Sugestions on what Logos pack and what resources a first year seminary student should purchase? What are the essentials (Especially for languages)?
You should definitely start with Logos Cloud free trial at the top level and use it for a month to figure out what you will find useful. Your opinion on that should change a bit through your studies though.
Sign up for an academic discount first. Get one of the SESB bundles for original languages but you probably only need the core texts included in the regular base packages unless you specialize in languages.
Then look carefully at the lists of books included in the different bundles to see what you want. The lists are long and complex but its very well worth spending a lot of time on it because its a lot of money. Notice most commentary sets don't cover the whole bible for example. It's very hard to give great advice without knowing what course you are on and where because different institutions and tutors favor different resources.
I've found that I could get better value in terms of the resources I wanted by purchasing a few different base packages at the cheaper levels than by going all in on a very big one. That's worth considering...
Taylor,
Look at what's free ...
1. Abridged BDB https://www.logos.com/product/677/the-abridged-brown-driver-briggs-hebrew-english-lexicon-of-the-old-testament
2. Lexham English Bible (LEB) with Audio New Testament https://www.logos.com/product/6162/lexham-english-bible-leb-with-audio-new-testament
3. SBL Greek NT https://www.logos.com/product/8486/the-greek-new-testament-sbl-edition
4. Codex Bezae and Codex Sinaiticus
5. Faithlife Study Bible
6. Lexham Bible Dictionary
Stephen Miller
Australia
If your question is what should you budget, then ok (though not my business).
But you should buy appropriate to your place in the sun. First year usually are overviews and papers. Plenty of time to learn your future ... maybe you'll discover new exciting paths.
Sign up for an academic discount first.
Academic Discount => https://www.logos.com/academic-discount
Academic student OR faculty can purchase => https://www.logos.com/product/126577/biblical-languages (does not have dynamic pricing so is ideal for an initial purchase)
Personally recommend "purchase" of free packages => Basic and => Verbum Basic that have "access-only" resources, which have no effect on dynamic pricing.
Keep Smiling [:)]
Personally recommend "purchase" of free packages ... Verbum Basic that have "access-only" resources, which have no effect on dynamic pricing.
I bought Verbum Basic because I was just curious. Now it is on my order history but does not download. The product page has also a link to VerbumSetup.exe (PC), just wonder whether that is also necessary? I thought that my Logos7 could download just the resources right away?
I thought that my Logos7 could download just the resources right away?
Yes, that is what happens. Check your library for the Verbum resources.
You don't need to install the Verbum program, as you can access the Verbum resources within Logos.
I would suggest you look carefully at your seminary's materials to see if they have any recommendations. You might also want to wait and talk to a couple of your professors to see what advice they have. I say this because there are two considerations here:
The advice you'll get from the forum is great for deciding what you need for the first purpose. But you can only find out what specific textbooks you'll need from your seminary. For what it's worth, my experience is that no base package is likely going to cover all of the books you're going to be assigned. That's not a criticism - it's just the way it is.
So if money's tight, you might want to consider purchasing a smaller base package than you might otherwise like, recognizing that you're likely going to be buying at least a couple of books with each class you take.
EastTN
I would also find someone from your school to tell you. Many textbooks can be in Logos, and if you know that you can get the bundle that will help you out that way.
Either way I suggest getting the largest base package you can afford.
Academic Discount => https://www.logos.com/academic-discount Academic student OR faculty can purchase => https://www.logos.com/product/126577/biblical-languages (does not have dynamic pricing so is ideal for an initial purchase)
This is exactly what I was going to recommend
Check your library for the Verbum resources.
OK, thanks a lot! The product page shows that some of the resources new to me, and they actually are in my library, as temporary.
Therefore nothing downloaded, but just wonder why they did not convert to permanent?
Basic and Verbum Basic packages have free, unlimited use "access-only" resources with temporary licenses, which have no effect on dynamic pricing. Conversion to permanent happens with purchase of permanent license.
As a seminary student, the Master Journal Bundle is my most used resource and I think it's a great value https://www.logos.com/product/54391/master-journal-bundle-21
I am seriously starting a Women's Ministries and appreciate the information on what is free. Thank you so very much for the resources.
Anita
USA
I am seriously starting a Women's Ministries and appreciate the information on what is free. Thank you so very much for the resources. Anita USA
Greetings Anita
I am glad that you found some useful information in this thread. Welcome to the Forums, they are a great source of information and there are many here that are happy to help whatever your questions.
I am a supposedly 'helpful' volunteer (see the star below my picture). New user questions are great for me as I am likely to know the answer. :-)
If I may give one piece of advice regarding this thread. Please note that the date the last message was posted was in March '17. In this case the information was reasonably up to date but you should note the date of posting because things can change drastically over time.
If in doubt, start a new thread, it will be great to see you around here.
Straight forward advice: If you can afford it shoot for Platinum Standard and nothing less. The only issue is that as a first year student you might decide half way through your first year that ministry is not for you. But then again, you can always resell the base package to someone else. The only caveat is you won’t get all your money back. 👍😁👌
DAL
Ha! You got me there Mike! I forgot to check the date 😂 it would be interesting to know if the OP actually made it through seminary, though 👍😁👌
I don’t know if it is the same one but here is Taylor Sinclair‘s linkedin profile.
BA in Business Administration. Pastoral Assistant at Grace Community Church. Master's of Divinty Student at The Master's Seminary.
so quite possible.
Taylor? Besides all the books, resources, packages etc., which ppl have been suggesting and they're bang on. Let me encourage you to do something that I learned from an "old church planter" in British Columbia.
After graduating from Seminary (some of the best years of our family's life) we moved to Kamloops BC. I was working with a church planter (SBC) who he and his wife invited us wide-eyed seminary graduates to their home for dinner. After dinner Billy asked me to come down to his office. After some 'small talk' he show me his journals that he kept from his seminary years. I asked him what he and his wife (Vie) were doing the day I was born. He went to his journals and found that they were candidating in Oklahoma and had roast beef dinner with one of the deacons of the church who was looking at him to be their preacher.
Billy encouraged me to begin writing a journal of our experiences in ministry. Years later you'll be able to see how the Lord has worked in your life as He continues to train you for future ministry. Not only will it be encouraging for you and your family to go back and read what He has done, but it will encourage the ppl you lead so that they can lean more on the Lord in their lives.
So all that to say - BUY JOURNALS AND START RIGHT NOW. You'll be thankful that you did.
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Old thread
Well let's hope he's still in school [:P]. Just assumed it was a recent post.
Taylor,To add to your suggestions so far, there is a language package, or there used to be. Forget what it is called, it has a mix of items, but also BDAG (required Greek Lexicon in most seminaries) along with other Greek and Hebrew resources. This package is only available to seminary students. Check with your seminary as some seminaries get a package made for the needs of their students.
Leaving you in God's Care and Grace
Hi Phil - and welcome to the forums
To add to your suggestions so far, there is a language package, or there used to be. Forget what it is called, it has a mix of items, but also BDAG (required Greek Lexicon in most seminaries) along with other Greek and Hebrew resources.
You may be referring to what is now known as the Academic base packages - compared at https://www.logos.com/compare/libraries?productIds=165461,167705,165462,165463
This package is only available to seminary students.
This restriction no longer applies
Graham
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