Searching within all of a specific author's works

Jeremiah
Jeremiah Member Posts: 2
edited November 2024 in English Forum

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if there is a good way to search for every time a specific author discusses a topic or a verse? I am specifically wanting to see what Augustine has to say about Luke 24:44. I've tried the following without much luck:


author:Augustine <Luke 24:27>  (No results)

author:("Augustine" OR "Augustine of Hippo") <Luke 24:44>  (A ton of irrelevant results) 

{Label Intertext WHERE Author ~ "Augustine" AND source ~ <Luke 24:44>} (No results) 



I understand that not all resources support search fields: 
"Of course, not all fields are available on every resource, and most resources just support the surface and footnote fields. You can check which fields are supported for a particular resource by looking in the resource’s Information panel." 

So what is the best way to do this? I saw some made a collection and searched within that, but collections are a little less dynamic than what I'm looking for. Yes, I could easily make a collection of all the books by Augustine I have, but what if he is quoted by another author, say, Calvin discussing Augustine's words in his commentary entry on Luke 24:44? 

Thank you in advance for any and all help. I'm still getting used to advance search features.

Soli Deo Gloria

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  • Ryland Brown
    Ryland Brown Member Posts: 165 ✭✭✭

    Open up your library and get your works by August highlighted, or any other resources you'd like in the list.  Right click, then "Search these resources." 

    If this will be a search you want often, create a collection with the books you wanted.  You could try  author:"Augustine" in the collection.  Then a basic search, using that collection. 

  • Ryland Brown
    Ryland Brown Member Posts: 165 ✭✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1085800#Comment_1085800

    I should have read your OP more closely!  Maybe you could create a collection of resources that don't include Augustine and then begin to search through that?

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,872

    Jeremiah said:

    author:Augustine <Luke 24:27>

    This is close, but author: is part of a Resource search and is not a Search field (used when searching the text of a resource) i.e.

    Many results are in footnotes, but seem relevant to your need.

    If want to search for Augustine being quoted, then search All Resources for something like

      Augustine NEAR <Lk 24:44>    

    You can search for the non-biblical person <Biography Augustine of Hippo>, but it is not extensively tagged and "Augustine" is the better term to use as above.

    Dave
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