FInd out a terse commentary somewhat like a study Bible

I remember once I used a terse commentary on the OT or on the whole Bible (somewhat like a study Bible). I also remember it has quite nice insight on the original language (Hebrew or Greek). My questions are--
(1) How to find it out if it is only on the OT?
(2) How to find it out if it is on the whole Bible?

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DMB

Kee, I can't quite figure out what 'it' is you refer to. On Logos.com, they generally show the Bible coverage in the title.

Regarding a terse commentary, I enjoy https://www.logos.com/product/47636/fortress-commentary-on-the-bible .

I have the heavy-duty ones, OL ones, and so forth. But, oddly, Fortress is to the point. I like to take a peak.

For far more terse, and OL, of course NET Notes are excellent.

But ... scanning thru your posts, I think you're wanting more technical?

David Paul

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283436#Comment_1283436

For far more terse, and OL, of course NET Notes are excellent.

This is what popped into my mind. Notes...excellent. Text...not so much--never seen a committee so prone to refabricating the OL text to extract a reading it finds preferable as does the NET group. [8-)]

Kee Lau

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283436#Comment_1283436

Hi, DMB and David Paul

My questions are--
(1) How to find THAT TERSE COMMENTARY out if it is only COMMENTING on the OT (better to have original language insight)?
(2) How to find THAT TERSE COMMENTARY out if it is COMMENTING on the whole Bible (better to have original language insight)?

Also, is there any way to search for a book you only have a blurred memory (like my case said above)? In other words, if there is a searching methodology, it is good to know.

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283442#Comment_1283442

This is what popped into my mind. Notes...excellent. Text...not so much--never seen a committee so prone to refabricating the OL text to extract a reading it finds preferable as does the NET group.

I've been reading Robert Alter's book on translating hebrew. It's interesting, though unsettling ... the examples he cites. Merits a sigh.

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283455#Comment_1283455

Hi, DMB and David Paul

My questions are--
(1) How to find THAT TERSE COMMENTARY out if it is only COMMENTING on the OT (better to have original language insight)?
(2) How to find THAT TERSE COMMENTARY out if it is COMMENTING on the whole Bible (better to have original language insight)?

Also, is there any way to search for a book you only have a blurred memory (like my case said above)? In other words, if there is a searching methodology, it is good to know.

As above, the only way I know for Bible coverage, is from the title, and checking the table of contents (especially apocrypha).

As regards blurred memory, I use google and 'site:logos.com'. The actual Logos.com search is poor. But the best way is to search from the desktop and odd phrase you remember and let it search the Logos.com library ... which I almost never do!

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283455#Comment_1283455

My questions are--
(1) How to find THAT TERSE COMMENTARY out if it is only COMMENTING on the OT (better to have original language insight)?
(2) How to find THAT TERSE COMMENTARY out if it is COMMENTING on the whole Bible (better to have original language insight)?

You can search in the Library Find box:

type:commentary subj:bible.O.T.-Commentaries ---> might find some with NT
type:commentary subj:bible--Commentaries ---> whole bible

But you will have to inspect them to see if they provide original language insight.

Also, is there any way to search for a book you only have a blurred memory (like my case said above)? In other words, if there is a searching methodology, it is good to know.

Fuzzy is an option of Bible Search. Just provide key words separated by a space in the Search box.

You could use the same input for Books Search, but use one of the options like Author Type Series after the original search.

Christian Alexander

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283459#Comment_1283459

Regarding a terse commentary, I like Believer's Bible Commentary. It provides a solid verse-by-verse commentary in one volume. Douglas Stuart and Gordon Fee's "How to Read the Bible Book by Book" is one of my favorite "go to" books for helping me understand the content I am working on inside the biblical text. I enjoy how the book is organized, treating each Bible book separately. Their other OT and NT Exegesis books are wonderful as well. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible is also a good, foundational and critical commentary but I never use it for quick reference as it is either too much or too little information.

I've been reading Robert Alter's book on translating hebrew.

What is the name of that book DMB?

Rosie Perera

I have a tag I use in my library for one-volume commentaries on the whole Bible (i.e., terse commentaries): 1VolComm. I can't claim to have exhaustively tagged all such commentaries in my library, but perhaps this list will help you find the one you're thinking of:

Africa Bible Commentary

The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary

Believer’s Bible Commentary

The Bible Exposition Commentary

The Bible Knowledge Commentary

The Collegeville Bible Commentary

Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible

The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible

Evangelical Commentary on the Bible

The Grace New Testament Commentary

Halley’s Bible Handbook

Harper’s Bible Commentary

Holman Concise Bible Commentary

KJV Bible Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible: Complete and Unabridged in One Volume

Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Bible

The New Bible Commentary

New International Bible Commentary

Oxford Bible Commentary

The Teacher’s Bible Commentary

The Teacher’s Commentary

Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary

With the Word Bible Commentary

The only ones of those that mention original languages "Hebrew" or "Greek" in their metadata are these two:

The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible

I did some spot searching in both, and they both mention Hebrew and Greek meanings of words (though they don't seem to ever show the actual Hebrew and Greek words or even their transliterations).

Both of them are substantially long books -- the first is two volumes in one (OT 1588 pages and NT 990 pages), and the second is 1586 pages total covering both OT and NT.

I hope that helps, and I hope one of these latter two is what you're remembering.

Beloved Amodeo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283501#Comment_1283501

I've been reading Robert Alter's book on translating hebrew.

What is the name of that book DMB?

I believe she is referring to The Art of Bible Translation

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Bible-Translation-Robert-Alter-ebook/dp/B07J48CYNF/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3K5FQ7NBNYDLR&keywords=robert+alter+hebrew+bible&qid=1705281572&s=digital-text&sprefix=robert+alter%2Cdigital-text%2C148&sr=1-5

Kee Lau

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283508#Comment_1283508

I have a tag I use in my library for one-volume commentaries on the whole Bible (i.e., terse commentaries): 1VolComm.

Hi, Rosie, could you show me step by step? How to make a tag? (I am a Logos baby.)

Kee Lau

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283477#Comment_1283477

Fuzzy is an option of Bible Search. Just provide key words separated by a space in the Search box.

You could use the same input for Books Search, but use one of the options like Author Type Series after the original search.

Hi, could you show me step by step? Thanks very much.

Wolfgang Schneider

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283524#Comment_1283524

... could you show me step by step? How to make a tag? (I am a Logos baby.)

Hi Kee Lau, while Rosie might have some further ideas an that, I wanted to briefly mention one way for adding your own tags to a resource.

Open the Library panel, then invoke the "information" side panel in the Library by clicking on the "(i)" icon at top right of the panel. Next, you select the resource you would like to tag with your own tag from the Library listing (careful, do not click on its name as that will open the resource, click further to the right in the row to just mark the resource). When resource is selected, the information side panel will fill with info and data about that resource. A little down in the information panel you find an "add tags" field, where you can add tags.

A major benefit to tagging resources is the possibility to use these "mytags" for searching and using them to make quick collections.

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283524#Comment_1283524

I have a tag I use in my library for one-volume commentaries on the whole Bible (i.e., terse commentaries): 1VolComm.

Hi, Rosie, could you show me step by step? How to make a tag? (I am a Logos baby.)

Rather than rewrite what has already been written about this, I will direct you to the Wiki page about Tagging:

https://wiki.logos.com/Tagging

If you have some specific questions about it after reading that and trying it, let us know.

Kee Lau

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283477#Comment_1283477

Fuzzy is an option of Bible Search. Just provide key words separated by a space in the Search box.

You could use the same input for Books Search, but use one of the options like Author Type Series after the original search.

Could you show me step by step or introduce a Logos website about these things to me? Thanks.

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283688#Comment_1283688

Fuzzy is an option of Bible Search. Just provide key words separated by a space in the Search box.

You could use the same input for Books Search, but use one of the options like Author Type Series after the original search.

Could you show me step by step or introduce a Logos website about these things to me? Thanks.

There is a Feature Training Video about Fuzzy Search on this page. Scroll down to find it. It's under the second section "New or Updated in Logos 10"; in the third row, the third video. The direct link to that video is here: https://faithlifetv.com/media/380002

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1283688#Comment_1283688

Fuzzy is an option of Bible Search. Just provide key words separated by a space in the Search box.

You could use the same input for Books Search, but use one of the options like Author Type Series after the original search.

Could you show me step by step or introduce a Logos website about these things to me? Thanks.

Fuzzy: input words separated by space

Books Search is not as convenient, but you can choose from Author, Type, Series after the initial Search: