Would really like to have this in Logos. There are tons of verse cites within it and it's a pain to look everything up whenever something is quoted.
ISBN-10: 0764201603
ISBN-13: 978-0764201608
[Y]
Just purchased a paper copy - would rather have in LOGOS.
same with me.
Also would like to have this in Logos.
A WordSearch version was just announced.
let's do this
Also would like to have this in Logos. A WordSearch version was just announced.
This is actually the 4th go around WordSearch has made of this title. It was first offered in a bundle with other books. Then it was momentarily offered individually by a direct email sale. I had already purchased the hardback copy based on a recommendation in the Logos forums and I loved it! So I jumped at the chance to get a digital version. Apparently there was a problem with the license and the sale only lasted an hour or two and I missed the window of opportunity. It then became available last fall and I finally got the digital version. Now it is offered again.
I like this book so much I will buy it again in Logos even though I have the hardback and WS versions. IT IS THAT GOOD.
[Y] Appears publisher is Bethany House Publishers
http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Seminary-Masters-Level-Overview/dp/0764201603
Keep Smiling [:)]
[Y] I would also love to see this in Logos.
+1 for my vote!
I neither have the book nor have been able to peruse it so I'm simply giving my impressions from the reviews on Amazon. Charles Wooton, with whom I've become acquainted over the internet (and I think might be a member of this forum) did a review in which he notes that it does not claim to be the equivalent to a Masters program but is an overview and thus appears aimed for the average person in the pew. I suspect that this is the truth. If you have a seminary education, you're probably beyond what is contained in it. I would therefore recommend an assessment of your needs on this one.
Charles Wooton, with whom I've become acquainted over the internet (and I think might be a member of this forum) did a review in which he notes that it does not claim to be the equivalent to a Masters program but is an overview and thus appears aimed for the average person in the pew.
Dr. Wootten is correct. The book does not claim to cram a seminary degree within it's covers. It does outline the basic scope and sequence of a traditional Evangelical seminary education. The only part missing would be the area of specialization a PhD of ThD would pursue for their dissertation. I don't think any Christian could go wrong using it as a guide for deeper studies to better equip themselves for service. Not everyone can quit their job and attend seminary. The book is also a lot cheaper than four years of classroom instruction. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for seminary for vocational qualification. But having the knowledge outlined will help the student be a better worker.
George - I had never heard of the book until this thread was started. However, a book like this would be useful for me, in my estimation, as a tool for helping to equip lay leaders. My 2¢ [:)]
I would also love to see this in Logos.
wanna see it soon
George - I had never heard of the book until this thread was started. However, a book like this would be useful for me, in my estimation, as a tool for helping to equip lay leaders. My 2¢
I think you may be right. To give some more details: "The Portable Seminary" is a compilation of encyclopedia articles. My paper version of it - I think I bought it after I read the beginnings of this thread - has some 650 pages (thick paper) of content plus a glossary, a detailed index and the endnotes that consist of the source information and the original bibliographies and end-/footnotes.
The publisher, Bethany House, is a division of Baker Publishing. They took articles from existing Baker works to create this book.
Thus if you already have
http://www.logos.com/product/8029/evangelical-dictionary-of-theology-edt-2nd-ed (some thirty articles)
http://www.logos.com/product/5798/baker-encyclopedia-of-the-bible (a dozen articles)
http://www.logos.com/product/4888/baker-evangelical-dictionary-of-christian-education (some five articles)
http://www.logos.com/product/3604/evangelical-dictionary-of-world-missions (some five articles)
http://www.logos.com/product/8810/the-norman-l-geisler-apologetics-library#004 (Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics - some five articles)
you will own a good 90% of this book (missing some bio sketches from the 1969 paperback "Who's who in Church History" [link goes to 1977edition], an excerpt from "Kingdom of the Cults" and one from http://www.logos.com/product/2248/church-history-in-plain-language as well as two from Stott's "Understanding the Bible" and some three minor book excerpts I didn't track - and the OT and NT background and survey articles, which may be new or new-compiled).
Overall, it gives a good overview of the respective areas of theological studies (from an evangelical perspective). To read twenty pages about the biblical languages will give a lay person an initial understanding, but of course this can't replace years of education.
My 0,02 EUR (less and less worth in Logos-$)
