Highlighting and note taking is not yet implemented and occasionally the program crashes. That is nearly 20,000 pages of fully searchable scholarship! Logos recently released a collection of Journal of Biblical Literature, 26 years of one of the finest journals for biblical studies (1981-2006) are now available on my iPad.
BLUE LETTER BIBLE APP IPAD SOFTWARE
I have been a longtime user of the Theological Journals library from Galaxie Software and I am thrilled that all of the journals in that collection are available on my iPad. There are some exceptions: The Hebrew-Aramaic Lexicon on the Old Testament is not available on the iPad. For the most part, the books you own are stored “in the cloud” and the are available on the iPad or your desktop. As in the desktop Logos version, all abbreviations are linked selecting one will open a floating window identifying the appreciation.Ī major selling point for me is integration of the desktop version of Logos with the iPad App.
BLUE LETTER BIBLE APP IPAD FULL
The text of BDAG is identical to the printed version, all biblical references are tagged so that selecting a linked text opens a floating window with the text cited and the option to open the text in a full Bible. If you have not purchase BDAG, then you will have to use another resource. Since I own BDAG already, I am able to look Greek words up in this standard reference. From this tab you can search for the word in the Greek New Testament or do a “word study.” This is a stripped down version of the desktop Logos Word Study. This provides a brief gloss and the form is parsed. For example, when you select a Greek word you are given the option to “look up” the word. Language resources are excellent in Logos, although for the best resources you will have to invest money in the library. In addition, Logos is the clear leader for studying in Greek and Hebrew on the iPad. This is by far the best Bible App for the iPad primarily because of the number of resources available. I will point out that Logos has frequent sales which reduce the list price considerably and their “pre-sale” program is a great way to buy new books at a discount. The Holman Bible Atlas is $29.95 at Logos, $24.99 with Olive Tree, but only 16.48 in the Kindle store. Kindle has the ESV Study Bible heavily discounted, it is only $9.99. For example, the ESV Study Bible is available for $39.95 in Logos and Olive Tree Bible Reader 5. Amazon and Logos are the clear leaders for book availability, Amazon can sell books for much less than the smaller competitors. The big difference is availability of new books and the price of those books. Most of these apps have similar features with respect to searching, highlighting, note-taking, etc. To a large extent, people who want to use their iPad for Bible study are really looking to read books, so this list is mostly book Apps. In part one I will focus on Readers, in part two I will focus on “other” apps which might be useful for biblical studies. If you search on “Bible” in the Apple App Store, you will get 942 iPad apps and another 2466 for the iPhone! This is a bit overwhelming, so I will try to narrow the field a bit and comment on some of the apps I have used. I recently bought an iPad and have had a chance to explore some of the apps available for biblical studies.
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