NEW FEATURE: Bible Study Builder

Ali Pope
Ali Pope Member, Logos Employee Posts: 1,821

The Bible Study Builder allows you to craft personalized Bible studies with ease using your Logos library and intuitive AI-driven questions. Simply type in a Bible reference and select a question from published study guides or utilize AI to generate thought-provoking questions.

From there, you can move questions into your Bible Study document, reorder them, edit them to reword them, and add your own questions, notes, or additional text or headings. At the end of this process, the output can be shared or exported. Editing can be done online and offline. This feature is available on the desktop app, web app and mobile app: iOS and Android – phones, tablets, and iPads.

This feature requires a license to access it. Please join this Faithlife group if you'd like to participate in testing Bible Study Builder.

Let us know what you think about the Bible Study Builder in the comments below.

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Ali Pope | Logos Desktop and Mobile Program Manager

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  • James McAdams
    James McAdams Member Posts: 762 ✭✭✭

    I am part of the beta testing group and have the beta version of the app, plus an early access subscription but don't have this feature on my Android phone (folding phone so I have access to tablet features like Sermon builder etc on larger internal screen). Is my device being weird, or has this not rolled out to Android yet?

    Or am I just missing it? I assume it should be listed with the other tools?

  • Graham Criddle
    Graham Criddle Member, MVP Posts: 32,426 ✭✭✭

    Or am I just missing it? I assume it should be listed with the other tools?

    On my Android phone it is the last entry in the Documents section - called Bible Studies

  • James McAdams
    James McAdams Member Posts: 762 ✭✭✭

    Or am I just missing it? I assume it should be listed with the other tools?

    On my Android phone it is the last entry in the Documents section - called Bible Studies

    Strange - I only have 4 items on the list: Clippings, Passage List, Reading Plans or Sermons.

    I definitely have the latest app version installed.

  • James McAdams
    James McAdams Member Posts: 762 ✭✭✭

    Or am I just missing it? I assume it should be listed with the other tools?

    On my Android phone it is the last entry in the Documents section - called Bible Studies

    Strange - I only have 4 items on the list: Clippings, Passage List, Prayers or Sermons.

    I definitely have the latest app version installed.

    EDIT: I initially wrote Reading plans instead of Prayers, but that's when you create a new document from the documents pane, not just the list bit that I think you meant!

  • Ali Pope
    Ali Pope Member, Logos Employee Posts: 1,821

    I definitely have the latest app version installed.

    What is the build number? You can find this in the About section in the More menu (three horizontal lines in the bottom right corner). The latest beta build is 37.0.0 (1360000120).

    From what I can see on my end, you should be able to see Bible Study Builder. In the More menu, the Bible Studies document should be the first option in the Documents section and the Bible Study Builder should be the second option in the Tools section. Please send a screenshot of your More menu if you don't see this. 

    Ali Pope | Logos Desktop and Mobile Program Manager

  • James McAdams
    James McAdams Member Posts: 762 ✭✭✭
  • Ali Pope
    Ali Pope Member, Logos Employee Posts: 1,821

    Thanks for the details, James. I've made a small change to your status in the Logos Pro early access group, in hopes that that will fix the issue. Can you check to see if you can see Bible Study Builder now?

    Ali Pope | Logos Desktop and Mobile Program Manager

  • Ali Pope
    Ali Pope Member, Logos Employee Posts: 1,821

    Are you able to see other beta features, such as the Dynamic Toolbar on the desktop app or the Get Started Wizard in the Homepage Dashboard on the desktop and web apps?

    Ali Pope | Logos Desktop and Mobile Program Manager

  • James McAdams
    James McAdams Member Posts: 762 ✭✭✭

    I don't have a laptop/desktop computer, but yes, I have access to new features in the web app - I can also access the bible study builder there, just not in the mobile app.

  • Ali Pope
    Ali Pope Member, Logos Employee Posts: 1,821

    Okay, we believe we've found the issue. We're working on getting a fix shipped out soon to the beta app. Thanks for all your help in tracking this down.

    Ali Pope | Logos Desktop and Mobile Program Manager

  • James McAdams
    James McAdams Member Posts: 762 ✭✭✭

    Okay, we believe we've found the issue. We're working on getting a fix shipped out soon to the beta app. Thanks for all your help in tracking this down.

    Downloaded the latest beta just now, and it's all sorted. Thanks!

  • Jeffrey Benson
    Jeffrey Benson Member Posts: 9

    I would like to test out this new feature - - Bible Study Builder - the AI insights led me to it. In any event, is this released yet in the early subscription program or is it still in Beta?

    I saw in my desktop application the Bible Study Builder data set was "updated" recently after I followed this group but I cannot find the feature/document type anywhere, within my Mobile or Desktop application.

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith Member, MVP Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭✭

    is it still in Beta?

    Yes, it is in beta for the first time.

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  • Jim Dean
    Jim Dean Member Posts: 312 ✭✭

    (moved to a new separate thread for the production 37.0 release)

    ... six questions there ... please review & comment ... thanks

    BIBLE STUDY BUILDER QUESTIONS (37.0 production release) - Logos Forums

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  • Steven Chapman
    Steven Chapman Member Posts: 13

    I really appreciate the Bible Study Builder. It does the hard work of pulling together discussion questions that are often buried in numerous other resources. However, there are other resources I own that should be included in such a search that do not appear to be consulted. One particular resource is the CSB Life Connections Study Bible Notes. Is there a way to add or force the search engine to look at overlooked books?

  • Kyle G. Anderson
    Kyle G. Anderson Member, Logos Employee Posts: 2,202

    I really appreciate the Bible Study Builder. It does the hard work of pulling together discussion questions that are often buried in numerous other resources. However, there are other resources I own that should be included in such a search that do not appear to be consulted. One particular resource is the CSB Life Connections Study Bible Notes. Is there a way to add or force the search engine to look at overlooked books?

    I'm glad you're enjoying it. 

    Currently a question is eligible to appear in the Bible Study Builder if the following criteria are met:

    1. There is an input box that allows you to enter answer a question inline
    2. The input box belongs to an open Bible milestone.

    This gives us flexibility to either add input boxes or Bible milestones.

    CSB Life Connection Study Bible Notes is in the process of receiving input boxes so you'll see its inclusion in the data in the next couple of months.

  • Beloved Amodeo
    Beloved Amodeo Member Posts: 4,181 ✭✭✭

    Currently a question is eligible to appear in the Bible Study Builder if the following criteria are met:

    1. There is an input box that allows you to enter answer a question inline
    2. The input box belongs to an open Bible milestone.

    This gives us flexibility to either add input boxes or Bible milestones.

    Aside from setting up Bible Study Builder and querying the tool, is there a fast and accurate method of establishing if a resource meets the above criteria ahead of time? For instance NOAB?

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  • Kyle G. Anderson
    Kyle G. Anderson Member, Logos Employee Posts: 2,202

    Currently a question is eligible to appear in the Bible Study Builder if the following criteria are met:

    1. There is an input box that allows you to enter answer a question inline
    2. The input box belongs to an open Bible milestone.

    This gives us flexibility to either add input boxes or Bible milestones.

    Aside from setting up Bible Study Builder and querying the tool, is there a fast and accurate method of establishing if a resource meets the above criteria ahead of time? For instance NOAB?

    Whether or not a book has Bible milestones is fairly easy to determine. I don't think there is an easy way for you to find all the books in your library that have input boxes.

  • Beloved Amodeo
    Beloved Amodeo Member Posts: 4,181 ✭✭✭

    Thanks for your response. Not what I was hoping for, but certainly clear.

    Meanwhile, Jesus kept on growing wiser and more mature, and in favor with God and his fellow man.

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    MacBook Pro MacOS Sequoia 15.1 1TB SSD 

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith Member, MVP Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭✭

    . I don't think there is an easy way for you to find all the books in your library that have input boxes.

    But is there a way to suggest that books get input boxes added e.g. Levy, Sarah, and Steven Levy. The JPS Rashi Discussion Torah Commentary. JPS Study Bible Series. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2017. so the questions could be picked up?

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  • Steven Chapman
    Steven Chapman Member Posts: 13

    Kyle, that is a good question. It would make things much easier if there was a clear way to request book with questions be added.

  • Kyle G. Anderson
    Kyle G. Anderson Member, Logos Employee Posts: 2,202

    Reporting in the forums or using Feedback is a good place to report titles that could use either input boxes or Bible milestones.

    For example, I didn't have the JPS Discussion Torah Commentary on any list. Now it is.