Gateway Seminary - Logos Bible Software

Logos Bible Software
Gateway Seminary Discount Program

Gateway Seminary has arranged special discount pricing for students to purchase Logos Bible Software for a 30% or greater discount.

MDiv students and students taking Greek and Hebrew are required to have Logos Bible Software for biblical languages courses. The software is also strongly recommended for any student taking New Testament, Old Testament, Biblical Hermeneutics, Theology or Preaching courses.

What is Logos Bible Software?

Logos Bible Software lets you read and search through dozens of English Bible translations, as well as the original Greek New Testament and Hebrew Old Testament. It is the modern way to do Bible study.

Logos is more than just a collection of searchable Bibles. It also includes numerous digital reference books that will greatly assist your Bible study and ministry. All of your reference books and Bibles are linked together so you can look up information in reference books just by clicking on a word in the Bible. You can look up information in Greek and Hebrew lexicons directly from English Bibles. This allows people who know little or no Greek or Hebrew to use the best modern Bible study reference books.

Logos also includes tools to aid many practical aspects of Christian ministry, such as sermon preparation, counseling and Bible teaching.You can read more about the capabilities of Logos at http://www.logos.com/features.

Logos Libraries

Logos bundles many Bibles and widely used reference books into collections called "Libraries." The collection of books in a Logos Library sell for up to a 97% discount off the cost of these books in print. Although you may not be interested in every book in a Library, there is certain to be enough books in the collection that you will save immensely on books that you really want to use for your studies and ministry.

The books included in each Logos Library are listed on in the comparison chart at https://www.logos.com/configure/libraries?trackName=Researcher.

Minimum Library for Gateway Seminary Students

The following Library is the required minimum for MDiv and Greek/Hebrew students at Gateway Seminary. It is also suitable for other seminary students.

2026 Researcher Gold ($595 at the academic discount): This set includes more than 360 biblical studies reference books for relatively little cost. It includes dozens of English Bibles, the Greek New Testament, the Hebrew Bible and the Septuagint (LXX) with a wealth of information about every word and clause, even from the English Bibles. This library includes Bible dicionaries, books on the cultures of the biblical world and books on the theology and history of the New Testament and Old testament. It also includes some high-quality modern Bible commentaries, including International Critical Commentary (69 vols.) and UBS Handbooks (68 volumes). It includes basic tools for studying the Bible in the original languages, such as Greek and Hebrew lexicons, grammars and word study books, including the Abridged Theological Dictionary of the New Testament and Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon. For less than the price of a single Bible commentary set, this is a collection of reference books for Bible study. It is a wise investment for pastors, teachers and serious Bible students.

Note: Be careful not to order other libraries with similar names, such as Standard Gold, Preacher Gold, and Leader Gold. The Researcher libraries are intended for seminary students and generally offer a better balance of high quality modern reference books than other other libraries of the same level.

Recommended Libraries

In order to build a more well-rounded collection of Bible study reference books, the following is highly recommended:.

Logos 8 Platinum Legacy Library ($1050 at the academic discount) [highly recommended]: The best all-around Logos collection (1100 books worth over $26,000). This well-balanced set of books is a wise investment for pastors, teachers and serious Bible students. It includes hundreds of important and expensive reference books that will equip you for a lifetime of Bible study, sermon preparation and scholarly research. It contains many excellent modern Bible commentaries at several levels of depth, including the Pillar New Testament Commentaries (18 volumes), New International Greek Testament Commentaries (13 volumes), New American Commentaries (43 volumes), Tyndale Commentaries (47 volumes), UBS Handbooks (68 volumes) and SIL Exegetical Summaries (34 volumes). It includes excellent Bible dictionaries, such as Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary(AYBD) and New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. For studying the Bible in the original languages, it includes many standard Greek and Hebrew lexicons, grammars and word study books. These include Bauer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (BDAG), which is the standard scholarly Greek lexicon (required for Greek classes), Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT, 10 volumes), Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (the authoritative lexicon for classical Greek), Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (9 vol), Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, and Louw-Nida, Greek-English Lexicon Based on Semantic Domains. All of the writings of the Church Fathers are included in English translation (37 volumes) and many are included in Greek. It also includes additional reference books to help you understand the Greek and Hebrew Bibles, including guides to textual criticism, aligned Septuagint and Hebrew Bible, and lots more! For a few hundred dollars more than Researcher Gold, this library is far superior and will save you thousands of dollars in essential reference books for Bible study and ministry.

Logos 8 Gold Legacy Library ($595 at the academic discount): A good choice if you do not plan to take Greek or Hebrew. It includes several sets of useful Bible commentaries, such as the Pillar New Testament Commentaries (18 volumes), New American Commentaries (43 volumes) and Tyndale Commentaries (47 volumes). It includes excellent Bible dictionaries, such as Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary(AYBD) and New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Although the Greek and Hebrew books are not as top drawer as those in the Logos 8 Platinum Legacy Library, there are still several of value for general Bible students, including Abridged Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNTA), Theological Lexicon of the New Testament, A Dictionary of Biblical Languages With Semantic Domains, Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon. Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon and Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament. All of the writings of the Church Fathers are included in English translation (37 volumes) and many are included in Greek.

Note: Logos calls these "legacy libraries," because they contain the books that Logos offered in its standard libraries a few years ago. However, the Bible commentaries in the legacy libraries are generally more useful for evangelical pastors and seminary students than those in the current Researcher Gold or Researcher Platinum libraries.

Should I Get a Denominational Library?

Logos offers several versions of libraries that they call "Baptist", "Reformed", etc. This can be confusing because they have similar names to standard libraries (e.g. Baptist Platinum vs. Researcher Platinum vs. Logos 8 Platinum Legacy Library). The denominational base packages include books written from a particular theological tradition, but remove some essential reference books that are used by all Christians. Unfortunately, this means you miss the opportunity to buy some very expensive and important reference books at very little cost. In their place you get many books from a particular theological position, many of which are older and mainly of interest to church historians and scholars.

It is best to buy a "researcher" or "legacy" library, then later purchase any books that you are interested in studying from a particular theological tradition. You can also upgrade to a tradition-specific library for a greatly reduced price once you own a standard base package.

Logos Bible Software Subscription

Benefits of a Logos Software Subscription

The basic Logos software is free. This lets you read your books and Bibles and do basic searches on them.

However, a Logos software subscription enables many additional powerful features for studying the Bible. Features and books included in each subscription are compared here. With a Logos subscription you will get:

More advanced search capabilities
Additional searchable tags on your Bibles
New software features every six weeks
Artifical Intelligence tools for Bible study and translation
Free access to a rotating selection of Mobile Ed Courses
Access to additional commentaries, Bibles and other books
5% store-wide discount on books and libraries, including your initial library
5% annual reward coupon every February (Pro and Max only)
A subscriber-only free book each month
Online sermon database (Pro and Max only)

Recommended Subscriptions

Pro Plan (equivalent to $11.87 / month): The minimum recommended for seminary students. This includes a number of valuable tools that are not included in the more basic "Premium" plan.. It enbles basic study of information about Greek and Hebrew words. It also includes a number of valuable reference books for Bible study, including Logos Research Commentaries (17 volumes) and Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon. Logos allows you to do searches on print books you own, just as if you owned the digital books in Logos. It includes tools for preparing sermons and doing counseling.

Max Plan (equivalent to $15.83/month): The best choice if you plan to become a pastor or teacher. It includes everything in Pro, plus many additional tools, reference books and searchable tags on the Bible. It will automatically translate books from one language to another, so you can use reference books in any language. It enables searches on Greek and Hebrew grammar and syntax. It also includes addtional reference books and Bible commentaries, including Logos Research Commentaries (17 volumes), Evangelical Exegetical Commentaries (16 volumes) and the classic Keil and Delitzch Commentary on the Old Testament (10 volumes).

Additional Subscription Tips

If you prepay for a 2-year subscription, you will save considerably compared to paying monthly. The prices listed above reflect this discount.

If you sign up for a software subscription, you will save 5% on all book purchases and receive an annual 5% reward. You will save enough on your intial library to pay for 6‑12 months of a software subscription.

If you cancel your software subscription, you can still use the basic Logos software with the books and Bibles that you purchased, but you will lose some advanced Bible study features. If you cancel your subscription after 2 years, you will keep most of the advanced software features, except for those that depend on the Logos cloud and those that use Artificial Intelligence.

Ordering Logos at a Student Discount

Registering for Academic Discounts

To get the special academic prices, you must first register with the Logos academic discount program at https://www.logos.com/academic-discount.

Follow the instructions to create your Logos account or register as a student for an existing Logos account. You will need a scanned proof of student status to register for the academic program (you can take a picture of your class list or registration receipt with your smart phone). See more instructions here about registering with Logos as a student.

Ordering Logos at the Academic Discount

Follow these steps to place an order at the student discount:

Enroll in the Logos Academic Discount Program at https://www.logos.com/academic-discount. You will need a scanned proof of student status (a picture of your class list or registration receipt is fine).
After you have received an email confimation of approval for the academic discount, pick a Logos Subscription Plan. Note: The first month of your subscription is free. If you cancel your subscription, you can still use the books and Bibles you purchased, but you will lose some of the advanced Bible study features.
Add a Library to your shopping cart, such as "Logos 8 Platinum Legacy Library" or "Researcher Gold."

If you prefer, you can call Logos (800-878-4191) and ask for Academic Sales. Be sure to tell them that you are a Gateway Seminary student and that Logos is required by Gateway Seminary. Sometimes staff at the general sales line are not aware of the special Gateway Seminary academic discounts.

Extended Payment Option

You can spread out the payments overat least a year and sometimes longer. Although Logos charges no interest, you will pay a small service charge with every payment. This is a good option if you are purchasing a large Library, since the equivalent interest rate of the monthly service charge is fairly small.

Ordering Additional Books At a Discount

Logos offers over 300,000 Bible study reference books in digital format — more than any other Bible software format. Most major Christian publishers have arranged for their books to be published digitally in Logos format. The available list of books is constantly growing. When you add new books to your Logos library, they automatically link to your Bibles, Bible dictionaries, Greek/Hebrew word study books, search tools, and other reference books. This makes books in Logos format much more useful than other eBook formats, such as Kindle.

To get the special academic prices when you order online, you must first register with Logos at https://www.logos.com/academic-discount. You will need to renew your academic registration every six months in order to purchase additional books at an academic discount.

Subscribers to Logos Bible Software at the Pro or Max level get an additional 5% discount off purchases of books and libraries. They also receive an a 5% annual reward, based on the amount spent over the previous year.

Computer System Requirements

Logos is available in Windows and Macintosh versions. Your license lets you run either version. You can also read and search most books on a mobile device, such as a smart phone or tablet.

You can install Logos on multiple computers that you and your family use. Your personal notes, highlighting, collections, searches and customizations synchronize automatically between computers over the Internet, even between Windows and Macintosh computers. If you later get a new computer, everything automatically transfers over.

Detailed computer system requirements are listed at https://www.logos.com/system-requirements. You will need considerable free disk space to store all of your Logos books. Logos recommends at least 30GB of free space.

Logos works best with a high speed Internet connection, at least when you are downloading books and upgrades. Once the books are downloaded to your computer, you can use most program functions when offline, such as on an airplane. The software is automatically updated periodically over the Internet. Your notes, highlighing and customizations are saved on the Logos servers on "the Cloud", so if you upgrade your computer they will be automatically transfered.

Initial downloading of books can take up to an hour since you will be downloading many gigabytes of books. Then the program requires several hours to index all of your books. It is recommended that you plan to let the initial installation and indexing run uninterrupted over night, then restart your computer.

For More Information

Contact the following people for more information about the Logos Academic Discount Program for Gateway Seminary:

Logos Academic Program (800-878-4191).
Dr. Gregg Watson: Gateway Seminary Logos coordinator (greggwatson@gs.edu).
Dr. Harry Hahne: Gateway Seminary Arizona campus (harryhahne@gs.edu).

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