned, I really do not have a suggestion for a chronological account of Christ's life. One book that isn't necessarily a chronological account, but a great scholarly work is "Alfred Edersheim, The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1896)."
  • I just need a clarification before I commit to supporting this project. The title of this Pre-Pub states "The Orthodox Study Bible: Notes". Yet, the product image, product details and sample pages are from the actual study bible. Am I to understand that the Orthodox Study Bible is a separate product, and if "yes", how do I obtain that title. I could not find it during a search on Logos. I own the CSB, as well as the CSB Study Bible: Notes, which are two separate products and I use them together. However, the "Notes" by themselves would not be as useful apart from the CSB or comparative bible translation. Hence, I would not order the Notes as a stand-alone title. A response and clarification would be greatly appreciated.
    1. I am getting increasingly frustrated with Logos' business model. I have been a loyal Logos customer since 2007. Looking at my order history total, I have already spend $16,567.65 of my hard earned VA disability pay over the past 10 years. Now you are asking me to spend an additional $253.34 on resources I neither want nor need, just so I can gain access to the Bible Browser Tool. Maybe Logos should remember that the root of all evil is the love of money, i.e. greed. The fact that you would deny loyal customers access to a truly helpful bible study tool unless they are willing to purchase hundreds of dollars worth of resources that many of us have absolutely no use for, is utterly shameful. It would serve you well to remember your humble beginnings, before making money became your only motivation. I used to praise and happily tell people about your product. I no longer can do so in good conscience. Although, your program is still highly useful, your business practice leaves a lot to be desired.
      1. Could not have agreed more. Logos should not compel its old and loyal customers to buy plethora of resources just to gain access to a new feature which is available to Logos Now customers freely. It is a highly discriminatory & biased decision. Logos should not show favouritism for God does not show favouritism (Romans 2:11, James 2:1) either. If Logos really believes in the Biblical principles, it should immediately take the corrective action.
      2. Apparently Logos reversed course and unlocked the Bible Browser Tool without me having to purchase the Extended Feature Set. Has anyone else gained access to this resource? It appears that the criticism by many may have swayed Logos to make the resource available apart from the Logos 7 Extended Feature Set. I appreciate the gesture of good will. Thank you, Logos.
      3. It seems it was only for you. I have purchase the Bible Outline Browser thinking it was the Bible Browser Tool. I have wasted money on something I will never use.
    2. The Hadiths and Sunnah are absolutely essential in studying the Qur'an. Any Islamic Studies Collection lacking these resources is incomplete at best. Please add these important books to the collection at your earliest convenience and choose authors generally accepted by the majority of Islamic scholars.