Logos 4 Original Languages vs BibleWorks 9

Hi, all.

I'm contemplating buying BibleWorks 9 or Logos 4 Original Language package. I would very much appreciate any helpful advice people have, especially those who use or have used both programs recently.

1. One of my concerns is that the very cluttered 'look' of BibleWorks. Is there a full screen toggle where the menu bars can be eliminated from the screen? Does one always need to have three windows (search, browse, analysis) open all the time? Is the size of each of three these windows adjustable?

2. Does anyone have a list of things that one can do on BibleWorks that cannot be done on Logos? Or vice-versa? On of the things that I read in a comparison of older versions of both programs was that purely syntactical searches were able to be done on Logos but not on BibleWorks. I've heard that this is no longer be the case, but I am very interested in this aspect so if anyone has some specific information along this lines, please share.

3. I am already aware of the larger assortment of books that can be added to Logos, but I'm not interested in the many older commentaries or confessional or apologetic, even devotional or self-help types of works. I am interested in the more modern academic stuff, eg, the 3-volume Davies & Allison commentary on Matthew, especialy if they can be linked to the textual analysis part of Logos.

4. One of the biggest advantages of BibleWorks for me is the parallel Hebrew-LXX module. It seems like that is not available on Logos. Correct?

5. Another substantial advantage of BibleWorks are the morphologically analyzed complete works of Josephus, Philo, and the apostolic fathers. It seems like that is not available on Logos. Correct?

6. How good are the Logos iPhone/Andoid apps? Those would be very nice to have depending upon level of functionality.

7. I've read that searches on BibleWorks are much faster. Any other things that I should be thinking about?

Sorry for so many questions, but I hope some of this information would be very helpful to others also looking into this software. Many years ago, when I was doing my doctoral studies I used L-Base by Silver Mountain Software as well as GRAMCORD (free version for some work I did on the Greek analysis), but I have not used anything comparable in a Windows environment.

Thanks for your time!

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Nathan Parker

I never had a chance to invest in BW, but one feature from BW that would be neat to see would be the ability to click on a word in a Bible and have it search all my lexicons and Bibles and run a Bible Word Study report. I know you can get to these on the right-click menu, etc., but it would be really intuitive to be able to click on a word and have this ability.

MJ. Smith

@Nathan Parker

You resurrected a thread that is more than a decade old … Personal opinion not MVP consensus: It took me a while to find your post to see why the thread on two obsolete products had been resurrected. For the way I scan the forums, it would have saved me time if you started a new thread and referenced this thread as your inspiration.

Frank Sauer

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1351019#Comment_1351019

Does the Bible Word Study Guide set in a Layout and Link Set not meet the desired outcome?

BKMitchell

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1351019#Comment_1351019

Thanks for resurrect this thread! It was fun to go back and re-read again! Had you started a new thread I would have missed out on reading my own comments from the past as well as the historical context and photos other people posted here! Also, I agree with you that it would be cool to have such a feature.

Nathan Parker

@MJ. Smith Thanks! I thought about starting a new thread, but since there was already BW discussion, I thought I'd contribute to something already here.

@Frank Sauer It might. I'll play around with it.