Readings Logos/Verbum Documentation

Week 1 – Basic introduction

Reading the Help file provides a basic framework for understanding further documentation. Do not expect to understand all the details. Do report any errors you find in this and other resources.

• Verbum (or Logos) Help

Week 2 – Biblical Entities

The most fundamental tagging of Biblical texts provides by Faithlife is the tagging of Biblical entities.

• Biblical People Dataset Documentation
• This is reflected in the guide Biblical People
• Biblical Places Dataset Documentation
• This is reflected in the guide Biblical Places
• Biblical Things Dataset Documentation
• This is reflected in the guide Biblical Things
• Biblical Events Dataset Documentation
• This is reflected in the guide Biblical Events

Week 3 – More on Biblical People

These resource provide additional information on Biblical People or categorize them in useful ways.

• Biblical Referents Dataset Documentation
• Lists of Biblical People, Places, Things, and Events | Concentrate on those sections relevant to Biblical People

Week 4 – More on Biblical people continued

These resources provide visualizations related to Biblical people.

• Biblical People Diagrams Documentation
• Biblical People Visual Timelines | Limited to Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul
• Narrative Character Maps | Limited to Ruth, 1 Kings 1-2, Ezra, Job, Acts in two parts, 1 Samuel, Isaac, Abraham, Jesus before public ministry, Jesus public ministry, Jesus Passion week, and Jacob.

Week 5 – More on Biblical People continued

These resources include additional data in support of searches, primarily lable searches.

• Angels, Demons, and Deities: Dataset Documentation
• Supporting resource: Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible
• Prophets, Priests, Regents, and Judges: Dataset Documentation

A workflow for studying Biblical People is available:

• Biblical Person Study

It is also useful to familiarize yourself with the Bible dictionaries, especially those that emphasize the Biblical People. Examples:

• All the People in the Bible: An A–Z Guide to the Saints, Scoundrels, and Other Characters in Scripture
• The Exhaustive Dictionary of Bible Names
• The Ultimate Who’s Who in the Bible
• Who’s Who in the Jewish Bible
• Free online dictionary from Abarim Publications meaning of Hebrew Biblical Names

Week 6 – More on Biblical Places

These resource provide additional information on Biblical Places or categorize them in useful ways.

• Atlas Maps: Dataset Documentation | Logos 6 Maps (Vols. 1–3): Dataset Documentation
• Biblical Places Maps
• Before and After: Biblical Sites
• Lists of Biblical People, Places, Things, and Events | Concentrate on those sections relevant to Biblical Places

Week 7 – More on Biblical Places continued

A workflow for studying Biblical Places is available:

• Biblical Place Study

It is also important to be familiar with the atlas resources in your library. They fall into four categories:

Week 8 – More on Biblical Things

These resource provide additional information on Biblical Things or categorize them in useful ways.

• All the Altars in the Bible | This support label searches on altars.
• Artifacts from the British Museum: Dataset Documentation | Media illustrating artifacts similar to those mentioned in scripture
• Lists of Biblical People, Places, Things, and Events | Concentrate on those sections relevant to Biblical Things

A workflow for studying Biblical Things is available:

• Biblical Things

Week 9 – More on Biblical Events

These resource provide additional information on Biblical Events or categorize them in useful ways.

• Biblical Events Dataset Documentation | review from week 2
• Biblical Event Navigator | primary source of events
• Lists of Biblical People, Places, Things, and Events | Concentrate on those sections relevant to Biblical Events

A workflow for studying Biblical Events is available:

• Biblical Events

Week 10 – Micro-Biblical Events

A number of resources and datasets provide information on very specific events. These generally support label searches; the early ones are supported by an interactive resource.

• Theophanies in the Bible: Dataset Documentation
• Miracles of the Bible | documentation under “about”
• Speaking to God | documentation under “about”

Week 11 – Micro-Biblical Events continued

• All the Battles in the Bible
• All the Burials in the Bible >> https://ref.ly/logosres/fbaAll the Covenants in the Bible
• All the Dreams and Visions in the Bible

Week 12 – Micro-Biblical Events continued

• All the Famines in the Bible
• All the Fasts in the Bible
• All the Killings in the Bible
• All the Marriages in the Bible

Week 13 – Micro-Biblical Events continued

• All the Meals in the Bible
• All the Miracles in the Bible
• All the Turning Points in the Bible

To compare miracles to the interactive miracles, see the documentation under “about”:

• Miracles of the Bible

For a more complete view of the use of labels see:

• Concordance

Week 14 – Biblical Events Timeline

A timeline is simply the display of Biblical (and other) Events as distributed across time.

• Timeline: Dataset Documentation

Timeline resources:

• The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation | There is a more recent update not carried in Verbum
• Church History Timeline | has overlap with New Testament church history
• Intertestamental Period Timeline | deuterocanonical time period
• Israel’s Judges Timeline
• Israel’s Kings Timeline
• Old Testament Prophets Timeline

Closely related is the annual timeline as defined by feasts:

• Israelite Feasts and Sacrifices

Week 15 – Cultural Concepts

These are a common classification scheme used across a range of socialsciences.

• Lexham Cultural Ontology: Dataset Documentation
• The Lexham Cultural Ontology Glossary

The source material can be seen at:

• Yale Outline of Cultural Materials

It is adapted for SIL in:

• Themes for sociocultural exploration

Cultural Concepts are referenced in this guide:

• Cultural Concepts

Week 16 – Preaching Themes

Preaching themes are topics intended for use in sermons or lessons. The terminology is evangelical/non-denominational; familarity with the terms allows one to “translate” the teerminology to reflect one’s own tradition.

• Preaching Themes: Dataset Documentation | This resource includes a glossary of the 230 themes.

The Preaching Theme is the base element for these workflows:

• A/G Topical Sermon Preparation
• Biblical Theme Study
• Topical Sermon Preparation

The Preaching Theme is a base element for these guides:

• Sermon Starter Guide | one option for this guide
• Theme | themes associated with a reference

Week 17 – Preaching Themes – Thematic Outlines

• Thematic Outlines: Dataset Documentation

These are found in the following guide:

• Sermon Outlines | this guide also accepts a reference or a topic (see below).

Recognizing that the distinction between thematic and topical resources is somewhat arbitrary, the related thematic resources include:

• Dictionary of Bible Themes
• The New Thematic Concordance
• The Thematic Bible: Passage Register
• The Thematic Bible: Topical Analysis

Week 18 – Topics – Catholic/Church fathers

An example of a thirteenth century Catholic topical index of the Bible:

• The Moral Concordances of Saint Anthony of Padua

The Catholic topical index uses the language of the ancient church andmoves beyond Biblical texts to include church fathers, church documents, ecclesial authors, etc.

• Catholic Topical Index: Dataset Documentation
• Catholic Topical Index Page

The Catholic Topical Index is referenced in this guide:

• Catholic Topical Index | which is available by reference or topic

These resources supplement the Catholic topical index:

• A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs: A Reference Guide to More than 700 Topics Discussed by the Early Church Fathers | Protestant author
• The Faith of the Early Fathers, Volumes 1–3 | standard Catholic reference for Church fathers
• The Sources of Catholic Dogma | standard Catholic reference for Church documents

Week 19 – Topics – Ancient Literature including Church fathers

The ancient literature data expands to cover ancient Near Eastern literature, Jewish literature, pseudepigrapha, apocrypha, Nag Hammadi, et.al.

• Ancient Literature: Dataset Documentation

The ancient literature data is referenced in this guide:

• Ancient Literature

The Confessional documents begin in ancient literature but continue up to the present day:

• Confessional Documents Cross References: Dataset Documentation

The confessional documents data is referenced in this guide:

• Confessional Documents

Week 20 – Topics – General

There is no formal documentation of topics. However, the documentation of the Logos Controlled Vocabulary discusses topics. Unfortunately, there is no documentation on the Unified Annotation Vocabulary.

• Logos Controlled Vocabulary: Dataset Documentation

Topics are referenced in this workflows:

• Biblical Topic Study

Topics are referenced in these guides:

• Topic Guide
• Topic

A feature that has not been seriously utilized allowed users to add web and resource links to topics.

• Topics.logos.com

This is an appropriate time to become familiar with some of the topical index resources:

• LBLA Indice de Tópicos
• The NASB Topical Index
• Nelson’s Topical Bible Index
• New Nave’s Topical Bible
• New Topical Textbook
• The New Topical Text Book: A Scripture Text Book for the Use of Ministers, Teachers, and All Christian Workers
• Major Bible Themes: Present Forty-Nine Vital Doctrines of the Scriptures, Abbreviated and Simplified for Popular Use, Including Suggestive Questions on Each Chapter; with Topical and Textual Indeces | a study guide
• Topical Analysis of the Bible
• Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary Topic Finder

Some topical resources have narrow coverage:

• The Ellen White Writings Topical Index

Week 21 – Biblical Theology

• Biblical Theology Cross References: Dataset Documentation

Biblical theology topics are referenced in this guide:

• Biblical Theologies

For theological terminology, these resources are useful:

• The Lexham Glossary of Theology | Verbum/Logos usage
• A Concise Dictionary of Theology | Catholic
• The Dictionary of Historical Theology
• Dictionary of Theological Terms
• Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, 2nd ed.
• Global Dictionary of Theology: A Resource for the Worldwide Church
• The New Dictionary of Theology
• New Dictionary of Theology
• New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic
• Sacramentum Mundi: An Encyclopedia of Theology, Volumes 1–6 | Catholic resource
• Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms
• The Thiselton Companion to Christian Theology
• The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms (Second Edition)

Week 22 – Systematic Theology

• Lexham Systematic Theology Ontology: Dataset Documentation
• Lexham Survey of Theology | This resource especially requires checking before quoting

Theological topics are referenced in this workflow:

• Theological Topic Study

Theological topics are referenced in these guides:

• Theology Guide
• Systematic Theologies

Week 23 – Counseling Themes

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