Morris Proctor Manuals - A Couple Questions

SteveF said:

computer version of the "help" file

What is it and where can I find this? Is it something that I have and am not aware of?

SteveF said:

easier to access than the Help guide.

I wish Logos would at least make the Help guide available as a pdf. Some people may not like reference manuals, but I do, and I, surely, cannot be the only one. I am not asking Logos to go through the expense of printing anything. But it seems I am not the only one that would like a reference manual of Logos features and options.

RonaldQuick said:

I was wondering if anyone has used the Logos 4 training manuals has any input on how helpful they were.

Also I remember reading somewhere that the manuals were going to be updated with the new developments in Logos 4.  Has this happened yet?

Does anyone have the Inductive Bible Study Manual for Logos 4 by Morris Proctor?  If so, what is it like?

Thanks,

Ron

Hi Ron,

I attended a Camp Logos Seminar last week  and decided to buy the manuals. Vol.1 covers the basics--if you have been using L4 steadily for the past  4-6 months, then you'll basically have that covered. There will be a few tips and tricks in there that you probably didn't know, though.

Vol 2 is of course much more indepth (at least for me), covering the Hebrew and Greek features, Louw-Nida, Morphology, and other features such as the Passage Analysis tool, infographics, Reading Plans and Prayer Lists. This one is going to be really useful to me based on my stage at using L4.

The manual pages are laid out very well, rich in software screen shots, and are therefore meant to be used at your desk next to your computer, not at your bedside (believe me, I've tried.)

I did buy the Inductive manual also, and am really interested in what it might offer me. It begins on page 1 with the premise that we are to enter Bible study with no preconceived notions, and approach it with an open mind and an open heart. I know we can all agree with that, but Proctor cites in the manual two scriptural  examples that have been famously misintrepreted by lay-readers (maybe even by some of the fourm members in the past!): Rev. 3:15 and Matt.18:20. Proctor uses this to say that one reason for these misunderstandings is that "the Bible is approached without a principled plan of investigation. It is studied deductively and not inductively."

I'm totally on board with this and look forward to using this manual. The first part of the manual covers the concepts and thought structure; the second half of the manual goes in-depth in showing you how to use L4 in conducting such a study, giving you suggested titles to have beforehand, screen layouts, etc. He offers 4 different approaches to using the software, depending on your level of comfort with L4.

Proctor has also published his approach to sermon building (which I also got!--they must pump pure oxygen into those seminar rooms!) It seems to provide details on his personal approach to preaching, and does not reference L4 much. This is perhaps my bedside reading!

Hope this helps!