Adventist-friendly Bible Study Resources
Hi,
I've been a Logos user for years ever since the SDA bible commentary was in CD format which I find to be a non-negotiable bible study resource. I'm trying to prepare a recommended list of bible study resources to my church young adults. I find that most if not all of them just rely on Google and the various rabbit holes it leads to for their bible understanding. That's very dangerous to me and sadly can make one confused throughout life. The biggest issue about the SDA bible commentary is that it's not free so I can't simply tell them to download it. I also don't see any other commentary which leans towards an adventist perspective which is free and user friendly. Sometimes I compare a random non-adventist commentary with the SDABC, the non-adventist commentary just pales in comparison and fails to accurately state what the verse means in the most sensible way. Also, Logos has a very useful search function which fulfills the role of a concordance.
So I'm stuck. Yes the SDABC is the first choice if they are willing to pay. And i'm thinking the next choice would be amazingfacts.org which tries to narrow the topic/verse by breaking it down this way.
- https://www.amazingfacts.org/media-library/search-by-topic
- https://www.amazingfacts.org/media-library/search-by-scripture
Any recommendations or thoughts? eg. bulk discount for SDABC or another awesome resource for understanding the bible verses/topics.
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For church young adults,
First create a free Faithlife account => https://faithlife.com
Second get free desktop app => https://www.logos.com/get-started Also can get free Faithlife mobile apps & use web app https://app.logos.com
Free desktop includes some Bibles with Reverse Interlinears, which are usable for Bible reading, searching, ... Free Logos capabilities include visual filter highlighting, which Google does not have.
Free Desktop Documents option is following Faithlife Group Logos Visual Filters and filtering for tag Logos Morphology VF:
Lacking from free is SDA specific resources: Bible Dictionary, Bible Commentary, ... with caveat of free personal books in desktop app: e.g.
Initial purchase idea is Logos Fundamentals $49.99 purchase reduces dynamic pricing of larger base packages: e.g. Logos 10 SDA Starter
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary Standard Edition (12 vols.) $149.99 is not in any SDA base package.
Thankful Free Books can also reduce dynamic pricing. Logos Wiki => Free Logos Books !!
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