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Why no Talmud?
As far as I can tell, Logos carries two English translations of the Talmud (Rodkinson and Neusner) but no original Talmud. This seems to me to be a rather ridiculous oversight, and yet I'm having trouble myself even identifying the edition and printing that I want Logos to take up. Can anyone help me identifying a standard…
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the tale of the qadma accent
Logos users may be interested in this long and winding tale since Logos plays a small part in it. It shows how mistakes in BHS probably made in the 1970s still cast a long shadow on us down to the present day.
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extra verses in Joshua in Logos Hebrew Bibles
Here's my third article in the series: Undoing and redoing the work of the Masoretes – part 3 – WLC’s extra verses in Joshua
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Saying the quiet part out loud
If you're curious to know more about the errors you'll find in Logos's Hebrew Bibles, you may enjoy my new article, "Saying the quiet part out loud", which is part 2 of what I hope will be an ongoing series, Undoing and redoing the work of the Masoretes. I posted a link to part 1 in a previous post to this forum.
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SUGGESTION: Raphael Patai's Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore
https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Jewish-Folklore-Traditions-Raphael/dp/0765620251 Patai has done some interesting work in using folklore in interpretation of scripture - things as simple as how a parables used? what are the connotations of the sea? ... This Encyclopedia would be a major step forward for resources to…
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Is a Jewish base-package on the way?
I had't noticed that Logos Bible Software Forums had a Jewish Products section! While, this is a pleasant surprise I wonder if this means a Jewish Base-Package or line of base packages is on the way? If, the above is the case I tend to think that NOET.com might be a better place than Logos.com to sale/advertise it, unless…
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BUG/correction required: Jacob Neusner was Jewish!
There is a presently a large sale on Wipf & Stock books. If you filter that sale for works by the late Rabbi Jacob Neusner, you get 96 results. At the moment, filtering that sale for Jewish works gets you one result!…
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Atnaḥ hafukh: an accent you'll think you see everywhere in the Lexham Hebrew Bible
What's that tuning-fork-shaped accent that appears twice above? For answers, see Undoing and redoing the work of the Masoretes – Part 4: Atnaḥ hafukh.
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Is there a Jewish Systematic Theology resource?
I was wondering if there is a resource that systematically treats important themes in the Bible from the perspective of Yahweh, Angel of Yahweh, the Prophets, etc. Some themes may be: Covenants, mediators of God's immanence, Shekinah, Glory of God, Theophanies, afterlife, Heaven, Sheol, Bosom of Abraham, God's order,…
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Best Overall Complete Jewish Commentary?
Hello, I am a Christian and I'd like to see what the traditional Jewish interpretation and commentary on the scripture is. I don't need something incredibly deep, but I am looking for thorough. Not book summaries, but verse by verse, throughout the entire OT. I have seen the JPS Tanakh commentaries but they only cover a…
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The Mother of the Infant King, Isaiah 7:14
Please vote for this interesting book: The Mother of the Infant King, Isaiah 7:14 by Christophe Rico, translated by Peter Gentry https://feedback.faithlife.com/boards/logos-book-requests/posts/the-mother-of-the-infant-king-isaiah-7-14
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Jastrow: Hebrew lemma tagged as aramaic
(I don't know, if this is the right place, please correct me) if I open the Word Study to an aramaic lemma, which is in Jastrow's A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, the link leads to the hebrew (b.h.) lemma in said lexicon, not the aramaic (ch.). The error is common…
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collection - specialized in the cultural and literary context of Judaism
Hello brothers. Peace and good. Please, any indication of a "collection" with books specialized in the cultural and literary context of Judaism, where we can consult expressions such as "has a devil", "glutton and drinker", etc, but with explanations in the rabbinic / Jewish context?
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Soncino and Artscroll Digital Books to Logos Resources
It would be great to add Soncino's Midrash Rabbah (soncino.com) that is already in digital format via Davka Software (davka.com). It would be great to add Soncino's Books of the Bible Commentary Set too. Artscroll (artscroll.com) is also digitizing their books including Talmud and Shulchan Aruch. Would be great to make…
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Tanakh Complete Gematria
Is there any way to have the complete gematria of the Mesoretic version of Tanakh, this is the 304805 letters in the corresponding numeric values, from Bereshyt to Yshrael in excel or another numeric database, 1-2 2-200 3-1 ... 304804- 1 304805- 30
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References Coming Up Blank
I hope this is appropriate in this topic.... In reading the New American Commentary on Genesis, Volume II, on page 152 there are several references to the Nedarim and Genesis Rabbah which come up blank on my system. I have the Logos 9 Silver and the Messianic Jewish Silver which give me the Mishna as well as The Babylonian…
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SUGGESTION
Pritzker Zohar. https://www.sup.org/zohar/ Logos only has some very small Zohar excerpts
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Hebrew New Testament
I am learning Hebrew. Does Logos have the New Testament in Hebrew? It can be stand alone or part of the whole Bible. Thank you!!
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Hello all, I am working with the Dead Sea Scrolls: study edition and the Qumran Sectarian Manuscript. I am trying to use them for a NT comparative project in Seminary and I am not sure if I am using them correctly. I can't help feel like I don't know how to effectively search them for what I need (i.e., Righteousness,…
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Chassidic authors, Zohar, Tanya, Gematria, PaRDeS (SOD)?
Hello brothers. Could you help me put together a collection of Logos resources, containing Chassidic authors, Bible comments based on zohar, tanya, gematria and texts by rabbis specialized in PARDES interpretation, especially at the SOD level? Paulo (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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The Complete Jewish Study Bible Notes - New Pre-Pub
https://www.logos.com/product/137118/the-complete-jewish-study-bible-notes Let's get this done!!
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[PB] Talmud Steinsaltz from Sefaria [Folio tagged]
https://community.logos.com/forums/p/185981/1073517.aspx#1073517 Enjoy!
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[PB] Rashi on Pentateuch, Megillot, Former Prophets from Sefaria
Hi, have a look here: https://community.logos.com/forums/p/185953/1073356.aspx#1073356
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RE: The Babylonian Talmud: Michael L. Rodkinson (19 vols.)
Hi, I'm new to using Logos, but am having a bit of a problem with the Babylonian Talmud that I've got included in the base package I purchased. I was needing to access a particular part of the Talmud when I was reading a textbook (physical copy) which referenced Sukkah 51b:4, my tutor gave me this online resource to locate…
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Can we get these Pre-Pubs pushed through?
Some of these have been in my Pre-Pub account for more than a year, and with the recent pending deletion of long lists of Pre-Pubs, I'd sure like to get these pushed through, especially Neusner at 67% off and Brown to complete the series! https://www.logos.com/product/51513/jacob-neusner-jewish-studies-bundle…
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Best Jewish history and culture
I wrote this in another sub; however, I figured I’d write here too. What is the best Jewish modules for learning and understanding for century and old testament culture/history? I’m looking for a resource that is heavily tagged and cross-referenced.
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JPS Tanakh Commentary Collection (JPSTC) (12 vols.)
The JPS Tanakh Commentary Collection (JPSTC) (12 vols.) is missing Leviticus and Numbers--it's only 10 volumes! (Look at the bottom of the product page.) has Dynamic Pricing that looked weird.
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Jewish Studies Library Expansions on Logos.com not tagged as Jewish
The title says it all.
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Jacob Milgrom on Logos.com
The late Jacob Milgrom was a Conservative Jewish rabbi, but some of his works are not tagged as Jewish.
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Jacob Neusner on Logos.com
The late rabbi's works on Logos.com are not all classified as Jewish.
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Zohar - Pritzker Edition - Request
The Zohar, Pritzker edition, just finished and would be more than amazing to have on Logos. I would love for it to be added and I am sure there are many who would want this as well!
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Tagging update needed in Searching for Meaning in Midrash
I am reading Searching for Meaning in Midrash https://www.logos.com/product/7977/searching-for-meaning-in-midrash Links to the Talmud don't seem to work. I would suggest updating the tagging to correspond the currently available resources. No particular hurry, but nice to have.
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Baruch A. Levine on Logos.com
This noteworthy Jewish scholar has a few books offered by Faithlife; at this time not all are tagged as Jewish.
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Kimchi's commentary on Psalms
In case you haven't noticed, The Longer Commentary of R. David Kimhi on the First Book of the Psalms is hidden away in the Classic Commentaries and Studies on the Psalms Upgrade (30 vols.). I haven't had time to read it myself yet, but this looks interesting: David Kimchi's response to Christianity in his Psalm commentary.…
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Mistake: Rabbi David Kimchi's Commentary upon the Prophecies of Zechariah
This work should be tagged as Jewish, but right now it isn't.
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Where is sympathetic Highlighting?
It does not show up in my filters.
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Could anyone confirm if the Hebrew on this is correct?
I don't read Hebrew myself but love this item and would like to get it for my wife's anniversary... Could someone confirm if it is indeed correct?…
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What gender is the Aramaic word KEFA (כֵּיפָא)?
M. Sokoloff, A Dictionary of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic (http://cal.huc.edu/djpa.php?lemma=kyp+N ): Below: J. Levy, "Chaldäishes Wörterbuch über die Targumim und einen grossen Theil der rabbinischen Schrifttums" ( http://cal.huc.edu/showlevy.php?page=1:361 ): Below: Jastrow, M. (1903). A Dictionary of the Targumim, the…
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Targumim vs. Peshitta
I have a question. Please help me to find an answer. In the Lexicon of Targumim there is written: "כיף noun כיפא 1 Palestinian,Syr,JBA rock 2 Syr hail 3 JBA pl. jewelry 4 JBA shore LS2 315 LS2 v: ܟܹܐܦܳܐ abs. voc: כֵאף" (Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon. (2004). Targum Lexicon. Hebrew Union College.) "Syr" (for Syriac)…
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The revised parts of NJPS Tanakh
I know there's at least a revision of the Psalms out since the '90s (as I've had it in print) but I'm unsure whther any other parts have been newly revised. These would be nice to have as they are released. The NJPS came out in 1985, I'm talking about revisions that have been done and copyrighted after that. I'm holding…
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Buth Hebrew Pronunciation - why does אַלְלַי have a vocal shewa?
I am studying the vocal and silent Shewas and testing myself by going through Buth's Hebrew Pronunciation. It has been very instructive and I am getting a lot out of it. I am also listening to the Holy Scriptures in Hebrew. But I came across a word that does not fit the rules as I understand them. Can someone help me by…
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The Jewish People in the First Century - Pre-Pub Under Development
https://www.logos.com/product/55502/the-jewish-people-in-the-first-century-volume-1-historical-geography-political-history-social-cultural-and-religious-life-and-institutions Editors: S. Safrai, M. Stern, D. Flusser, W.C. van Unnik It's $70 on Amazon and no Kindle version.
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Tosefta available for pre-order
I saw this in the General forum, pre-ordered it, and thought I'd share it here: https://www.logos.com/product/137117/the-tosefta
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Jill Hammer on Logos.com
Rabbi Jill Hammer's works on Logos.com are not tagged as Jewish do not display as being tagged as Jewish when searched solely under her name, although they are so tagged. (Edited.)
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The Voice of the Lord - Messianic jewish Daily devotional
Hi I am wondering if anyone has set this devotional book up so it can be read daily according to the hebraic calendar dates, on logos. Wanting to create a reading plan to do this if possible. Thanks
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Font size when copying into Word
I can set the Hebrew font to be used when I exercise "Copy Biblical Verses" but I do not see anywhere that I can specify the font size (points). This means that for every instance of copying into Word, I have to modify the incoming 20 point to 16 point that I prefer. Is there any way to specify a point size? Thank you.…
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יזה vs וזה (see Isaiah 52:15)
יזה vs וזה I have a question for the Hebrew scholars. By the way, it would be wonderful to have a workgroup for those who are interested in this type of conversation. I know what both the Jewish and Christian scholars and Rabbis have to say about יזה. I found a very interesting comment, to me, from one scholar who suggests…
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Rashi?
As much as we Logos folks love commentaries, I'm surprised that we haven't seen Rashi's commentaries on the Tanakh yet.
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Daf Yomi
Hey the Daf Yomi Recource with reading the Talmud is Great. Is there a Way to change the Date into Jewish Date? Sascha
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Babylonian Talmud
There are two versions available in Logos. Why is the short one more expensive? [I know I am missing something major but I don’t know what] The Babylonian Talmud: Original Text, Edited, Corrected, Formulated and Translated into English (19 vols.) by Rodkinson, Michael L. The Talmud Society 1918 $249.95 Pages: 4,105 19 Vol…