Is this software worth it? I am using the free trial and have MAX membership.

Question

I am indifferent on Logos. Apart from getting used to navigating the software I am struggling to see its advantage over Bible Hub.

Michelle · Answer

Hi @Samuel Johnson,

Welcome :)

I'm using Logos MAX, only few months old though, there will be others that are much more knowledgeable this community, they are super helpful & responsive here. Like Graham here, I learned a lot from them all.

* ⚠️ Use Chrome to view the collapsible block as Safari will cut the contents.

Journey of Bible app hopping :

I used Biblehub, eSwordX, Olive Tree Bible Study software (btw, they're giving out free NKJV w Strong's Bible today), but Logos is the one that I love the most & use 99% of the time. I never visited biblehub after I got Logos simply there's no need to. It depends on different people with different needs I guess.

There's a few things that I found helpful in my studies but it comes after some getting familiar to the navigation, before that though the flow will not be as smooth, but once you discover the workflow work best for you, it's efficient & joyful to use as it's really highly customizable in terms of moving the tabs around how you want it compare to others.

As you're coming from biblehub, I'll try to replicate by how I transitioned from that point. Note that I did purchase some resources so it might appear differently. I'll only list out those that I use frequently… there are much more ~

* Hyperlink-tagged resources - resources are hyperlinked thru tagged words.

When reading any resources that is tagged, clicking on it will open up the tagged resource.

This works across the whole Logos software.
* Convenient popups for more info - when mouse over or click on the tagged words.
* Interlinears, Parallel text, Paged view.

* Powerful right-click context menu

* Bible Word Study

* Text comparison
* Highlights & Notes - you can even select multiple notes & send to a sermon you created, awesome!
* Visual filters
* Customizable Layouts (CRUD) - you can create, save, update, delete.

After I subscribed :

(some may already be available at non or lower subscription level ) you can compare it here

* Subscription perks - free books monthly, discounts, more Mobile Ed courses 
* Mobile Ed courses - full sets with notes, audio, video & activities.
* Smart Search with synopsis.
* Study Assistant.
* Customizable guides i.e. Exegetical Guide, Passage Guide - you can add or remove content sections.
* Sermon Editor (Pro onwards)
* Translation (Max onwards)
* Reformat - some resources such as HALOT will be reformatted for better viewing instead all cramped up. (Max onwards)
* Outline Compare pericopes
* Passage list
* Atlas
* Factbook
* Sentence Diagram - super helpful to get the meaning of what the author tried to convey (sentence flow) when I need to structure a long sentence or somehow my brain that day just refuse to read only words. Mostly for original language re-arranging to get the focus.
*  Facilitate Serendipitous Discovery - a random picker to show any article in your library, you can even type FSD in Encyclopedia or any collection that you created.
* Collection - you can create collection where you group all the resources in your library that you want.
* Workflows
* Recently BHSA (MAX onwards I think) - which I dreamed of having a BHS version in subscription thank God & (Logos team ofcourse) for that gift!

Graham Criddle · Answer

Are there particular things you would like to do? Are there specific things you want to study?

Have you looked at any of the training / overview material?