IT'S HERE!

A few more:

• Roots - Lemmas organized according to roots, tools in BWS to work with this, etc.
• Sermon Starter Guide (surprisingly well done)
• Topic Guide
• Bible Sense Lexicon
• Deeper integration with Faithlife
• Clause Search (Syntactical search engine which is much easier to use than the Syntax Search, and includes implied subjects, objects, etc... together with roots my favorite new feature)
• Bibliography tool
• Shared documents (i.e. Notes, Clippings, Handouts, etc. can be uploaded and shared)  - Public or private group
• The Libraries are updated with better selections.
• Lots of small improvements to make the product easier to use (one example - in the search box a large list of examples of different types of searches are given according to the search type).

As asked, here are some additional pictures of the Sermon Prep Guide. I won't repeat the pics already posted above in this thread, but here are some images of the Thematic Outlines, which has most impressed me. It is just one section within the Sermon Prep Guide.

First, you select a topic or a Bible passage. Then, a list of thematic outlines are presented. Here is the list of Thematic Outlines for the topic of Angels:

There are lots of topics prepared, but notice how many subtopics are within this one topic of Angels. Very impressive. Other topics are the same - there are lots of subtopics within each topic.

Here is what a subtopic looks like. I have marked in yellow the name of the subtopic I chose from the list above. Notice that then within the subtopics there are then additional themes and sub-themes, with pertinent biblical verses:

So, this is a pretty good example. Most other examples I have looked at have been similar in length and quality. An incredible resource for preparing homilies.

John D. Barry said:

Alexander Longacre said:

Wow! Can you says no need for the Lexham Bible Guides?

Here's a screenshot of a section of Lexham Bible Guide: Ephesians, for reference:

Here are the core features of Lexham Bible Guides:

• Annotates the differing opinions of top scholars and links you directly to their works’ most relevant passages for further reading.
• Combines the expert curation of a Bible guidebook with the advanced technology of Logos. It satisfies your need
  for a quick orientation to a passage when time is short, and it
  facilitates in-depth study when time allows.
• Organizes all the research on each literary unit of Scripture.
• Illuminates difficult and obscure
  passages, making passages more accessible
  for teaching or further study.
• Provides comprehensive coverage that’s easy to use and elegantly organized. It addresses both
  biblical and theological issues—not just one or the other.

Here is what's included for each literary unit in the Lexham Bible Guides:

• Customizable
  media slides for use in presentations
• An
  introductory overview
• An outline
  of the unit’s structure and biblical significance
• A summary
  and explanation of key words, important facts, and controversial issues
• A listing
  and description of related literature for further study
• An
  application overview
• Concluding
  thoughts

thanks for the expanded and visual clarification.  since I don't own one (yet), it's nice to know its unique features.

There is no topic for Purgatory.

That having been said, in general I have found the summaries to be quite universal, with very few exceptions presenting a theology that is compatible with both Catholicism and Protestantism. For example, the topic on Holiness is very good. Here is the first part of the subtopic of Saints, which is a subcategory of Holiness (to celebrate the Feast of All the Saints today). This is only the first part of this topic:

The only topic I have seen so far that I would like to be more universal in its approach is the topic of Salvation, which presents a strong view in favor of salvation by faith-alone, with works (theologically it would be more precise to say something like "lived charity") as simply a by-product. I wonder if maybe this topic could be rethought in light of the joint declarations which have been made by the Lutheran and Catholic Church on salvation in recent years?? Topics like the one above show that it isn't too terribly difficult to present schemes like this in ways that are theologically universal.

As regards topics particular to Catholicism / Orthodoxy, such as Purgatory, there is also some hope I believe. In Logos 5, the Catholic versions are now "sort of" called Verbum. Here is the logo as it appears on the home screen. On the top bar, however, Logos 5 still appears:

The fact that Logos is now aware that I am using a Catholic library makes me think that there may also be the possibility of providing a pretty good solution for this type of issue.

fgh said:

(Just trying to find out how Evangelical this is, and that seemed like a good test case.)

I haven't had an opportunity to test Logos 5 with Catholic settings - we have to wait and hope. The Logos Controlled Vocabulary has not been expanded to include deuterocanonical people, places, etc.

fgh said:

So what does it look like for the topic 'Purgatory'? Is there one?

Did you get enough response to your question? [:D]

Any other information you would like?

Purgatory? I think Logos is giving a demonstration with the web site update. [:P]