Douglas EstesTeaching is a form of research, observes William A. Dyrness, senior professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. To teach students well, we must always discover what they know and where they come from. Dyrness is the author of...
Peter MontoroScribes & Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible, is a love letter from the academy to the church, a truly excellent book that will surely become a staple in churches and seminaries all over the English-speaking world. Authors...
Jason StoneJennifer Grisham interviews Bible scholar, professor, and award-winning author Dr. Jeannine Brown about the Bible. Listen to this interview to hear advice on how to read and understand the Bible.
A Conversation with Thomas R. Schreiner Respect for our students and for our schools is what undergirds a meaningful calling to teach, observes Thomas R. Schreiner, the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and associate...
Matthew L. HalstedLet me get straight to the point: I think biblical scholars and theologians should talk more about UFOs. Sounds crazy, right? But I’m not kidding. Admittedly, this topic is a strange one. A person can hardly think of UFOs without hearing the eerie X...
Timothy BergA common YouTube pastime is the Wired “Autocorrect Interviews.” A public figure holds a board hiding a series of commonly googled questions behind paper strips. They peel the strips one by one and answer the sometimes absurd, always...
Adam J. HowellGraded Implementation for Using Digital Tools in Original-Language Courses The speed with which digital technology has swept through our society has certainly made an impact on original-language learning. Whereas it was previously unthinkable to...
Peter KrolThe parables of Jesus are far less direct than doctrinal statements. Yet, they’re far more disruptive than simple illustrations. Parables held primacy in Jesus’s public ministry (Mark 4:2, 33–34), and they still inflame the imagination like...
Donald C. McIntyreOn February 8, 2023, students from Asbury University gathered at chapel as they would any other Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., but it was not an ordinary Wednesday. Those in attendance lingered in the chapel—for 15 more days. Craig Keener of Asbury...
Yana Jenay ConnerIn 2019, my Christian counselor broke up with me. We were discussing my anxiety woes and the constant work I was doing to experience the promise of Philippians 4:7. For the past few years, I had taken Paul’s words in Philippians 4:6 and worked them...
Logos StaffDr. Michael Heiser, author of the bestselling book The Unseen Realm, has passed into life everlasting after a years-long battle with cancer. Dr. Heiser served as Logos’s scholar-in-residence from 2004 to 2019. During and after his tenure at Logos...
A covenant in biblical times served two primary purposes: 1) to establish kinship relationships among non-kin and 2) to establish peace where there was potential for violence.
Chauncey AllmondChauncey Allmond interviews pastor and author Isaac Adams about his life, publications, and ministry.
Lauren HunterWhen anxiety hits, among the places we go for advice and comfort—e.g., family, friends, pastors, spiritual directors, or perhaps even to a counselor or therapist—we must not forget to go to God’s Word to calm our anxious hearts. The Bible...
Tobin Perry“Who is Jesus?” is one of the most frequently asked questions in human history. It’s likely more books have been written on the topic than any other. But it’s much more than just a popular topic. You literally can’t ask...
Dr. Tavis Bohlinger interviews Bible scholar, professor, and award-winning author Dr. Craig Evans his life and writings.
Blake AdamsIs it meaningful to speak of “pets” in the Bible? Some claim “pet” is a purely modern category, so much so that what a modern person would call a “pet” does not exist in the Bible. If so, then to speak of...
Ryan LyttonThere are 211 instances of “the practice of communicating with a deity” in the Bible, according to the Logos Bible app‘s Factbook . Such a list demonstrates the massive undertaking that is the study of prayer. So, when we approach the topic of...
Jessica ClarkA few years ago as I was exploring spiritual disciplines, I found myself surprised at how often fasting came up. Fasting wasn’t something I heard much talked about in the churches and communities I’d been a part of. But it kept coming up...
Names often serve an important rhetorical function in biblical literature. In Genesis 22, a new epithet for God is given, Jehovah Jireh, which is often translated as “the LORD will provide” and, when used as a name, “the LORD my provider” (see ESV...
Timothy GabrielsonThere might seem to be little need to explain the genre of epistle in the New Testament. The adjustments between modern expectations and ancient conventions appear minor, requiring little more than moving the sender’s name from the end to the...
Katie FrenchI heard the word “discipleship” frequently growing up. My Bible teachers and pastors spoke on this topic, explaining how it bolsters the Christian life. However, not until recently did I hear the related phrase “spiritual formation.”...
Earlier this year, we paused to look back over the three decades that Logos has been equipping Christians for deeper Bible study. (Read about the journey.) We’re grateful for the growing community who makes Logos what it is, especially the...
Howard Marshall remarked that compared to the parts of the Bible which “can be recognised to be among the great literature of the world … One cannot attribute this level of religious or literary insight to the composer of the some of the genealogies...
Mark WardTo catch all of our Logos Lives, follow us on Facebook or Twitter or subscribe on YouTube. This past week, I was at the Evangelical Theological Society annual meeting, and I had breakfast with an old friend who used to work...
What you’ll see in this Logos Live episode Dr. Mark Ward interviews Bible scholar, professor, and author Dr. Joel Beeke. Logos Live is a live, cross-denominational show aims to help you to go deeper in your understanding of and joy in the Word...
Mark BarnesIt’s only been a few weeks since we launched Logos 10, but the team has been hard at work delivering further improvements free of charge to all Logos 10 owners. Here’s a brief tour through some of the Logos 10.1 updates and how to use them...
Why doesn't John Piper need BDAG very much?
Kevin GrassoGalatians 2:16 reads, “But knowing that a human is not justified from works of the law but through pistis Iesou Christou, we also trusted in Jesus Christ in order that we might be justified from pistis Christou and not from works of the law because...
Tavis BohlingerWe asked over 50 scholars and theologians what makes a biblical scholar or theologian. Here's what they said.