Guest-Post---Logos

Academic New Testament studies sits at the crossroads of various disciplines.((Header image provided by Kelly Sikkema.)) History, rhetoric, social sciences, linguistics, lexicography, and textual criticism are just a few.

Each of these disciplines has its own voluminous secondary literature. Even once you specialize into a particular New Testament book or corpus, the amount of secondary literature is still vast.

Familiarity with secondary literature is critical. But while working through all the secondary literature (not to mention navigating other things vying for your attention), it can be all too easy to not work regularly through the New Testament itself.

It can be hard to make time for the biblical languages amid everything else that’s going on. But two simple steps can help you start today.

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Logos is an incredibly useful tool straight out of the box (or off the website). But as with any tool, it can take some time to get to know it well and use it better.

As an academic user, you’re also coming to Logos from a specific angle. Your context uniquely shapes how you want to use the tool.

And as with any craft, you can produce better results by learning to use your tools better.