book recommendations on the Logos store?

Hi everyone. So I'm in my first year of my undergraduate degree in biblical studies. I downloaded and love the Logos app the way it's layed out so this is my go-to tool for everything biblical. My question is what books should I buy on there? What books would you recommend I read? There is so much content I thought about going for one of the packages but I don't have thousands of dollars to spend on this, help?

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Paul Caneparo

Hi everyone. So I'm in my first year of my undergraduate degree in biblical studies. I downloaded and love the Logos app the way it's layed out so this is my go-to tool for everything biblical. My question is what books should I buy on there? What books would you recommend I read? There is so much content I thought about going for one of the packages but I don't have thousands of dollars to spend on this, help?

We all have different needs. I love the Legacy Libraries. They're a cheap way to add lots of resources.

https://www.logos.com/legacy-libraries

If there are any resources you're particularly keen to buy, scroll down the product page to see whether the resource is included in any collection.

I also make regular use of the twice monthly "free book of the month" deals.

https://www.logos.com/free-book

These deals go live at 9am Bellingham time on 1st and 15th of the month.

Rosie Perera

Look at the bibliographies in your course syllabi if they have them. Some of them might include optional extra reading. You could start by looking to see if Logos carries some of those books. Diving deeper into the material you're already learning in school could be a good start. Broadening will also be a good strategy, one that will require you being willing to read outside of what is deemed "safe" or theologically OK by your seminary, which means (judging by another recent post by you) reading outside of the non-denominational realm. There are lots of great gems out there, but we sometimes cut ourselves off from them by our lack of experience and our fear of the other.

I have appreciated everything I've read on the History of Christianity. If you're not already taking or slated to take a course on that (covering from the time of the Book of Acts through the Reformation and thence all the way up to the present day) to learn where your own Christian stream falls within the wider ocean of Christianity, then I'd recommend some good books on Christian History:

Richard Lovelace's Dynamics of Spiritual Life: An Evangelical Theology of Renewal was mind-blowing to me and so helpful!

George Marsden's Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism is an excellent book by one of the great historians of Christianity.

J.I. Packer's A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life is an excellent look at a particular faith group that has influenced many of us and is often misunderstood.

Jaroslav Pelikan's 5-volume The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine is a classic and will broaden your understanding.

I would also recommend Justo L. González' 2-volume The Story of Christianity, which was my textbook in my History of Christianity classes at Regent, but despite many people voting for it, and its availability as a Kindle book (vol 1, vol 2), Logos still has not brought this excellent set into their catalogue. But you can go vote for it here: https://feedback.logos.com/boards/logos-book-requests/posts/the-story-of-christianity-justo-gonzalez.

Christian Alexander

Reading in the Bible and other texts surronding the study never ends. I second the Free Book of the Month and Legacy Libraries. I also like the 50% off daily deals on Twitter. Daily Deals are specific to X/Twitter so you have to subscribe. In terms of tools you are looking at a minimum of Logos 10 Bronze base package. Silver is recommended. Recognizing the underlying structure of texts can help people to focus attention on key concepts and relationships, anticipate what is to come, and monitor the understanding. You can help by stating what package you have, denomination, position, budget and plans for ministry.

The most important class to me was Biblical Hermeneutics. We used the following texts in our 19 week class and it was a fruitful course.

Fee, Gordon and Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, 4th ed. (FS)

Duvall, J. Scott and J. Daniel Hays, Grasping God's Word, 3rd ed. (DH)

Bray, Gerald, Biblical Interpretation: Past and Present (GB)

Klein, Blomberg, and Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics (KBH)

Porter, Stanley and Beth Stovall, Biblical Hermeneutics: 5 Views (P&S)

Bruce, F. F. The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? (NTD)

Hayes, John H. and Holladay, Carl R. Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner’s Handbook (BE)

Wood, A. Skevington. The Principles of Biblical Interpretation: As Enunciated by Irenaeus, Origen, Augustine, Luther and Calvin (PBI)

Blount, Brian K. Cultural Interpretation: Reorienting New Testament Criticism (CI)

Leithart, Peter J. Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture (DE)

Köstenberger, Andreas J. with Richard D. Patterson. Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology. 2d ed. (IBI)

In a bit I will post the expanded bibliography the professors of record gave us.

Christian Alexander

I could not find the actual pdf but I did find this by the same professor. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cruxsola/2021/03/exegesis-and-hermeneutics-bibliography/

Paul Gibson

If you're like most college students, you probably won't have much time to read books beyond what assigned for classes, so a better approach might be to ask how you can best spend your budget. As others have mentioned, the Legacy Libraries can be a great value, IF they have the resources you need. I'd also suggest joining some Facebook groups: Logos Bible Sales and News, Free Logos Resources Updates and Logos Bible Software Discounts and Coupon Codes. Use the sales mentioned in these groups to get the best discounts you can on the books you need for your classes.

Some other Facebook groups I'm in are: Logos Software Users, Logos Bible Tips and Tricks and Logos Book Recommendations.

Rosie Perera

I could not find the actual pdf but I did find this by the same professor. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cruxsola/2021/03/exegesis-and-hermeneutics-bibliography/

Christian, please see my post where I called for votes on all of the books from that bibliography that Logos doesn't carry yet which I thought looked worth requesting:

https://community.logos.com/forums/t/223063.aspx

henrylucas

Bible Commentaries: A good commentary can provide valuable insights and explanations for biblical texts. Consider starting with a more concise series like the Tyndale Commentaries or NIV Application Commentary. These are generally more affordable and user-friendly.
Study Bibles: Study Bibles like the ESV Study Bible or NIV Study Bible offer helpful notes and references that can be very beneficial for both academic and personal study.
Greek and Hebrew Lexicons: If your course includes learning the original languages, tools like Strong's Concordance or BDAG (A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature) are invaluable for deeper word studies.
Theological Dictionaries: These are great for understanding the background and theological implications of biblical terms. Consider something like Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT) or New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis.
Bible Encyclopedias: For historical and cultural background, a resource like the Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary or IVP Bible Background Commentary can be incredibly useful.
Introductory Textbooks: Books like An Introduction to the Old Testament by Tremper Longman III and Raymond Dillard, or An Introduction to the New Testament by D.A. Carson and Douglas Moo, can provide solid overviews and are often used in undergraduate courses.