The Exegetical Guide is a resource for viewing the Bible in the original languages, Hebrew and Greek. The guide provides Hebrew and Greek definitions for words in your biblical passage based on Greek and Hebrew dictionaries.
To open the Exegetical Guide, click on the menu, Guides, at the top of the Logos Bible Software application. Then select Exegetical Guide.
As an example, assume that you want to gather exegetical information about Mark 6:30-44, where Jesus feeds five thousand people. Enter Mark 6:30-44 into the Reference window. Then you can either hit the enter key on your keyboard, or click the search arrow,
, to do the search. Then click on Layouts on the right side of the Toolbar, and choose the layout for 1 Tile to make the Exegetical Guide fill the whole window in the Logos Bible Software application. Here is an example of what you might see:
Results will be generated for sections that contain information for the given reference. Sections that contain no information for the given passage will be gray, and will say “no results”. When you move the cursor over any of the given items, the row turns blue, as follows:
If you click on the “X” on the right side of the row, this item will be removed from this display of the Exegetical Guide.
If you want to add other sections, click on “Add” at the upper-right of the report, and select the sections that are bold.
In this case, the Exegetical Guide includes the following default sections for the given passage.
JESUS FEEDS THE FIVE THOUSAND (MARK 6:30-44)
In this case, if you select, Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand, you have the option of giving a Title and Description for this guide.
When you click on the passage, MARK 6:30-44, a new tab opens to show you the analysis of the Greek words underlying the passage. This is what it looks like for Mark 6:30-44:
APPARATUSES
This section includes links to a critical apparatus, such as “Biblia Sacra Vulgata”. These resources point out differences in original language manuscripts and Bible translations. In this case, there is a link to “Biblia Sacra Vulgata”.
VISUALIZATIONS
This section includes links to the Logos syntactical database. An example of a visualization is “The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament”, a resource that helps a user to understand the original Greek words used in the New Testament.
WORD BY WORD
This section includes definitions of the original Hebrew and Greek words in your passage. It also includes links to how to pronounce the words, and links to dictionaries and lexicons. In this case, each of the single verses within the passage "Mark 6:30-44" is shown in "The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament" and into the English translation "New International Version (2011)".
BIBLICAL EVENTS
This section includes links to events related to the given topic. For the passage, Mark 6:30-44, cross references are listed for the event Jesus feeds the 5000.
BIBLICAL PEOPLE
If people are specifically mentioned by name in the passage you are studying, previews are generated from this report. For the passage, Mark 6:30-44, there are links to The 5,000, A Crowd, and Disciples, followed by other links.
BIBLICAL PLACES
If places are specifically mentioned by name in your passage, previews from this automated report are shown. This includes maps, passages that refer to the topic, images, and dictionary articles. For the passage, Mark 6:30-44, cross references are listed for the phrase, "Any City or Town".
BIBLICAL THINGS
If things (such as cross, sword, etc.) are specifically mentioned by name in your passage, previews from this automated report are shown. This includes links from dictionary articles for the given thing. For the passage, Mark 6:30-44, cross references are listed for bread, dry land, desert, wilderness, fish, and more things.
Note that, for “Mark 6:30-44”, there may be no information related to GRAMMARS. If you add original language grammar resources to your library, the titles will be listed in this section.
Also, note the word Add in the upper right corner of the exegetical guide for "Mark 6:30-44" followed by a down arrow. When you click on Add, you will see a dropdown box that contains more items that you can select for the passage you are studying.
COLLECTIONS
This section includes locations of your passage in any or all of your custom search collections. In this case the passage, Mark 6:30-44, is included in the information within 6:30-40—A Shepherd Feeds His Sheep in the resource "IVPBBCNT", Notes for 8:9 in the resource "The NET Bible First Edition Notes", Mark 8:19 in the "USB Handbook: Mark", and others.
COMMENTARIES
When you click on COMMENTARIES, the first six commentaries related to your passage from your Prioritized list of resources are listed. When you click on one of these resources, more information will be displayed for the passage you are studying.
CROSS REFERENCES
This section includes links to the resource, “Treasury of Scripture Knowledge”, that relate to the passage you are studying. For the passage, Mark 6:30-44, some of the related passages include Luke 9:10, John 6:7, Matthew 9:36, and other passages.
GRAMMARS
This may be empty when you start using Logos Bible Software. But if you add grammar resources to your library, this item will be enabled and will list these resources.
HANDOUT
This makes a preview of a document containing interesting information related to your passage. Click “Edit” to open and edit the document. You can print this document.
ILLUSTRATIONS
This may be empty when you start using Logos Bible Software. But if you add resources of this type to your library, this item will be enabled and will list these resources.
INTERESTING WORDS
This section includes a suggestion of words based on mathematical formulas. You can choose from available English, Greek, or Hebrew language views that come from the chosen passage. Some of the interesting words for the passage, Mark 6:30-44, are fish, five, loaves, and other words.
LITURGY
This may be empty when you start using Logos Bible Software. But if you add liturgical resources to your library, this item will be enabled and will list these resources.
MEDIA RESOURCES
This may be empty when you start using Logos Bible Software. But if you add resources to your library that contain images, maps, graphics, etc., this item will be enabled and will list these resources.
MUSIC
This may be empty when you start using Logos Bible Software. But if you add the “Logos Hymnal Media Resource” to your library, this item will be enabled and will list hymns related to this passage.
MY CONTENT
This section lists documents and guides that you have created or customized for this passage. This will be gray if you have not created a document or guide for this passage.
OUTLINES
This may be empty when you start using Logos Bible Software. But if you add outlines for references in your library, this item will be enabled and will list outlines related to this passage.
PARALLEL PASSAGES
This may be empty when you start using Logos Bible Software. But if you add a resource that is a parallel passage resource (also known as a harmony) to your library that includes this passage, this item will be enabled.
THEMATIC OUTLINES
This section lists links to outlines related to the passage you are studying. Each of the outlines includes a synopsis, or brief summary, of the topic. This is followed by a list of subtopics that you can select. Each subtopic includes Bible references and related statements. In this case, the passage "Mark 6:30-44" is included in the thematic outlines for Affection, Bread, Calling of disciples, and other thematic outlines.
THEME
A theme is essentially a subject, idea, or topic. This section includes the definition for the passage you are studying. It also includes links that open a Topic Guide on the given topic. In this case, the passage "Mark 6:30-44" is included in the themes Loneliness, Sabbath and Rest, Blessing and Cursing, and other themes
TOPICS
Logos Bible Software searches “Naves Topical Bible” for every occurrence of your passage, and lists the topics. For the passage, Mark 6:30-44, there are links to Chronology of the New Testament, Cisneros, and Life and Teaching of Jesus Christ.
If you have a connection to the Internet, you can get information from the sites GracewayMedia.com, SermonAudio.com, Sermons.Logos.com, and SermonCentral.com.
