Is a Jewish base-package on the way?

MJ. Smith said:May I ask why? I don't see Classical Hebrew as having a major literary tradition compared, for example, to Old Norse epics or Sanskrit.

I do not know anything anything about Old Norse or Sanskirt, but as for Classical Hebrew, it continued to be used for written communication, commentaries, sermons, poetry, wills, and more throughout the centuries before the advent of Modern Israeli Hebrew.

To give you but a taste I have take the information below from an anthology called, The Penguin book of Hebrew verse by T. Carmi. Now, taken in mind the following information is only about Hebrew Poetry, there is much, much, much more that Hebrew was used for!

1. Biblical Poetry 13: B.C.E – 2 B.C.E
2. Pre-Piyut: 2 B.C.E – 4-4-5 C.E
3. (Ben Sira; Dead Sea Scrolls; Talmud; Hekhalot; Alphabetic Prayers)
4. Pre-Classical Piyut: 5-6 C.E
5. Classical Piyut: 6-8 C.E
6. Late Eastern Piyut: 9-11 C.E

Italy (9-19)

1. Palestianian-Babylonian influence: Piyut 9-12 C.E
2. Andalusian Influence: 12-14 C.E
3. (Seular poetry and Piyut)
4. Italian-Spanish School: 14:19 C.E

Germany (10-17 C.E)

1. Palestianian-Italian influence
2. Ashkenazi School: 12-17 C.E

And The Golden Age of Hebrew Poetry in Spain (10-16 CE)

1. Andakusian Period: 950 – 1150 (secular poetry and Piyut)
2. Christian period: 1150-1492

Povence (11-18)

1. Pre-Andalusian period: 11-13
2. Andalusian and Troubadour School 13;14
3. Late period (Avignon): to 18 CE

Yemen (14-19)

Central and eastern Europe (18-20)

1. The Haskalah! (Germany: Late 18 CE, Austrian Empire: Early 19; Russian Empire: 19)
2. Modern (European Phase: late 19-20 CE)

Palestine-Israel (20 CE)

1. European phase: to 1920
2. Palestinian (British Mandate) 1920-1947

Israel poetry: from 1947 (Modern not classical)

And  may we never forget about the thousands of manuscripts found in the  Cairo Geniza.

Jewish Commentaries on the Bible, Mishah, Talmud, and on the prayer books written in Hebrew

Geonim (650-1250)

Rishonim (1000-1550)

Acharonim (1550- Present) = After, the 1930's I might not consider this be classical Hebrew)

MJ. Smith said:

I fear that to me your list is a better argument for it to be a Logos/Verbum package than a Noet package. But thank you for the information,

Then, who would that be marketed to? (Sure, some of normal users of Logos would buy them, and maybe Messianic= Christians of Jewish decent) But, isn't the whole idea of a Jewish package to market its self to a Jewish audience? And...

In general traditional Jewish students are not likely to purchase a christian software with a cross on it. And, traditional Jewish publishes with works that are actually in Hebrew are not likely to license them to Logos.

Do, you remember that Libronix/Logos3 actually had some Jewish resources that got dropped once Logos 4 with a cross came out? Remember the First Hebrew Primer? Logos lost it's contract with EKS publishing all because of Logos 4's bold cross. I am jumping to conclussion but thist may be why Logos is unable to offer a Hebrew edition of the Mishnah and Talmuds.

However, another scholarly Bible software company has the first Hebrew primer, as well Hebrew editions of the Mishnah, Talmud, and more! Why? I am guessing because they do not have a cross on their packages! But, I know for a fact that  they know how to make contact with and marketed to a Jewish audience in and outside of Israel, too. 

However, I think Logos/faithlife may have learned their lesson and the new Noet packages are step in the right direction in my opinion.

Also, my list only really covered Hebrew poetry = Piyyut, but...

There is also Kabbalistic Literature, Philosophical Literature, Musar, commentaries, and of course Halakhic literature all writen in more or less a classical Hebrew style. All, there are lots of them.  I am sure they might be a nice add to the current Logos/Verbum offerings, but it would be nice for them to have a package of their own.  And, it seem like Noet may be heading in that direction.