Lexham Bible Dictionary: Nearly 60 New Articles

May 15, 2013 By   |   1 Comment

The Lexham Bible Dictionary, the world’s most advanced Bible dictionary, is getting bigger and better.

Buying a Bible dictionary is usually like buying a computer. As soon as you get it home, it’s already out of date. Words printed on physical paper are locked in place. As new scholarship, new resources, and new discoveries emerge, your Bible dictionary remains unchanging—static.

But not the Lexham Bible Dictionary.

We’re excited to announce the addition of 58 new articles from scholars like:

The Lexham Bible Dictionary and Faithlife Study Bible are constantly being updated to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information possible.

This new update adds over 150,000 words, making the Lexham Bible Dictionary over 1.7 million words total. The update includes entries covering topics like:

  • Why the New Testament is called the “New Testament”—covered in “New Testament, Title of”
  • The Qumran Community, which many scholars claim penned many of the Dead Sea Scrolls
  • The Rule of the Community—an important sectarian manuscript from the Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Gnosticism, an early heretical movement
  • A brief history of biblical interpretation
  • The books once contained in the Bible that no longer are
  • The time between the Old and New Testaments, covered in “Intertestamental Period”
  • The ancient book known as Testament of Abraham

How can I find Lexham Bible Dictionary articles?

Here’s one easy way. As you’re reading Scripture in your Faithlife Study Bible app, you may see an icon in line with the study notes, like the one below next to the word “Parousia” at 2 Peter 3:4.

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That icon indicates that a Lexham Bible Dictionary article on this topic is available. The article happens to be one of the new ones. When you click it, the article shows up over the notes pane, on the bottom half of your screen.

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And, of course, the Lexham Bible Dictionary currently comes completely free with the Faithlife Study Bible. Whether you’re downloading the Faithlife Study Bible for the first time or getting the update, you’re not paying a dime for this tool. The work of the world’s leading scholars is at your fingertips.

Learn more | Get it now

 

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Celebrate National Day of Prayer with Faithlife

May 2, 2013 By   |   Leave a Comment
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Today is the National Day of Prayer, a chance for us to unite in faith and pray for our country and community. Take this day to reflect and talk to God about:

Our Country– It has been a challenging year for America– Aurora, Sandy Hook, West Texas, and the Boston Marathon. Even those of us who were not directly affected felt the ripples because after all, “this land is your land, this land is my land.” While the National Day of Prayer is a traditionally American observance, instituted by President Truman in 1952, its spirit ignores nationalistic borders. There are a lot of hurting people this country, and every other. Let’s spend a day standing with all of them in prayer.

Your Community– There are hurting people in your city. In your neighborhood. On your block. National Day of Prayer is a great time to remember that. Pray for those nameless faces that you see every day. Pray for God to make himself known to them, but remember that sometimes, you are the answer to your own prayers. (click to tweet)

Your Church– It has been said that happy families are all the same, but unhappy families are unhappy in their own way. I think the same is true of churches. There are no perfect churches, just like there are no perfect families. Every church has its own unique strengths and pitfalls. Instead of focusing on the negative, spend some time thanking God for the faith community that he built around you.

As you celebrate National Day of Prayer, why not take advantage of the Prayer widget that we’ve built into the Faithlife Groups experience. With this simple tool it’s easy to keep track of prayer requests in your small group.

If you have not created one for your Faithlife group yet, it’s very easy. Click on “Group Settings” and look for it under the “sidebar” tab.

Prayer Widget

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See the Power of Prayer in Your Faithlife Groups

February 19, 2013 By   |   6 Comments

FaithlifeYou’ve been using your Faithlife groups to get closer with your faith community. Maybe you’ve been sharing notes with your small group about your devotional. Or your pastor has been answering questions about the latest sermon series. But what about using your Faithlife group to share prayer requests?

Scripture tells us that prayer is one of Christianity’s most powerful facets: “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours” (Mark 11:24). With Faithlife, now you can grow closer with your community and enrich your prayer life—just add the Faithlife Prayer Request widget to your Faithlife group. You’ll see how many prayers have been prayed and who is praying together, and you’ll celebrate when prayers are answered.

Adding the Faithlife Prayer Request widget is simple:

  1. Prayer WidgetClick on your name in your profile*
  2. Select the Edit Profile gears on the right
  3. Click the Sidebar tab along the top of the page
  4. Drag the “Today’s Prayers” widget to the Active side
  5. Start adding prayers!

The Bible is God’s love letter to his faithful; what better way to answer prayers than with Scripture? The Faithlife Prayer Request widget syncs with your Logos base package, so you’ll be able to see prayer requests and search for relevant verses to help your fellow group members find answers in the Word.

Add the widget today—see how powerful prayer can be in helping you grow closer as a community and closer to Christ.

*You can also add a Prayer Request widget to any of your Faithlife groups.

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Dig Deep into Your Favorite Translation with the FSB’s Study Notes!

January 28, 2013 By   |   2 Comments

The Faithlife Study Bible gives you so many options for better Bible study: three layers of study notes, a built-in Bible dictionary, 400 photos, videos, and infographics, Community Notes, group reading plans, and so much more. And now we’re giving away 2.5 million copies of the FSB—free for life!—so you and all of your friends can enjoy it.

Use the FSB’s notes with your favorite translation

The Holy BibleWe want to make Bible study as convenient as possible. To that end, we’ve made seven Bible translations available; you can integrate them right into your Faithlife Study Bible. We’ve even discounted a handful of the more popular translations:

To save on these translations, you’ll need to enter the coupon code Bibles at checkout. (If you click any of the links above, though, the coupon code drops into your cart automatically.) With many more translations to choose from, you’ll find the perfect Bible for your study needs.

Once you have your favorite Bible, setting it up as your default is easy!

1. Open your Faithlife Study Bible app and select the settings gear in the top right of your app. (Tapping your name on the title bar will work, too.)

Go to settings

2. Select Settings in the dropdown menu, and then hit Preferred Bible on the next page.

Go to preferred Bible

3. Tap your preferred Bible to make it your default.

Select your BIble

 

Browse the Bibles, pick your favorite, and start using it with your Faithlife Study Bible notes today!

*Note: although you purchase these Bibles through Logos.com, you’ll use your Faithlife credentials to check out, and each Bible still integrates seamlessly into your Faithlife Study Bible.

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Spend This Year in the Word

January 15, 2013 By   |   4 Comments

Only 15 days ago, we challenged you, and thousands of other Logos users, to spend this year in the Word. And now, 15 days into the new year, we’re absolutely blown away by the tremendous response from people who want to dig into the Word together!

We want to commend the hundreds of you who are tackling this challenge—by reading though the entire Bible, you’re making a commitment that will deepen your love for Christ.

Reading through Scripture with Faithlife and the FSB app gives you a unique chance to take your Bible study deeper. Here are two reasons why—
1. You’ll get support as you take a disciplined approach to Bible study:

  1. Following through with this type of commitment requires some tools and safeguards. Faithlife and the FSB app give you notifications and reminders to keep you on track. For example, you don’t need to get discouraged if you miss a day: you can use the FSB’s “catch up” feature to gradually get back on track.

2. You can invite your friends and family into the discussion with Community Notes:

  1. Throughout the Scriptures, we see a consistent theme of community. Acts 2:42 gives us an example of community being played out amid believers as they devote themselves to the apostles’ teaching. In the same way, Community Notes let your community of faith devote themselves to the Word. By reading together and sharing your thoughts, you can pick up on important aspects of the Word that others may have missed.

Don’t miss this opportunity to create a group, invite those closest to you, and start digging into the Word!

Learn more about the Read the Bible in a Year resolution at www.faithlife.com/bible-2013.

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Use Faithlife and the FSB in 2013

January 4, 2013 By   |   Leave a Comment

You can use the Faithlife Study Bible app to stick with your New Year’s resolution to dig into the Word. Stay connected to your community, and keep up with your reading plans and notes wherever you are!

Here’s how:

1. Log in to Faithlife.com and choose the Faithlife group that you want to participate in. Make sure you’re “connected” to the group reading plan. By connecting on Faithlife.com, you’ll sync your reading plan with the FSB app.


2. Open up the Faithlife Study Bible app to the home page. Under “Daily Readings,” press the reading plan you want to start.


You’ll be sent to the “read” view, with the biblical text on top and your commentary notes on the bottom. You’ll notice a “Start Reading” header directing you where to start your reading for the day.


3. As you scroll through the day’s reading, you may be directed to other Scripture references. The FSB links you to the next section—just click the reference.

  1. As you read, you can share thoughts and make Community Notes. Here’s a helpful video that explains how to create Community Notes in the FSB app.

4. Once you complete all your readings for the day, click the “Mark Read” link. This checks off the reading for the day. You’ll notice that when you get back to the home page, you’ll see the next day’s readings under “Daily Readings.”

Tips: 

1. As you read, you can customize your Bible study with highlights, emphasis markups, and inductive study tools.
2. With the FSB, you can dig deeper with Rich Media resources.

It’s not too late to make a New Year’s resolution that will feed your soul. Create a Faithlife group, get the Faithlife Study Bible (free through March 2014) today, and dig into the Word!

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