What resources would you most like to see available in Logos?

One more review of Bayler:

For those of us called to lead worship regularly, trying to find appropriate material can be difficult. We are in debt to Bayler for his series of books based on the Revised Common Lectionary, years A, B, and C. He has a gift for language, his responsive readings, prayers, and other guides are outstanding. I've used most of the other resources for worship in the last 17 years, resources of all denominations, but I believe that this is clearly far and away the best. I have never been disappointed with the suggestions made for each Sunday.

Joel Osteen sermon library and Osteen commentary set?

I'd love an encyclopaedia of Islam.  And Hadith.  

Martha,  I think you'd like Colin Chapman.  He writes with respect and his books have helped me to understand Muslims better and see things more the way they do.  I think you'd like the other authors I mentioned too.  Most of them aim to help us see how the world looks through the eyes of Muslims.  I don't like polemics.  Last year I forced a somewhat aggressive young Islamist to admit that  he could find no basis in the Qur'an for the first 2 arguments he threw at me.  Then I got him to agree that I had neither insulted the Qur'an nor denied his right to believe it when it disagreed with the Bible.  I suggested he might also refrain from attacking my Holy Book and allow me the right to believe my Holy Book when it disagreed with the Qur'an.   And I suggested that, rather than arguing, we might listen to one another and try to understand one another.  As I was a guest of his extended family, other family members supported me.  We agreed to allow one another to differ, talking about the differences as "clash points".  Then I was free to say whatever I wanted, prefacing it with "according to the Bible".  Thus he and the rest of the family heard of the claims of Jesus, "according to the Bible".  I was able to tell him and them lots of Bible stories.  The best, maybe, was when he said that if you keep the whole law but commit Shirk (e.g. believe in Jesus as Son of God, or believe that we can become children of God) you will go to hell.  Next day I came back and said that we had another "clash point" here:  According to the Bible, if you keep all the Law but do not accept Jesus as the Saviour sent by God, you have no hope of Heaven.  Knowing what he believed enabled me to share very freely what the Bible says.  No, they have not come to faith in Jesus - but God does promise that his Word will not return to him without achieving his purpose.  I continue to pray for them.  I think this sort of dialogue may be  used by God as a stepping stone toward faith.  In our Bektashi Muslim village, the few women who have come to faith in Jesus were those serious enough about their faith to want to learn about God.  The only person who  offered to teach them more than "God is one", which they already knew, was myself.  I have never attacked Islam.  But some of those who have learned about Jesus have also met him and put their faith in him.  So I'm not into debate, but it's very important to me to understand where people are and to see life as much as possible through their eyes.  Hence I recommend books which have helped me do that, or by authors whose other books have helped me do that.

nicky crane said:

 No, they have not come to faith in Jesus - but God does promise that his Word will not return to him without achieving his purpose.  I continue to pray for them.  I think this sort of dialogue may be  used by God as a stepping stone toward faith.

I wholeheartedly agree. My prayers are with you as you live in this delicate enviroment. Continue to show them the love of Jesus and leave the increase to God. I hope we have a Logos Islamic Collection soon to equip us for a more productive dialogue. I worked with a young Islamic man who knew the Bible better than most Christians, and knew his Qur'an as well.

My answer to the original poster's question is:

1) The Annals of the World" by James Ussher
2) Historical travel diaries and surveys like
  a. Carpenter's Travels
  b. Stoddard's Lectures
  c. "Beacon Lights of History" by John Lord, George Spencer Hulbert
  d. "World Epochs" series by The United States Flag Association 1936
3) Restoration Movement works
  a. "The Christian Baptist" by Alxander Campbell
  b. "The Millenial Harbinger" by Alexander Campbell
  c. "The Works of B. W. Stone" by Elder James M. Mathes
  d. Writings of Walter Scott
  e. Writings of David Lipscomb, including "Gospel Advocate Commentary" & GA periodical.
  f  James Burton Coffman Commentaries (OT & NT)
4) Oliver B. Greene library
5) John Rice library
6) Sword of the Lord pamphlets collection
7) M.R. DeHann pamphets (I have a boxful!) see http://www.logos.com/products/details/2146
8) more books by Ray Comfort
 see http://www.logos.com/ebooks/details/OVRCMPANIC
  &  http://www.logos.com/products/details/2804
  &  http://www.logos.com/products/details/4515

 

Ray Stedman books. They're available in PDF from Peninsula Bible Church

Not sure if anyone has mentioned Baker's Commentary Set on the Wisdom and Psalms, but these are a must have!

This is a fine thread, but I hope you all realize this is not the place to get your requests heard by Logos. I'm not sure they even have time to read the General forum. The best way to get requests seen is email them to suggest (at) logos (dot) com, because that goes right into an email Inbox at Logos and they'll log them in a database somewhere. Second best is post them in the Suggestions forum. That's second best because someone has to keep on top of the forum and sometimes they don't have time to read everything. They never respond on the Suggestions forum so it sometimes feels like a black hole. The email address does too, but at least you know it's going to some Inbox somewhere (it doesn't bounce) and won't get lost in the shuffle. There is also one more place to make resource suggestions: the wiki Product Wishlist page. We have not heard any recent word from Logos that they're actually paying any attention to it, so it's mostly a duplicate place for you to post your suggestions so that others can quickly see if something they are requesting has already been suggested. If you just want to send in the request once, use the email address.

I sent the email [:D]

George Somsel said:

You might note that Turretin is in Community Pricing http://www.logos.com/product/6837/institutio-theologiae-elencticae

If I remember correctly, that is the Latin version ... both the English and Latin version would be cool, but the Latin version alone ... not so useful to those of us who are language impaired ... !

The Life Application Study Bible

NIV Archealogical Study Bible

The Annals of the World by James Ussher, in English...

Philana Crouch said:

NIV Archealogical Study Bible

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I like to see The Celebrate Recovery Bible and the 4 work books

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Some that would have relatively wide appeal...

Bauckham's Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

Kaesemann's Romans

Barth's Romans

Walter Raushenbusch

Thank you for the info, fgh.

Jerry Bush said:

My Utmost For His Highest - the updated edition that was put out in the 90's with the NIV as the base text.

 

Still waiting on this. [:D]

Jerry

I have a question which kinda goes with this topic. I'm trying to rationalize purchasing a LOGOS 5 plan, and i don't want to just purchase a whole bunch of material which will either go unread, or keep me from viewing the resources which I am most interested in. I'm loving the idea of the timeline, so at this point i'm looking at either a Gold plan or a Platinum plan. The thing is, i've been researching Apologetics and Patristics with a friend, and am seriously considering purchasing these three sets from Amazon.com; (or have been for over 2 years) - but am closer to pulling the trigger. In everything else, I have switched from purchasing books in print, and have moved to either Kindle, iBooks, Zinio, Kno, or  iTunes-U. I have a Macbook, & an iPad2 to work with.  I've also downloaded Olive Tree, Bible.com's App, and a number of other "free" App versions of Bible study or Scripture diving  - but have not picked one as a solid winner to start investing in a large library with. in fact, all the books i've purchased in iOS have either been free in app purchases, or less than $2.99.

What i'm looking to purchase in digital format are these books from Amazon (however Amazon doesn't offer this in digital format): 

• Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, 14 Volumes by Alexander Roberts Hardcover $419.00
  Series I of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers consists of eight volumes of the writings of St. Augustine, the greatest and most influential of the early Church Fathers, and six volumes of the treatises and homilies of St. Chrysostom. The series is edited by the eminent church historian Philip Schaff (1819-1893), professor at Union Theological Seminary, New York.
  Volume Titles:
  Volume 1: Augustine: Prolegomena, Confessions, Letters
  Volume 2: Augustine: City of God, Christian Doctrine
  Volume 3: Augustine: On the Holy Trinity, Doctrinal Treatises, Moral Treatises
  Volume 4: Augustine: Anti-Manichaean, Anti-Donatist Writings
  Volume 5: Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings
  Volume 6: Augustine: Sermon on the Mount, Harmony of the Gospels, Homilies on the Gospels
  Volume 7: Augustine: Gospel of John, First Epistle of John, Soliliques
  Volume 8: Augustine: Expositions on the Psalms
  Volume 9: Chrysostom: On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statues
  Volume 10: Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew
  Volume 11: Chrysostom: Homilies of the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistle to the Romans
  Volume 12: Chrysostom: Homilies on Corinthians, 1st and 2nd
  Volume 13: Chrysostom: Homilies on Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
  Volume 14: Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of John, Hebrews 
   
• The Ante-Nicene Fathers (10 Volume Set) by A. Cleveland Coxe Hardcover $299.00
  The Ante-Nicene Fathers ranges from the Apostolic Fathers to various third and fourth century sources including the liturgies and ancient Syriac documents. It was intended to comprise translations into English of all the extant works of the Fathers (with the exception of the more bulky works of Origen) down to the date of the first General Council held at Nicaea in 325 A.D. This American edition by Arthur Cleveland Coxe is a revision of the original series edited by Alexander Roberts and Sir James Donaldson and published in Edinburgh. The revision involves a major rearrangement to conform to the historical sequence, the addition of brief introductions and notes indicating variances in readings, specifying references to scripture or literature, clarifying obscure passages, and noting corruptions or distortions of patristic testimony (as forged in the Decretals). The basic aim of the translations has been to strive for literary exactness, placing the English reader as nearly as possible on an equal footing with those who are able to read the original.
  Volume Titles:
  Volume 1: Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Inrenaeus
  Volume 2: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, Clement of Alexandria
  Volume 3: Tertullian
  Volume 4: Tertullian (IV), Minucius Felix, Commodian, Origen
  Volume 5: Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Appendix
  Volume 6: Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius and Minor Writers, Methodius, Arnobius
  Volume 7: Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, Homily, and Liturgies
  Volume 8: Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementina, Aprocryphal Gospels and Acts, Syriac Documents
  Volume 9: Gospel of Peter, Diatessaron, Testament of Abraham, Epistles of Clement, Origen and Miscellaneous Works
  Volume 10: Bibliography, General Index, Annotated Index of Authors and Works
   
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Second Series, 14 Volumes by Alexander Roberts Hardcover $267.29The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Second Series contains in fourteen volumes the works of the Greek Fathers from Eusebius to John of Damascus and the Latin Fathers from Hilary to Gregory the Great. Several of the writings appear for the first time in English. The first three volumes are a complete collection of the historical writings of the Fathers, whose permanent value as the primary sources is universally acknowledged. Other volumes contain the works of eminent figures in early Christian history, such as Athanasius, Jerome, and Ambrose. The series concludes with the canons and decrees of the seven ecumenical councils, as well as canons of local synod with ecumenical acceptance. The Second Series is edited by Philip Schaff, eminent church historian and professor at Union Theological Seminary, NY, and Henry Wace, Principal of Kings College, London.

Volume Titles:Volume 1: Eusebius: Church History, Life of Constantine the Great, Oration in Praise of ConstantineVolume 2: Socrates, Sozomenus: Church HistoriesVolume 3: Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius, Rufinus: Historical WritingsVolume 4: Anthanasius: Selects Works and LettersVolume 5: Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic Treatises, etc.Volume 6: Jerome: Letters and Select WorksVolume 7: Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory NazianzenVolume 8: Basil: Letters and Select WorksVolume 9: Hilary of Poitiers, John of DamascusVolume 10: Ambrose: Select Works and LettersVolume 11: Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John CassianVolume 12: Leo the Great, Gregory the GreatVolume 13: Gregory the Great, Ephraim Syrus, Aphrahat
Volume 14: The Seven Ecumenical Councils
 

I guess what i'm asking, is are these covered in any one Plan of Logos 5? Am i being too overzealous in my quest for study. I'm looking at the plans and all I see from the list is a reference to Early Christian Fathers. I wonder to what degree these early Christian works are made available in Logos 5. I hear many people say that Logos 5 is worth every penny, and that spurs on my smile, and thought that if i make an investment in scripture, i can't go wrong, unless i just don't read. while I hear others look at me like i'm trying to purchase every language that Rosetta Stone offers. Should i just stick with the next language i'm looking to learn (eg: purchase a lighter plan and just start to fall in love with LOGOS gradually?) or is it better - given that the search factors in the specific questions you are looking for - to just dive into the faith and absorb as much as i can before i come up for air?

Stephen Ornelas said:

I guess what i'm asking, is are these covered in any one Plan of Logos 5? Am i being too overzealous in my quest for study. I'm looking at the plans and all I see from the list is a reference to Early Christian Fathers. I wonder to what degree these early Christian works are made available in Logos 5. I hear many people say that Logos 5 is worth every penny, and that spurs on my smile, and thought that if i make an investment in scripture, i can't go wrong, unless i just don't read. while I hear others look at me like i'm trying to purchase every language that Rosetta Stone offers. Should i just stick with the next language i'm looking to learn (eg: purchase a lighter plan and just start to fall in love with LOGOS gradually?) or is it better - given that the search factors in the specific questions you are looking for - to just dive into the faith and absorb as much as i can before i come up for air?

The sets you mention above are what Logos calls "Early Church Fathers".  For some more information about the Logos version, please see the product page at http://www.logos.com/product/5771/early-church-fathers-protestant-edition They are included in Silver and up collections.

As far as picking a package?  The higher level packages are expensive, but they do include a lot of resources - including a lot of standard reference works that to purchase in any format would be expensive.  You know what you can afford financially.  In general, Logos tries to make the bigger packages into bigger deals, but how "good" those deals are is dependent on what you are interested in.

SDG

Ken McGuire

C.S. Lewis materials.

If You want the Catholic Edition, one option is to buy a minimum base-package at http://www.logos.com/verbum that contains it - if You want the additional books/Bibles.

Stephen Ornelas said:

I hadn't seen that the Early Church Fathers came in two different sets: Protestant Edition & Catholic Edition.

With very few exceptions all content is downloaded to Your internal drive (Logos 5 can't be installed on an external drive) and then indexed. After that You don't need an internet connection, You access Your books from the drive. For faster search response an SSD might be a good investment.
The only exceptions are the Faithlife Community that's on the internet and a few items that come on a CD or DVD, such as Catholic Practicum: Learn to Use Logos Bible Software, Biblical Archaeology Review collection (up to 2005, not sold anymore on the logos site, can perhaps be purchased second-hand), The Essential IVP Reference Collection Version 3 (if purchased second-hand (cheaper), Learn to Do Word Studies with Logos Bible Software, Learn to Use Biblical Greek and Hebrew with Logos Bible Software, Introducing New Testament Discourse Grammar: Video Series, but all those can be copied to the HDD or SSD, as I've understood it an external one will function.

Stephen Ornelas said:

One last  question - is all this content accessed via online search database through LOGOS 5, or is actually downloaded to the device itself?

Kenneth McGuire said:

Kaesemann's Romans

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Mathew Voth said:

The unabridged Hebrew-Aramaic Lexicon!!!

I believe he was referring to : http://cal1.cn.huc.edu/

I would also like to see this, along with:

1. New English Translation of the Septuagint (NETS)

2. More patristics in Greek

3. Lampe's Patristic Greek Lexicon