Logos Complete Study Bible

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The Logos Complete Study Bible is a study Bible published in 1972 by Logos International. [1] It is based upon The Cross-Reference Bible, published in 1910. [2]

Contents

The Logos Bible uses the 1901 American Standard Version (ASV) translation of the Bible, which has been called "The Rock of Biblical Honesty" by Bible scholars. [3] This study Bible has:

No further editions were published. The company itself failed not many years after publication. [4]

Comparison to The Cross-Reference Bible

The Scripture text, variant renderings and readings, topical analyses, most of the Preface, and Index of the Logos International Study Bible are almost entirely photo-reprinted from "The Cross-Reference Bible containing the Old and New Testaments", edited by Monser and copyright by him in 1910. [5] The title page of the 1910 edition says "The text of this Bible is that of the American Standard Edition of the Revised Bible (Copyright, 1901, by Thomas Nelson & Sons), With Variorum Readings and Renderings, With Topical Analysis and Cross References." The Cross-Reference Bible was reprinted several times after 1910, including once by Baker Book House in 1959. The Logos edition excluded the following items from the Cross-Reference Bible:

The Logos edition added:

In-text features

The following example is part of the first column of page 1756, which includes parts of Matthew 2:23 and 3:1:

23

  1. City, Gen.
    4:17

  2. Prophecies
    concerning
    Jesus, Gen.
    3:15

  3. See “Inspira-
    ation of Proph-
    ets." II Ki.
    17:13.

  1. Q. Is. 11:1 in
    the Heb. 7

  1. See Mk. 1:24.
1

  1. P. Vs. 1-12;
    Mk. 1:3-8; Lu.
    3:2-17; comp.
    John 1:6-8,
    10-28.

  2.  Day, Lev.
    25:8

dwelt in a citya called *Nǎz’-ǎ-
rěth; that it might be fulfilled
b which was spoken cthrough the
prophets, 1that he should be
called a d Nǎz-ǎ-rẽne’.

3

 And ein those fdays
cometh † John the Bǎp’-

 Var. Rend.— V. 23 that ... Nazarene
—because he would be called a Nazarene,
LUTHER; despised like a Nazarene, OL.
LAN. W. BROAD. Nazarene—i.e. a
'netzer' or Branch with reference to Is. 11:1,
Fri. DeW. Me. Wa. Delilzsh.; a Nazarite
(i.e. separate with some reference to the
order of Nazirites, Num. 6:1–20), Text.
Jer., Mcl. ERASMUS, BEZA, HO, WET-
STEIN, GROTTUS; the man of Nazareth,
ME. BRU. Chap. J. — V. 1, cometh—
comes forward. Al. steps forth, HO.;

 * NAZARETH: A City of Galilee.—Mt. 2:23; 21:11; Mk.
1:9; Lu. 1:26. Build on a Hill—Lu. 4:29.
 Wicked and Despised City.—John 1:46. Their Unbelief—
Mt. 13:54-58.
 Home of Joseph and Mary.—Lu. 1:26-30; 2:51
 Home of Christ.—Mt. 2:23; 4:13; 13:54; 21:11; 26:71; Mk.
1:9, 24; 6:1; 10:47; 14:67; 16:6; Lu. 2:51; 4:34; 18:37; 24:19;
John 1:45, 46; 19:19; Acts 2:22; 3:6; 4:10; 6:14; 10:38; 22:8;
26:9. Christ rejected at—Mk. 6:1-6; Lu. 4:29.

† JOHN THE BAPTIST: Career.—Announcement of Birth
—Lu. 1:5-25; Time in days of Herod the Great B.C. 6—
Lu 1:5. Piety and old age of Zacharias and Elizabeth—
Lu. 1:5 f. Barrenness of Elizabeth—Lu. 1:7. Zacharias a
Priest in service when the angel Gabriel appears to him.—Lu
1:8-13. The name of the child (John) given by the angel—
...

Margin notes

The letter a that appears after the word "city" in the first line corresponds to the "a" in the left margin, where there is an entry containing "Gen. 4:17". In the text of Genesis chapter 4, verse 17, the word "city" also appears, where it has the symbol "‡" next to it. At the bottom of that page, there is an article entitled CITY, next to the symbol "‡", which has nearly all of the references in the Bible to the word or idea of "city". In the fourth line, there is a superscript "1" next to the word "that". The corresponding margin entry has the letter "Q", followed by a reference to Isaiah, chapter 11, verse 1. This indicates that the passage that follows the letter, in the text, is a quotation from the Old Testament. Similarly, parallel passages are indicated with a P, as used under footnote "e" for chapter 3 verse 1 in the left margin.

Footnote articles

At the bottom of the page are two more examples of in-text articles. The article for Nazareth is referenced from verse 23 with the symbol "*", and the article for John the Baptist, with the symbol "†". The latter article continues for two more columns in the text.

Pronunciation

In the first and fifth lines, the words Nazarene and Nazareth are rendered Nǎz’ǎrẽth and Nǎz-ǎ-rẽne’, respectively. These are indications of the pronunciation, and are given for most words translated or adapted from Biblical languages, particularly including place and personal names. The editors chose the then-current means employed by the Webster's International Dictionary to indicate pronunciation.

Variorum readings

Translation always involves a certain amount of subjective judgment. The Logos Bible endeavors to make all such judgments explicit and available to the reader. These are given immediately under the text, in the section labeled "Var. rend.". The variorum readings include those from the Variorum Bible. [6] To this extensive set of readings was added the work of some 150 highly regarded Bible scholars. [note 1]

Other features

Following a comprehensive index, which lists all of the in-text articles and references, the Logos Bible includes The Layman's Commentary on the Holy Spirit, edited by John Rea. The Layman's Commentary includes in-depth treatment of most New Testament passages that deal with the Holy Spirit, beginning with Matthew 3:11-17 (the baptism of Jesus). The commentary comprises over 100 pages, and draws from a number of English translations, Bible commentaries and dictionaries. The Layman's Commentary was also published separately by Logos International, also in 1972, as ISBN   0-912106-22-0 and ISBN   0-912106-38-7.

Finally, the Logos Bible also includes a concordance, coordinated with the index, and a number of maps.

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References

  1. ↑ Harold E. Monser, ed. (1972). The Logos Complete Study Bible: American Standard Version. Logos International.
  2. ↑ Harold E. Monser, ed. (1910). The Cross-Reference Bible. The Cross-Reference Bible Publishing Company.
  3. ↑ "The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible". eBible.org. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  4. ↑ "Run Baby Run" . Retrieved 2006-09-24. Comments by Rob Allen, the son of Edward W. Allen, who was the managing editor of Logos during the early to mid-1970s.
  5. ↑ Harold E. Monser, ed. (1910). The Cross-Reference Bible containing the Old and New Testaments. The Cross-Reference Bible Company.
  6. ↑ Rev. T. K. Cheyney, M.A., D.D.; Rev. S. R. Driver, D.D; Rev. R. L. Clarke, M.A.; Alfred Goodwin MA; Rev. W. Sanday, M.A., D.D., LL D (1888). The Variorum Bible. Eyre and Spottiswoode.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Notes

  1. ↑ The process by which scholars were selected is described in detail on page ix of the work.
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