Exegetical Guide - A Whole New Game

Ron Corbett

The Grammar section blows me away. What an amazing section. I love the way it is broken down. So helpful.

I love the inclusion of Dr. Steve Runge's material here. The Exegetical section is a real blessing.

And I love the GRAMMATICAL CONSTRUCTIONS section. Great work, Logos team!!

A few questions:

Is there a place for RHETORICAL devices, LITERARY STRUCTURES, etc? Or, might that be in the pipeline someday?

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MJ. Smith

A few questions:

Is there a place for RHETORICAL devices, LITERARY STRUCTURES, etc? Or, might that be in the pipeline someday?

I personally hope so ...

Rick Brannan (Logos)

The Grammar section blows me away. What an amazing section. I love the way it is broken down. So helpful.

I love the inclusion of Dr. Steve Runge's material here. The Exegetical section is a real blessing.

And I love the GRAMMATICAL CONSTRUCTIONS section. Great work, Logos team!!

Thanks Ron! These things have been fun to work on, and I'm happy to hear they're helpful.

A few questions:

Is there a place for RHETORICAL devices, LITERARY STRUCTURES, etc? Or, might that be in the pipeline someday?

The Passage Guide does have a "Literary Typing" section; you could customize your exegetical guide to include it. We have considered some ways to improve, rework, or flat-out replace the data that drives that section, both internally and in beta groups. Still not sure of the correct path to take, but it is under discussion.

On rhetorical devices: Do you have a resource to refer us to that catalogs and/or defines devices you'd be interested in seeing? (Yes, we do know of Bullinger's Figures of Speech; if there are other such resources, please do let us know).

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/727826#Comment_727826

John Breck's Shape of Biblical Language

Robert Alter's Biblical Type-Scenes and the uses of Convention

David A. Dorsey's The Literary Structure of the Old Testament

Nils Wilhelm Lund's Chiasmus in the New Testament

Ron Corbett

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/727866#Comment_727866

John Breck's Shape of Biblical Language

Robert Alter's Biblical Type-Scenes and the uses of Convention

David A. Dorsey's The Literary Structure of the Old Testament

Nils Wilhelm Lund's Chiasmus in the New Testament

Don't know these other books, but I have Dorsey's book pinned to my menu bar in Logos. Always interested in Chiasmus too. Reading the New Testament series has much to offer in terms of Literary structures. There are also some sections in a number of commentaries that Logos carries which cover these areas.

Schumitinu

Is there a place for RHETORICAL devices, LITERARY STRUCTURES, etc? Or, might that be in the pipeline someday?

Yes, please! This would make awesome additions to the guides!

Ron Corbett

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/727826#Comment_727826

On rhetorical devices: Do you have a resource to refer us to that catalogs and/or defines devices you'd be interested in seeing? (Yes, we do know of Bullinger's Figures of Speech; if there are other such resources, please do let us know).

Bullinger's would be a great place to start. I would think that there may be some more modern resources on the subject [see M.J.'s post for example].

And I repeat, the Exegetical Guide is now in a whole new place and promises to be even better than ever.

Schumitinu

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/728397#Comment_728397

Bullinger's Companion Bible which is in Community Pricing also suggests literary structures for all of the old and new testament.

Ron Corbett

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/728616#Comment_728616

And of course, Forms of the Old Testament Literature is a great source too.

Schumitinu

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/728970#Comment_728970

Some commentaries have a "Literary Analysis" or a "Literary Introduction" section that could be linked to the exegetical guide.

For the NT series like the Paideia have a "Rhetorical Flow" chart that can be linked to the exegetical guide.

The USB Handbook Series deals with rhetorical devices in the text, but they would need to be tagged as such.

Edit: The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery deals with rhetorical devices and other literary features.

Ron Corbett

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/729015#Comment_729015

Some commentaries have a "Literary Analysis" or a "Literary Introduction" section that could be linked to the exegetical guide.

For the NT series like the Paideia have a "Rhetorical Flow" chart that can be linked to the exegetical guide.

The USB Handbook Series deals with rhetorical devices in the text, but they would need to be tagged as such.

Edit: The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery deals with rhetorical devices and other literary features.

Great suggestions

Schumitinu

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/727826#Comment_727826

On rhetorical devices: Do you have a resource to refer us to that catalogs and/or defines devices you'd be interested in seeing? (Yes, we do know of Bullinger's Figures of Speech; if there are other such resources, please do let us know).

The new Treasury of Scripture Knowledge extensively identifies figures of speech used in individual verses. I think Jerome Smith took it from the Companion Bible and added it to his version of the Treasury.