What's the most surprising answer you've gotten from Logos's AI Smart Search? Maybe you've even asked a question, thinking you would stump Logos. Share the question you asked!
As mentionend ealier, I am still a bit unfamiliar with the concept of "dispensionalism". But the Smart Search evolved from March (see here) to June (see below), so now I see a little bit clearer:
Der Dispensationalismus ist ein theologisches System, das die Bibel und die Geschichte in bestimmte Zeitalter oder "Dispensationen" unterteilt, in denen Gott auf unterschiedliche Weise mit den Menschen in Beziehung tritt[1][2]. Dieses Konzept wurde ursprünglich von John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) entwickelt und in den USA hauptsächlich durch die Scofield-Studienbibel popularisiert[3][4]. Der Begriff "Dispensation" leitet sich vom griechischen Wort "οἰκονομία" ab, das in einigen Bibelübersetzungen als "Verwaltung" wiedergegeben wird[4]. Kennzeichnend für den Dispensationalismus sind die Unterscheidung zwischen Israel und der Kirche als separate Gruppen in Gottes Heilsplan, eine wörtliche Interpretation der Schrift, insbesondere der Prophetie, und spezifische Ansichten zur Endzeit[3][5]. Im Laufe der Zeit haben sich verschiedene Formen des Dispensationalismus entwickelt, darunter der klassische, revidierte und progressive Dispensationalismus[4]. Diese Lehre hat einen erheblichen Einfluss auf die populären Vorstellungen von der Endzeit und Eschatologie in der evangelikalen Welt ausgeübt[1][2].
[1] Mangum, Douglas ; Weiland, D. (tran.): Lexham-Glossar Theologie : Lexham Press, 2023 [2] Mangum, Douglas: The Lexham Glossary of Theology. Bellingham, WA : Lexham Press, 2014 [3] Kapic, Kelly M. ; Vander Lugt, Wesley: Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition. [4] Dück, Andreas: Der Bundesgedanke der Bibel: Ein theologiegeschichtlicher und biblisch-theologischer Überblick, Theologisches Lehr- und Studienmaterial des Martin Bucer Seminars. vol. 37. Bonn : Verlag für Kultur und Wissenschaft, 2018 [5] Morgan, Christopher W. ; Peterson, Robert A.: Dispensationalism. In: A Concise Dictionary of Theological Terms. Nashville, TN : B&H Academic, 2020, p. 48
Still, I would like to see included a brief outline of the idea(s) of the main variants of dispensionalism.
Interesting! Any others?
Smart search has gotten better and it’s the first month I’ve used more than 20% of my credits. Most months I’ve used 5-6%.
One precise search I recently did was finding Yahweh in each book in the Bible. I made a chart of that search and then used several smart search to ask why it was used significantly more than other books in the Bible.
"altar built by Abram or Abraham" in Bible.
I was surprised by the 3 results given. Everything else I read on the google was 4. So I checked and yes the 3 results is the one I wanted.
My daughter was reading a Christian theologian who suggested we as Christians ought not seek evidence for our beliefs. I did this Bible search:
all times we are asked to believe based on evidence
This brought up a long list of instances where God's people were directly asked to consider the evidence.
(Edited for clarity.)
I had about 10 minutes to plan a Sunday school class for middle-schoolers. I put in this Bible search:
20 verses that list an overview of the history of Scripture for someone not familiar with Scripture
Loved what came up. We spent the class recreating the flow of biblical history on a large white-board. (Turned out, the class didn't need much help from me!)
So, I've also noticed this in Passage Guides, but when I make a search in the Books tab for a specific reference involving only one or a few verses, I always get results from a much wider passage range. E.g., I am searching for John 14:27 in all of the books that I have tagged with "trinity"; however, most of the results…
Computer crashed and I replaced it. How do I transfer my license with my resources to the new computer?
Is there a way to do a search or smart search for one of your collections? Thank you! :)
Today is 07/19/2025. The textbook videos for my moble ed courses have stopped working. I recieved the following messages. "We couldn't access the media y ou're trying to play. Please verify that you are not working offline. For more help troubleshooting this issue please visit our support page." I was able to play the…
Yesterday I took my laptop to the kitchen table to do some work and was not connected. I was surprised to see that Lemma in Passage did not work offline. Is the number of features that require being online increasing and is the plan to keep increasing those?