Does Logos Bible Software presuppose biblical inerrancy in its approach to the scripture?
I was wondering if it does nor not.
Does Logos Bible Software presuppose biblical inerrancy in its approach to the scripture? I was wondering if it does nor not.
Logos Bible software really doesn't presuppose a view or take a particular approach to scripture. They simply develop the software that allows us to use the resouces publishers make avaialable to them to publish. It is the indivual writers of resources that willl take parituclar views and presuppositons about scripture.
I would go no further then their "about us" on the website as far as official positions go.
http://www.logos.com/about/mission
No, but they do maintain a goal of inerrancy in their approach to software and customer satisfaction.
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Welcome to the forums, Keigo
To clarify the issue:
1) Logos writes the best Bible study software in history. That software is a neutral tool.
2) Logos makes resource content available for Bible study. This is probably your area of concern.
Most resources published for use with Logos were written by other authors (3rd parties, far removed.) Many of those authors do believe in inerrancy, inspiration and the divine origin of the scriptures while many authors do not. The content was written over thousands of years and from many cultural perspectives. Most every major theological viewpoint is represented in some Logos publication. This begs the question: Why do I need all this?
Short answer: You don't. The user has a wide range of content to choose from when building a resource library. You may have special needs and interests that others do not share. You may be required to interact with others who believe differently. Therefore your studies of other perspectives becomes an important focus of your Logos library. The next Logos user probably has a whole different set of needs and interests. They may find 80% of your resources of great use and interest to them and purchase them. But the other 20% of their library will differ widely from yours. Logos strives to meet the Bible study needs of all it's customers.
Logos does publish original content material but it seems theologically neutral by nature. There are several in the catalog but here are two recent endeavors:
Learn to Use Biblical Greek and Hebrew with Logos http://blog.logos.com/archives/2010/06/learn_to_use_biblical_greek_and_hebrew_with_logos.html
Lexham Bible Reference Series http://www.logos.com/fairhaven
So while you don't need everything Logos publishes, and probably could not afford to buy it anyway, there is an amazing array of resources available to help you study the Bible, the church, and strengthen your Christian walk. I hope I wasn't too wordy.
EDIT: I am not a Logos employee so everything I wrote is just my personal observations and does not represent an official statement. (I have been known to miss the obvious before.)
Their goal is inerrancy - yet like all human endeavors, it is not. As Paul said, today "we see through a glass darkly." Though I do believe in inerrancy and do use LOGOS, I too am broken. Even my understanding of inerrancy is flawed - but praise God, my understanding of inerrancy or any other doctrine does not save me. Only my faith in Christ can do this.
I would go no further then their "about us" on the website as far as official positions go. http://www.logos.com/about/mission
Hey, I'd never notice before their qualifying adjective "western"... what an opportunity to razz Logos ... compare the brown sections to Logos' recent map. (Actually Logos is making progress in Byzantine and Eastern Churches ... and some of us will keep pressing [:D])
I would go no further then their "about us" on the website as far as official positions go. http://www.logos.com/about/mission Hey, I'd never notice before their qualifying adjective "western"... what an opportunity to razz Logos ... compare the brown sections to Logos' recent map. (Actually Logos is making progress in Byzantine and Eastern Churches ... and some of us will keep pressing )
Hey, I'd never notice before their qualifying adjective "western"... what an opportunity to razz Logos ... compare the brown sections to Logos' recent map. (Actually Logos is making progress in Byzantine and Eastern Churches ... and some of us will keep pressing )
As JRS said:
they do maintain a goal of inerrancy in their approach
[:-*] But sometimes things do slip through....
I had forgotten about that, but do remember reading that a long time ago... I guess it depends whether you want to take the literal meaning of the word or not. [6] The statement could have been well written a long time ago, I'm talking like LL2 days or earlier (back when red and white were the predominate colours on the web site) and never really been updated to reflect where Logos Bible Software is a these days.
I would go no further then their "about us" on the website as far as official positions go. http://www.logos.com/about/mission Hey, I'd never notice before their qualifying adjective "western"... what an opportunity to razz Logos ... compare the brown sections to Logos' recent map. (Actually Logos is making progress in Byzantine and Eastern Churches ... and some of us will keep pressing ) I had forgotten about that, but do remember reading that a long time ago... I guess it depends whether you want to take the literal meaning of the word or not. The statement could have been well written a long time ago, I'm talking like LL2 days or earlier (back when red and white were the predominate colours on the web site) and never really been updated to reflect where Logos Bible Software is a these days.
I had forgotten about that, but do remember reading that a long time ago... I guess it depends whether you want to take the literal meaning of the word or not. The statement could have been well written a long time ago, I'm talking like LL2 days or earlier (back when red and white were the predominate colours on the web site) and never really been updated to reflect where Logos Bible Software is a these days.
"It's our responsibility to ensure that the investment in technology we can afford to make because we serve the western church pays dividends for the whole world."
This sentence doesn't make sense to me. I can kinda get the gist, but I think it's been garbled. Can someone diagram it for me? [:)]
I would go no further then their "about us" on the website as far as official positions go. http://www.logos.com/about/mission Hey, I'd never notice before their qualifying adjective "western"... what an opportunity to razz Logos ... compare the brown sections to Logos' recent map. (Actually Logos is making progress in Byzantine and Eastern Churches ... and some of us will keep pressing ) I had forgotten about that, but do remember reading that a long time ago... I guess it depends whether you want to take the literal meaning of the word or not. The statement could have been well written a long time ago, I'm talking like LL2 days or earlier (back when red and white were the predominate colours on the web site) and never really been updated to reflect where Logos Bible Software is a these days. "It's our responsibility to ensure that the investment in technology we can afford to make because we serve the western church pays dividends for the whole world." This sentence doesn't make sense to me. I can kinda get the gist, but I think it's been garbled. Can someone diagram it for me?
This sentence doesn't make sense to me. I can kinda get the gist, but I think it's been garbled. Can someone diagram it for me?
Your not alone... to paraphrase I think it says: "We are blessed to be a blessing"
The "Expanded Paraphrase" version might be something like: "We see it as our responsibility that we use our gifts not only in serving those who can afford to pay for the technology we offer but to ensure what we do brings benefits to the whole world (i.e. those who can't afford to purchase the technology).
How that is applied Logos don't blow their own trumpet and I don't believe they need to do so.
Of course my interpretation could be way off as it yet to be validated by scholars with a much greater pedigree.
Edit Note:
The implication is that I am not claiming inerrancy in my interpretation
If inerrancy is the property of the KJV and Textus Receptus then Logos also offer modern translations based on the "critical text". Logos also sell the Qur'an! And they sell books whose author(s) may debate biblical inerrancy.
If this can imply that Logos does not take an approach to "the scripture" it really means that they leave the choice to you. You can buy books whose authors agree with you or who want to debate your position.
I feel that there are enough typos and bugs in the resources and software that biblical inerrancy would be beyond dispute[:D]
One way of dealing with the original question is to think of entering a Christian bookstore. On the shelves are a wide range of materials from a wide range of perspectives to fit a customer base with a wide range of perspectives.
Just because those titles are on the shelves, it does not mean that the owner of the business personally agrees with all the ideas that may be found in those works.
Offhand, I would say that the titles in the base packages are generally more conservative than some of the other titles offered. Many of the base package titles are more objective reference tools, less dependent upon a particular theological bias.
If I am considering buying a title/author that I do not know, I may go to other reviews or individuals to get an idea of their perspective before making the purchase.
The statement could have been well written a long time ago, I'm talking like LL2 days or earlier (back when red and white were the predominate colours on the web site) and never really been updated to reflect where Logos Bible Software is a these days.
That's actually what I assume as well. Shall I echo Laugh In? (the [6] made me do it) [H]
The statement could have been well written a long time ago, I'm talking like LL2 days or earlier (back when red and white were the predominate colours on the web site) and never really been updated to reflect where Logos Bible Software is a these days. That's actually what I assume as well. Shall I echo Laugh In? (the made me do it)
That's actually what I assume as well. Shall I echo Laugh In? (the made me do it)
And I always thought you were an [A]
I feel that there are enough typos and bugs in the resources and software that biblical inerrancy would be beyond dispute
Har !!! [:D]
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