PB: Dr. Constable's Expository (Bible Study) Notes

I have received permission directly from Dr. Thomas L. Constable and Sonic Light to provide these copyrighted works (of Dr. Constable) on this site for Logos Bible Software users. Dr. Constable's notes "provide commentary on all 66 books of the Bible, and contain 8,547 pages of material," and make for an excellent addition to your Logos Personal Books library (I had to provide a link as the system would not allow me to upload some of the books)!

Dr. Constable's Expository (Bible Study) Notes (temporarily unavailable while product conflict is being investigated)

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Justin Gatlin

Since Logos sells an older edition of this resource, it is against the ToS to post a link here to a free version.

Mark Davis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/863578#Comment_863578

Interestng. It's against Soniclight's copyright policy to make the notes available commercially. This is strange ... I'll have to get to the bottom of this (also I thought I had searched Logos, but apparently not).

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/863579#Comment_863579

Any chance I could ask for you to email it to me?

I searched for a contact on your website but didn't see one

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/863595#Comment_863595

Disregard. I'll pull them off the website and make my own. Thanks!

GaoLu

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/863597#Comment_863597

For the price, having these in Logos with tagging is an incredible bargain. I have these, recommend them enthusiastically and use them regularly.

https://www.logos.com/product/4466/tom-constables-expository-bible-study-notes

Note: These appear to be 2003 version and there may be substantial revision since then with the online version.

I also have them in esword for mobile apps (which frankly work far better) and they are free there.

Mark Davis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/863604#Comment_863604

Well, considering there's probably around 1500 more pages since the 2003 version, I would say they have probably changed a bit! I'm contacting Faithlife to find out about this posting.

GaoLu

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/863906#Comment_863906

Please let us know what you learn.

Mark Davis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/863954#Comment_863954

Indeed I will. Hoping to hear back soon, they are looking into it.

PetahChristian

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864306#Comment_864306

Indeed I will. Hoping to hear back soon, they are looking into it.

Thanks! Considering that their edition is 13 years old, yet the notes were updated as recent as this year, FL shouldn't expect us to buy the obsolete edition.

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864338#Comment_864338

Yes thank you for asking though I'm doubtful you'll get a response but hoping you do!

I downloaded the htm files and converted to word. Not pretty but not bad either. I'll try importing them later to see how that goes. None have header text and it would take me years to add that

Robert M. Warren

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864448#Comment_864448

Mattillo:

You'll have more success starting with the PDFs and using Word to convert. Headings survive well and you get the live footnotes, also. I got stuck trying to find a consistent pattern for Bible milestoning, but I'll get back to it this weekend. It will probably involve a VBA macro. I'll post the code when I get it working. When I get home from work tonight (US EST), I'll post the Word macro code that converts every PDF in a folder.

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864496#Comment_864496

Mattillo:

You'll have more success starting with the PDFs and using Word to convert. Headings survive well and you get the live footnotes, also. I got stuck trying to find a consistent pattern for Bible milestoning, but I'll get back to it this weekend. It will probably involve a VBA macro. I'll post the code when I get it working. When I get home from work tonight (US EST), I'll post the Word macro code that converts every PDF in a folder.

That sounds awesome Robert. I can't say i'm all that familiar with Macros though. If you could explain how I could use them that would be great. When i convert PDFs I usually use Calibre. I have Microsoft Word though so I could try that too if you could give me an idea how...

Robert M. Warren

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864511#Comment_864511

Mattillo:

The attached document has a general purpose macro to convert all PDFs in a folder. Just open the docm and click the button. It needs Word 2013 or later to run.

I'm hoping to have a more elaborate macro specific to the Constable files, if you want to wait.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m6gnhwhf1mfv3zd/Convert_PDF_Batch.docm?dl=0

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864566#Comment_864566

Neat! Thank you sir. I'll try to use that this weekend and see how it goes

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864566#Comment_864566

Also if you do make a more elaborate one and don't mind sharing I'll try that too

Nord Zootman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864566#Comment_864566

Mattillo:

The attached document has a general purpose macro to convert all PDFs in a folder. Just open the docm and click the button. It needs Word 2013 or later to run.

I'm hoping to have a more elaborate macro specific to the Constable files, if you want to wait.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m6gnhwhf1mfv3zd/Convert_PDF_Batch.docm?dl=0

Robert,

I, too am very interested in using this. Thanks for sharing the fruit of your labor with those who don't have your skills. What version of Word is needed to make use of this (and the forth-coming) macro?

Thanks, Nord

EdB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864566#Comment_864566

Macro is not working for Mac Word 2016

Robert M. Warren

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864645#Comment_864645

Macro is not working for Mac Word 2016

EdB:

Sorry, I don't have a Mac to test. These things sometimes work cross-platform, but if there's some object / property / method not available, that can kill it. I didn't include any Windows API calls hoping the 64-bit version of Word would work, but apparently that's not enough in this case for Macs. I imagine someone with a Mac and macro skills could troubleshoot it.

Robert M. Warren

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864566#Comment_864566

a more elaborate macro specific to the Constable files

Yikes! I did that and the compiled result had 2500+ unrecognized Bible milestones. I know the main problems causing the vast majority of issues.

When I have the opportunity to fix it, or at least make it feasible to correct remaining issues manually), I'll be able to share the macro. I won't be able to share it here, as that would be tantamount to posting the file and interfering with Logos' marketing of the older edition. If anyone would like to, email me and I'll send the macro when complete. My email address is easily discovered. I won't share your email with anyone, except my brother-in-law who sells life insurance...no, just kidding.

Nord Zootman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864624#Comment_864624

Wow! How can I quote someone without paying attention to what they said?? I see you had already answered my question. I'm still using Word 2010 so need to upgrade.

Thanks again

David Goodman

I downloaded these and converted them myself in "quick and dirty" manner. I could wish they were done better, but I can access them for my own study. I had opportunity to meet Dr. Constable and was impressed with his heart. I have found these commentaries to be a good blend of pastoral heart and tacking the issues an expositor will be concerned with. It seems to me that if Galaxie does not want to update the 2003 edition we should not be bound respecting what is now mostly out of date. Every year Dr. Constable revises them and as new scholarship comes out he does major revisions. What is available on his website now bears little resemblance to the Galaxie version Logos markets.

Mark Davis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864718#Comment_864718

OK here's the latest:

I've dialogued with Dan Pritchett and he said that the Product and Licensing Teams are in middle of working to update the notes and are close to having an update ready. So I am not to post them. Dr. Constable's notes are generally updated annually, so I don't know how current they will be kept in a Logos format, but we'll see. As far as converting them yourself goes, using the PDFs and converting them to Word seems to result in the best formatting. I used Adobe Acrobat (not Reader) to convert them to Word and it did an excellent job. They could certainly also benefit from tagging or whatever it is called, but that would indeed take a extraordinary amount of time. I would imagine that the Logos version will be tagged with milestones, datatype links, resource links, etc., so it would be very superior to this process. All that being said, if anyone would like more info. about this, you can email me at marckdavis1 at gmail dot com.

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864798#Comment_864798

OK so logos will be putting a newer edition up for purchase soon?

GaoLu

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864813#Comment_864813

Wish we could get an update...Logos, are you listening?

Michael

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864845#Comment_864845

Any update on this from FaithLife?

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/882814#Comment_882814

Yes an update would be nice

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/882816#Comment_882816

Maybe an update?

Michael

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/890389#Comment_890389

Any update on these notes?

BillS

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864566#Comment_864566

Mattillo:

The attached document has a general purpose macro to convert all PDFs in a folder. Just open the docm and click the button. It needs Word 2013 or later to run.

I'm hoping to have a more elaborate macro specific to the Constable files, if you want to wait.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m6gnhwhf1mfv3zd/Convert_PDF_Batch.docm?dl=0

I'm unable to get the dropbox "button" to click so I can download the macro. Is anyone else able to do so? Does anyone else have a macro that works as well or better? Thanks much in advance!

Robert M. Warren

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/929543#Comment_929543

Hi Bill:

For whatever reason, I've had a rash of Dropbox links get dropped out of the box, but this particular one still seems to work for me. I wanted to attach it directly to the forum here, but I guess the forum software is spooked by .docm files (sheer superstition). Here's the Dropbox again:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m6gnhwhf1mfv3zd/Convert_PDF_Batch.docm?dl=0

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864798#Comment_864798

OK here's the latest:

I've dialogued with Dan Pritchett and he said that the Product and Licensing Teams are in middle of working to update the notes and are close to having an update ready. So I am not to post them. Dr. Constable's notes are generally updated annually, so I don't know how current they will be kept in a Logos format, but we'll see. As far as converting them yourself goes, using the PDFs and converting them to Word seems to result in the best formatting. I used Adobe Acrobat (not Reader) to convert them to Word and it did an excellent job. They could certainly also benefit from tagging or whatever it is called, but that would indeed take a extraordinary amount of time. I would imagine that the Logos version will be tagged with milestones, datatype links, resource links, etc., so it would be very superior to this process. All that being said, if anyone would like more info. about this, you can email me at marckdavis1 at gmail dot com.

On a related side note... any news from FL on updating their version of the notes?

BillS

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/929546#Comment_929546

Wow, Robert! Chrome still doesn't seem to find a button that works. It's visually there, just doesn't act like it's a hot link.If you don't mind sending it directly, I can be reached at <deleted>. Thanks for your trouble, either way.

Bill Stonebraker.

Robert M. Warren

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/929674#Comment_929674

If you don't mind sending it directly,

BillS

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/929675#Comment_929675

Many thanks, Robert!

BillS

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/929702#Comment_929702

Well, I ran the macro after putting all the PDFs into a single folder & there were no errors, but the resulting files were gibberish. There was no readable info in the Word files or in the resulting PB. I'm wondering what I did wrong? It processed like it was definitely doing something.

Was there another macro I was also supposed to have enabled in Word?

Thanks for counsel, Robert!

Robert M. Warren

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/929839#Comment_929839

Bill:

If it's acceptable to do so, send me 2 or 3 of the PDFs so I can see what's going on.

BillS

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/930099#Comment_930099

It's done!

Thanks!

Mark Davis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/864798#Comment_864798

Well, I've not seen anything on Logos regarding a new version of these notes yet. I may ping Dan again, and see what he says. In the mean time, I've updated my Word documents to the 2017 version. Email me (marckdavis1 at gmail dot com) if you'd like any more info. on that. If I do get around to pinging Dan and I hear back, I'll post any relevant info. here again.

Mark Davis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/938925#Comment_938925

I did email Dan and he replied and said that he has contacted their team and that they have given this more priority, but also that he could not promise anything time-wise.

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/939503#Comment_939503

That is good news! Thanks for checking up on this Mark.

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/939503#Comment_939503

I did email Dan and he replied and said that he has contacted their team and that they have given this more priority, but also that he could not promise anything time-wise.

Any updates?

Mark Davis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/960917#Comment_960917

Nope, sorry, nothing new yet.

I just looked on Logos.com and they still only list the 2003 version. So the PBB route is still the best option I guess...

- Mark

Mark Davis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/961773#Comment_961773

On another bent, I did some more research and found that MS Office 2016 can now simply "Open" the PDF version of Dr. Constable's notes. In doing that, you can then save them as a .DOCX file for importing with PBB. This method creates a better file than my prior method using Acrobat for the conversion. So much better, that I can use Word's automatic Table of Contents creator and get a TOC in the files as well. This may not be tagging, but it sure beats a flat PBB file! If you have Word 2016, I'd recommend using this method instead. If you don't have Word 2016 and are still interested in all of this, just email me (check the thread for my email address in a previous post).

Robert M. Warren

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/962243#Comment_962243

Hi Mark:

Before you do any work, check your email.

Mark Davis

Just FYI for those reading this on the forums, Dr .Constable's notes have been updated to 2019 versions now.

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1065439#Comment_1065439

That is awesome! I didn't notice a difference on the product page. When did the update ship?

GaoLu

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1065444#Comment_1065444

I still show Feb 5 2014 as last update (probably when I bought it).

Leo Wee Fah

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1065439#Comment_1065439

Just FYI for those reading this on the forums, Dr .Constable's notes have been updated to 2019 versions now.

Not in the Logos format yet..?

Simon’s Brother

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1065444#Comment_1065444

I think Mark means the PDF versions.

That is awesome! I didn't notice a difference on the product page. When did the update ship?

Grant Eksteen

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1065490#Comment_1065490

Please advise, has anyone actually bought to the product?

https://www.logos.com/product/4466/tom-constables-expository-bible-study-notes