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I'm trying to compile a quick and dirty list of topics Jesus addresses in his teaching ministry as recorded in the Gospels. Obviously, speaker:Jesus is part of the search, but I can't find a way to get a listing of either topics or preaching themes, I know Logos has tagging on both. I assumed that Topics and/or Preaching Themes would be something I could access in the Analysis view of my search, but neither is present as far as I can see. It seems to be "back in the day" we had more options in the Analysis table, but that might be my bad memory.

Any suggestions on how I could compile such a list?

Thanks.

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Dave Hooton

Obviously, speaker:Jesus is part of the search, but I can't find a way to get a listing of either topics or preaching themes

Factbook is your start point:

Enter what you think is a topic or preaching theme.
if the entry appears as a Concept it is a Topic -

the search starts with topic: e.g. topic:Crucify

if the entry appears as a Preaching Theme -

the search starts with preachingTheme: e.g.preachingTheme:"Jesus' Death"

Under More at the bottom of the article, hover over "Search for..." to see the format for that topic or theme

don't click as you will get more than you asked for!

Factbook will lead you to other datatypes like Cultural Ontology.

Once you have the format, you can type into a Search box e.g. topic: and it will provide a list of topics. Keep typing to narrow your topic.

To see if Jesus addresses any of these, use for example speaker:Jesus INTERSECTS preachingTheme:"Jesus' Death"

Andrew Batishko

Another option would be to use the Bible Browser tool. Use the sidebar to filter to "Common Divisions: Gospels" and "Speakers: Jesus". Then you can expand the Preaching Themes or Topics sections in the sidebar to see a list of those items that show up in the same verses where Jesus is speaking.