How to use Word Tree

John Murphy

Hi guys:  I understand Word Tree in L4, well, I understand how to use it.  What I'm wondering is, how is it useful?  Can anyone tell me how they're using Word Tree?  Thanks,

 

John Murphy

TCBlack

Tools>Passage Analysis>Word Tree

It's a cool little feature which I've used to help visualize how the text flows around certain people.

For instance in Luke 1 I can see Instantly what Mary did and said, and what was said to her as "separate" components.

For me it's just a quick tool to get a feel for the flow of a passage visually. 

If I happen to be doing a word study, so much the better then I can use it to give me a quick idea for what is happening with a particular word. 

It's not the end point, and barely a starting point, but it's one more tool that I can quickly pull up to see if it jogs a connection in my mind.

John Murphy

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/95235#Comment_95235

Thanks Thomas, that helps.

Kevin A. Purcell

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/95240#Comment_95240

It's usefulness will depend on the passage. But in some passages that are clearly about one subject, it will show how the text flows off that subject.  This could be helpful especially when you are in the early stages of your passage study if you are used to outlining the passage. It does it somewhat automatically. For some passages it is quite useless. But for others there will be a clear flow of ideas represented.

A good example of one where it is helpful. 1 Peter 2:1-12

Settings: Forward, Alphabetical

Shows how stone is described in four ways.

MJ. Smith

John Murphy said:

Can anyone tell me how they're using Word Tree?

I like word trees very much. However, I often simply use the Logos tree as indicative of where making a word tree could be useful. Manually made, the pronouns etc. can be included where appropriate. {fancy name if you want to look up what I mean is deixis)