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How Can You Make Logos Even More Helpful for Academic Work?

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by J. David Stark, PhD

Logos is an incredibly useful tool straight out of the box (or off the website). But as with any tool, it can take some time to get to know it well and use it better.

As an academic user, you’re also coming to Logos from a specific angle. Your context uniquely shapes how you want to use the tool. And as with any craft, you can produce better results by learning to use your tools better.

So, I’d like to share 12 ways that you can make Logos even more helpful for your academic work.

And if you read through to the end, there’ll be an additional free resource pack for you too.

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Logos Black Friday Sale: The Romans Collection

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Of all the things I could highlight during Logos’s Black Friday Sale (weekend, really), I’ve chosen The Romans Collection, currently 80% off.

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Best Commentaries on Paul with Nijay Gupta: Pastoral Epistles (1-2 Timothy, Titus)

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The Pastoral Epistles have long been regarded as wise instruction for the benefit of the church. But in the last two centuries these texts have often been sidelined in the academy due to suspicions of pseudepigraphal (false) authorship and seemingly negative sentiments towards women. On the other hand, the 21st century has seen numerous detailed commentaries that are a harbinger of renewed interest.

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Best Commentaries on Paul, with Nijay Gupta: Galatians

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Like Romans, Galatians has been at the center of theological debate concerning Paul’s theology. At the heart of the issue is Paul’s view of the Law. Thankfully, several excellent commentaries are available, a few written in the last year or two.

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Pre-pub Alert: Classic Commentaries on the General and Pastoral Epistles

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The 16-volume Classic Commentaries and Studies on the General and Pastoral Epistles is currently under development through the Logos Pre-pub program, which means that you can enjoy huge savings by getting in early.

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Best Commentaries on Paul, with Nijay Gupta: 1 Corinthians

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Scholars have long been fascinated by the window that 1 Corinthians provides into life of the early Christians. In this letter we also have creedal information, gender relationship teachings, and—what’s up with “baptism for the dead” (15:29)? Thankfully, there are many excellent 1 Corinthians commentaries available.

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Best Commentaries on Paul, with Nijay Gupta: Romans

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Nijay K. Gupta, associate professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary (PhD, University of Durham) is beginning a blog series at theLAB on biblical commentaries on the Pauline epistles. Dr. Gupta has written three commentaries (Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, Lord’s Prayer), and he has another commentary in production (Philippians, Cambridge University Press, co-written with Michael F. Bird), and is currently writing the Galatians volume for the Story of God commentary series. You can follow Gupta’s personal blog @ www.cruxsolablog.com

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