My copy arrived today - hot off the press - and I wish I had it in Logos. This study Bible is a companion to the very popular Little Rock Scripture Study program and has a very clean visual look that would be difficult to reproduce in Logos but I'm sure the Logos staff is up to that.
However, it also serves as a reminder of the weakness of notes: LRSB notes come in two flavors - those that are standard footnotes and those that either
- are identified by an icon that specifies note type - definitions (oil lamp), main character description (two people), insights about not-so-minor characters (4 people), archaeological insights (shovel), social justice teachings (helping hands), prayer starters (dove), liturgical use (church) or cultural connections.
- many notes appear as tables
- photos/graphics are included as a type of note
Result: I now have external proof that my preoccupation with visual organization in notes is, in fact, not my own things but the practice of the materials I am most apt to encounter.
FYI: totally useful bit of information. The study bible has an introduction to canons that is simplified but introduces 4 canons - Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and variable Orthodox. I obviously come to my fascination with variation in canon honestly.
This study bible also proves that we need the REB in Logos. In comparing translations it uses NABRE, NRSV, NJB, REB, CEV, NIV and JPS. See that REB!!
For Scott Hahn fans, I should also request the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (only the New Testament is currently available). I'm not quite as impressed with this volume, partially because it is more theologically oriented. Again icons to identify types of notes and tables (altho less obvious) are common.
These two study Bibles supplement each other so it doesn't need to be an either/or decision on the part of Logos
