Berean Standard Bible

Tony S · 2025-08-17T06:31:36+00:00

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I have been using the BSB the last couple of months and am really liking it. As it’s open source I’d love it in Logos. I know you have the old Berean study bible but it was never a full Bible resource.
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Rick Brannan

I know you have the old Berean study bible but it was never a full Bible resource.

Can you help me understand what a "full Bible resource" is, in your view?

What is the currently implemented Berean Standard Bible in Logos missing?

DMB

https://bereanbibles.com/about-berean-study-bible/translation-tiers/

I don't know, but their term 'Full' is composed of 4 levels, each downloadable. Logos has similar features; just not for the Berean.

Tony S

So in 2020/2021 they had released a Berean Study Bible, which was like an Alpha version. Now they have the 3rd version and it is called the Berean Standard Bible. With a bunch of corrections. Overall, it is a very nice project with very generous usage. It is in the public domain so you can use it almost however you want.

Originally the Berean Study Bible was released as a Readers edition so not as a full Integrated Bible. Also it is a old version with lots of updates missing. - https://www.logos.com/product/252105/berean-study-bible

As it would not cost Logos much it would be very nice to include into Logos.

NB.Mick

I'm not sure what exactly you are missing. The Berean Standard Bible in Logos has last been updated in 2024, but it is often unclear which changes a publisher makes to their bibles get incorporated into which Logos version of that bible. It being a Reader's edition doesn't mean that it is not a fully indexed bible - it is. With footnotes, too. What it doesn't have is a Reverse Interlinear, not sure if such was available for the Berean Standard Bible.

Rick Brannan

I think the Berean that Logos has is the second edition, but it may be the third (which doesn't have super-major changes in its ~1,000 changes, mostly phrasing and clarity edits).

Logos might also be interested to know the downloads page has a spreadsheet (the "translation tables" spreadsheet) that they could use as a reliable supplement in their reverse-interlinear process. (And if that data doesn't help, Logos can contact me offline; I have access to other data that might be easier for them to implement.)