Top Three Pre-Pubs and why
So I know I've searched through the pre-pub page multiple times adding new books that I find could be of interest. Some of us don't even have three; others want a majority on that list.
What are the THREE you're excited about and why?
Waiting for 17 pre-pubs
Top 3 (in no particular order)
1.) Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature (12 Vols.)
- Thousands of pictures, millions of words, and the largest undertaking in academic publishing of its time. James Strong, author of The Strong's Concordance co-lead its production. Over 31,000 articles and over 100 pages of biography. However, its got a long way to go gathering interest.
2.) The Works of Robert Murray McCheyne (3 Vols.)
- This man was a titan in his preaching ministry and possessed a hugely weighty heart for the lost. Died at 30 and had his journal entries collected and published before he even died. I was assigned a book on McCheyne authored by my professor to read consisting of half verbatim journal entries. The reliance he has on the Spirit to preach is inspiring. I'm really excited to see the interest gathered on this one in such a short amount of time.
3.) Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud Collection (50 Vols.)
- What can we say that Logos hasn't already? This collection is cited many times in other Logos resources and the price is comparatively low for its size (50 vols).
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I have 41 on pre-pub. I do like the Talmud, have it, but it is not in my top three.
1. Raymond E. Brown Collection
2. Fortress Press Paul Collection
3. Encyclopedia of Christianity, vol 5-- always nice to complete a set, and this set is nice.
I want to give honorable mention to two former Community Pricing works, that are now in Pre-pub:
1. The George Müller Collection which I bid $15 dollars for and now costs 79.95 on pre-pub, and
2. Catena Aurea which I bid 14 dollars for and now is $59.95 on pre-pub.
I actually am very excited about these last two, and perhaps will use them more frequently than the top three. George's is a great story, chock full of searchable illustrations, and the Catena is a treasure trove of ancient church father wisdom, all neatly collected and ordered as a commentary, verse by verse, by Aquinas himself.
I like Apples. Especially Honeycrisp.
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I only have 11 orders on pre-pub right now.
My Top 3:
1. The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library
29 volumes, several of which I already own in print. I'm particularly looking forward to having John P. Meier's masterful A Marginal Jew series in Logos. I have them in hardcover, and they're the very finest books on the historical Jesus, in my opinion. Those, combined with the five Raymond E. Brown books and James Charlesworth's two-volume Old Testament Pseudepigrapha would be worth the price for me by themselves.
2. Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud Collection
Quite apart from it's relevance to Bible study, the Talmud is a fascinating read in it's own right.
3. The Journal of Biblical Literature
My oldest pre-pub. It's been "gathering interest" forever it seems, but it's getting pretty close. To my mind this is the premier journal of Biblical scholarship. To have 26 years worth of JBL searchable in Logos will be enormously helpful.
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Do I have to pick just three from the 29 I have on pre-pub [:)]
2. Göttingen Septuagint (65 Vols.)
The above two resources are absolutely critical for text critical studies and having then within Logos makes life so much simpler [:D]
3.Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, by James H. Charlesworth (2 Vols.)
This one because I needed something that's an academic read and a "fun" read at the same time. Everyone should spend some time in the pseudepigrapha. Much of it is the Left Behind series of the 1st century [;)]
I would have added the Gorgias Press Syriac Collection (9 Vols.) except that the crown jewel of the collection, The Bible in the Syriac Tradition by Sebastian Brock, is the Syriac Translation rather than the English original and so will be of no use for the majority of people.
Also, while I and many others have the Samaritan Pentateuch Bundle (5 Vols.) on pre-order, Logos has had to remove the item from being pre-ordered until contract issues can be worked out. Refer to this thread for details.
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James W Bennett said:
Do I have to pick just three from the 29 I have on pre-pub
James! No one can accuse you of being a follower! [;)] I wonder how many would list those as their favorites. This may sound corny, but I am happy for you--i can understand how valuable they are going to be for your studies. I have not kept up as well on my languages, but I remember, years ago, when I bought some books in college that were off the beaten track for most students, like "Komputer Konkordanz" and "Englishman's Concordance" and the Septuagint, etc. To have those in my dorm room for studies was amazingly helpful. I was very "proud" of them. Blessings to you, and thank you to Logos for your foresight and hard work!
I like Apples. Especially Honeycrisp.
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My top three:
Anchor Yale Bible Reference Collection
Journal of Biblical Literature - finally a journal I'm interested in.
A tie: The Complete Works of Shakespeare and the Harvard Classics and Fiction Collection.
If we ever get the Loeb Library on pre-pub, it will rocket to the top for me.
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I essentially agree with James Bennett's list. I have ordered all the pre-pub's he listed (including the Samaritan Pentateuch). Here is my list with a few tweaks:
1. Göttingen Septuagint (65 Vols.)
2. Qumran Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls Database
Though James' quote below was re: the Göttingen Septuagint (65 Vols.) and the The Leiden Peshitta it is also true of my two above:
James W Bennett said:The above two resources are absolutely critical for text critical studies and having then within Logos makes life so much simpler
3. Biblical Languages: Reference Grammars and Introductions (19 Vols.)
Reference searching several grammars at once is one my favorite benefits of Logos software. Smyth's Greek grammar is my favorite in this collection.
runner-ups:
Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, by James H. Charlesworth (2 Vols.)
It's essential reading for biblical studies
The Journal of Biblical Literature (26 Vols.)
Journal articles are the perfect type of resource to read on a computer, and this journal is one of the best.
I don't yet read Syriac, but I am working on solving that problem. I hope in the near future this resource will be very important and useful to me for the same reason 1 and 2 are.
The Pillar Commentary updates:
Pillar New Testament Commentary: The First Letter to the Corinthians
Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Letter to the PhilippiansPillar New Testament Commentary: The Letter to the Hebrews
Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Acts of the ApostlesI love this series.
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I only have four total!
Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels by Thomas Aquinas (8 Vols.)
The Christian's Daily Walk
George Müller Collection (12 Vols.)
The Gospel Mystery of SanctificationNo particular order and I think they were all community pricing because my total is about $39.
And, no, I don't follow directions very well! :-)
Peace,
Kaey
"But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." 2 Timothy 4:5 (NASB)
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Hard to decide. I order only those I really, I mean really, need [:)] Here are some of them (out of total 23 prepubs):
Second Temple Judaism Studies Collection (7 Vols.)
Anything from that period of time just fascinates me.
Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud Collection (50 Vols.)
Transforming Worldviews: An Anthropological Understanding of How People Change
I need that book because of my involvement in Missions.
Of course I am also looking forward to see Hebrew Pronunciation finally produced, and ESV Study Bible also... the evergreens of Prepub site [:)]
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Thanks for all of those who have posted so far.
I went ahead and picked up the JBL and the Encyclopedia of Christianity, vol 5 too
Anyone else?
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Limited pre-pubs (seven at the moment, including a few former community pricing starts), very limited budget and more lay-person focused:
- High Definition Commentary: Philippians - A new tool to engage more of a person's senses in study/teaching; interested in seeing it in action.
- George Müller Collection - Because I've never read any of his works, but heard great things from others in forum during community pricing "campaign."
- B&H Church Growth Collection - Yeah, I know it's still "gathering interest," but these would be great resources to have available in Logos for my particular role in ministry, so I remain the eternal optimist that it will someday see the light of my computer screen.
Steve R.
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Catena Aurea
Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud Collection
Classic Commentaries and Studies on GenesisThird was the hardest to decide in that it is specific volumes rather than the full collection that I am interested in. The first two are so basic as to require no explanation.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Alot of good suggestions here, but here are mine:
The Works of George Whitefield (13 Vols.)
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T MacLeod said:
I only have 11 orders on pre-pub right now.
My Top 3:
1. The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library
29 volumes, several of which I already own in print. I'm particularly looking forward to having John P. Meier's masterful A Marginal Jew series in Logos. I have them in hardcover, and they're the very finest books on the historical Jesus, in my opinion. Those, combined with the five Raymond E. Brown books and James Charlesworth's two-volume Old Testament Pseudepigrapha would be worth the price for me by themselves.
2. Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud Collection
Quite apart from it's relevance to Bible study, the Talmud is a fascinating read in it's own right.
3. The Journal of Biblical Literature
My oldest pre-pub. It's been "gathering interest" forever it seems, but it's getting pretty close. To my mind this is the premier journal of Biblical scholarship. To have 26 years worth of JBL searchable in Logos will be enormously helpful.
Well, I have 96 pre-pubs (yikes! [:O]) but these would also be my top three.
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Al Bastin said:
My top three:
Anchor Yale Bible Reference Collection
Journal of Biblical Literature - finally a journal I'm interested in.
A tie: The Complete Works of Shakespeare and the Harvard Classics and Fiction Collection.
If we ever get the Loeb Library on pre-pub, it will rocket to the top for me.
Good choices! I also agree regarding Loeb, but I doubt it will be added to the Pre-Pub list before my three favorites ship:
Anchor Yale Bible Reference Collection http://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/5732
Theological Studies Collection (22 Vols.) http://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/4534
Harvard Classics and Fiction Collection http://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/3662Logos 7 Collectors Edition
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I too am eagerly awaiting the Talmud, Anchor Yale Bible Reference collection, Harvard Classics, Journal of Biblical Literature, etc. But my top three that are still gathering interest which nobody else has mentioned yet are:
Lion History Series - an illustrated 10-volume set on the history of Christianity, nearly 1900 pages in all, for $69.95. I have a couple of these volumes in print and they are very nice. This is the pre-pub I've been waiting the longest for (ordered 1/22/2008).
Jewish Encyclopedia - 12 volumes; 15,000 articles covering history, biography, sociology, literature, theology and philosophy, and much more; more than 1,000 images and illustrations
Catholic Encyclopedia - 17 volumes; 11,600 articles; "a vast wealth of biographical material from 2,000 years of church history "; "hundreds of maps and illustrations"; "contributions from 1,500 scholars"; "one of the chief reference works on matters of the Bible, theology, history, and literature. Although first written by and for Catholics, this reference work has acquired an ecumenical and diverse readership from not only the Catholic Church, but from Protestants of all denominations."
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Rosie Perera said:
Lion History Series - an illustrated 10-volume set on the history of Christianity, nearly 1900 pages in all, for $69.95. I have a couple of these volumes in print and they are very nice. This is the pre-pub I've been waiting the longest for (ordered 1/22/2008).
Rosie, I had no idea about this set. This looks really good. I'm going to check into these a little more.
UPDATE: I ordered them. Thanks!
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Steve Robinson said:
Limited pre-pubs (seven at the moment, including a few former community pricing starts), very limited budget and more lay-person focused:
Include me with Steve's statement. Thirteen titles either Under contract or Gathering Interest. Top three under contract are:
1. Studies on Daniel Collection... I'm just fascinated with the book of Daniel
2. Today's Handbook for Solving Bible Difficulties... I tend to have the "deer in the headlights" look when it comes to people asking me tough questions and I just like to study.
3. Curiosities of the Bible: Pertaining to Scripture Persons, Places, and Things... Just looks pretty cool, picked this one up from community pricing for $4 (U.S.)
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I have 48 on order at the moment. With my academic hat on, I think my top three would be:
- Anchor Yale
Bible Reference Library (29 Vols.) especially because it includes Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha which I've wanted for a very long time. - A tie for Babylonian and
Jerusalem Talmud Collection (50 Vols.) and Qumran
Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls Database - The Journal of
Biblical Literature (26 Vols.) because it's terrific value for money.
With my preaching hat on, my top three are:
- The additions to the Pillar Commentary series: Acts, Philippians, 1 Corinthians and Hebrews because it's a fantastic series, and I can sell my dead-tree versions!
- Themelios - which is a wonderfully accessible journal.
- Welwyn
Commentary Series (49 Vols.) - which I own several volumes in print, and is a great expository series that can help me provide illustration and application in sermons.
This is my personal Faithlife account. On 1 March 2022, I started working for Faithlife, and have a new 'official' user account. Posts on this account shouldn't be taken as official Faithlife views!
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Mark Barnes said:Anchor Yale
Bible Reference Library (29 Vols.) especially because it includes Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha which I've wanted for a very long time.
A tie for Babylonian and
Jerusalem Talmud Collection (50 Vols.) and Qumran
Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls Database
The Journal of
Biblical Literature (26 Vols.) because it's terrific value for money.My favourites are uncannily similar to yours. JBL is creeping up ever so slowly!!!! Just so you don't think I am stalking you on prepubs, I'll add a couple more I am looking forward to...
- Lives of the Saints, by Alban Butler
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The Greater Men and Women of the Bible (6 Vols.) - which I was able to place an order at $9 through the community pricing programme.
My book budget for 2010 is already shot and the year is only half way through!
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Since
Mark has produced my list already, I shall not replicate his material here
again. I shall only concentrate on material I want to see move to the
development stage. TedNew
Testament Studies- I am
surprised that the PBI New Testament Studies has not caught the eyes of
most users as it should.- PBI New Testament Studies Collection (11 Vols.)
- John Eadie Commentaries and Bible Reference Collection
(11 Vols.)
Encyclopaedias
- Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (13 Vols.)
- Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and
Ecclesiastical Literature (12 Vols.) - New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
(13 Vols.) - The Jewish Encyclopedia (12 Vols.)
- The Catholic Encyclopedia (17 Vols.)
Bible
Dictionaries- A Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels (2 Vols.)
- Dictionary of the Apostolic Church (2 Vols.)
- A Dictionary of the Bible (5 Vols.)
- Dictionary of the Bible
Theology
Francis J. Hall Theology Collection (16 Vols.)
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user="Mark Barnes"]I have 48
on order at the moment. With my academic hat on, I think my top three would be:- Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library (29 Vols.)
especially because it includes Charlesworth's Old Testament
Pseudepigrapha which I've wanted for a very long time. - A tie for Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud Collection (50 Vols.)
and Qumran Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls Database - The Journal of Biblical Literature (26 Vols.)
because it's terrific value for money.
With my
preaching hat on, my top three are:- The additions to the Pillar
Commentary series: Acts, Philippians, 1 Corinthians and Hebrews because it's a fantastic series, and
I can sell my dead-tree versions! - Themelios - which is a wonderfully
accessible journal. - Welwyn Commentary Series (49 Vols.) - which
I own several volumes in print, and is a great expository series that can
help me provide illustration and application in sermons.
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Ted Hans said:
Thanks for pointing that one out. I'd overlooked it, not having been familiar with his name. I already had ordered everything else on your list. You and I seem to have similar tastes or at least similar voraciousness for buying books...so if there's something you have (or have ordered) that I don't have, it's definitely worth checking out! [:)]
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Rosie Perera said:
Thanks for pointing that one out. I'd overlooked it, not having been familiar with his name. I already had ordered everything else on your list. You and I seem to have similar tastes or at least similar voraciousness for buying books...so if there's something you have (or have ordered) that I don't have, it's definitely worth checking out!
Thank Rosie for cracking me up! You made my day, blessings.
Ted
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Ted Hans said:
New
Testament Studies- I am
surprised that the PBI New Testament Studies has not caught the eyes of
most users as it should.That one's fourth on my list. It looks like a fantastic series. I hope more people look into it.
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It will be an early Christmas, the Gottingen Septuagint's anticipated shipping date is 11/08/2010
I'm also looking forward to a single book, Across the Spectrum, Understanding the Issues in Evangelical Theology (looks like a good read)
And the Samaritan Penateuch bundle (sadly still missing from new pre-pub orders)
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For me my top three nominations would be:
New Testament Discourse Grammar Video Series (https://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/7076)
Why: Because Steve Runge rocks...
Lexham Discourse Hebrew Bundle (https://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/6786)
Why: Because Hebrew Rocks....
Old Testament Hermeneutics Collection (http://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/6280)
Why: Because the Old Testament Rocks......
Those that miss out on the top three but deserve an award anyway
Very Honourable mention: Hebrew Audio Pronounciations (https://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/5960) ;
(A bit like Barnes on the community pricing page, the prep-pub page just won't be the same when this is finally released but hanging out for that day)
Highly Anticpated New Resource: High Definition Commentary: Phillipians (https://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/6467)
Because I believe the deserve mentioning (but too many to list individually):
All the collections dealing with OT theology and Pentateuchal related topics and those dealing with the Hebrew Language.
Ok. So you get the drift my pet areas of interest....so no prizes for guessing what they are [H].
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For the various ones of you that put AYBRL high on your list could you tell me why? I am trying to decide if this is something that would help my study. but it is not clear to me how. many seem quite esoteric.
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Raymond E. Brown is the gold in the library. If you do not get the whole AYBRL, at least get the collection of Raymond Brown's writings.
James H Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha is good if you are interested in that subject. Here is why you should be: The Value of the Pseudepigrapha for Biblical Studies
Archaeology of the Land of the Bible volume 1 and volume 2 are desirable for the chronological survey of Bible related discoveries. I know some only value the "latest scholarship" in archeology but these were published in 1992 & 2001. That is like a new born baby in the short history in the discipline of "Biblical Archeology." I will value it as a good reference next to my copy of Archaeology and the Religion of Israel (autographed by William F. Albright, himself [8-|])
A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus is worthy of reading to become familiar with this new "fad" (as I view it) that has influenced so many.
Several others are "esoteric", as you call them. I personally find them interesting subjects I will not encounter anywhere else. But I think these titles are more scholarly and educational:
- Among the Gentiles: Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity by Timothy Luke Jphnson
- Peoples of an Almighty God: Competing Religions in the Ancient World by Jonathan Goldstein
- A History of the Synoptic Problem: The Canon, the Text, the Composition, and the Interpretation of the Gospels by David Laird Dungan
- Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: The History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost Library of Qumran by Lawrence H. Schiffman
- Introduction to Rabbinic Literature by Jacob Neusner (This guy "has published more than 500 books on Judaism." ![:O]
One thing to be aware of concerning this collection is the fact not all works are from a conservative viewpoint. I find that as a plus. That is what the EEC will give us.
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Matthew C Jones said:
A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus is worthy of reading to become familiar with this new "fad" (as I view it) that has influenced so many.
The new "Historical Jesus" fad has been going on for a few hundred years now. [:D] (A particular interest of mine) In any event, tis is my chance to plug:
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I know, it has been for at least 150 years but it became "pop theology" just in the last few decades. This is my chance to plugBradN said:The new "Historical Jesus" fad has been going on for a few hundred years now.
(A particular interest of mine) In any event, tis is my chance to plug:The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ [;)]
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Meier''s books (The Marginal Jew) have been cited approvingly by Pope Benedict. I don't consider him a "pop" Theologan!
Seriously, I'm familiar with the Habermus book. The extrinsic factual evidence for the life of Jesus is strong. While the "Quest fo the Historical Jesus" trend oft goes (far, far) astray, it's a fascinating intellectual field. There is much of value. N.T. Wright has done a lot of interesting work (available in Logos!).
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BradN said:
Meier''s books (The Marginal Jew) have been cited approvingly by Pope Benedict. I don't consider him a "pop" Theologan!
Pope Benedict is more than a pop theologian, he is a pop(e) theologian. [:D]
Setting aside the Bible for a moment (now why would I do that?), let us consider the fact the Catholic Church and the many Protestant groups have for 17 centuries held to a view of Jesus Christ never marrying, never fathering children by a physical union, and bodily resurrecting from the dead. Each of these tenants have been challenged by the relatively new Historical Jesus hypothesis.
I recommend reading Meier's books because of the popular influence of the Historical Jesus discussion. I also recommend pastors become familiar with all the "secret knowledge" & "lost books" discussions because they are also "pop" theology the unsaved world is quoting to dilute the true gospel. Some of these books (DaVinci Code) don't even claim to be a factual text, yet they are embraced as such. Back in the 1970's we had Chariots of the Gods by Erich von Däniken. Today we have Stargate SG-1. You would be surprised how many people get their theology from Hollywood. Hollywood promotes alternative theologies. (Babylon 5 includes the planet Kolob. That is a planet important in Moromon scriptures.)
Just because the masses (and I don't mean Catholic here) believe something does not make it true. Just because Oprah features a book does not make it true. But anything believed potentially by millions should not be ignored.
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