The Logos Complete Study Bible is a study Bible published in 1972 by Logos International. It is based upon The Cross-Reference Bible, published in 1910. The Logos Bible uses the 1901 American Standard Version translation of the Bible, which has been called "The Rock of Biblical Honesty" by Bible scholars. This study Bible has:
100,000 cross-references, which is more than many study Bibles
Topical articles and analyses spread throughout the text
Variorum readings by some 150 scholars
No further editions were published. The company itself failed not many years after publication.
In-text features
The following example is part of the first column of page 1756, which includes parts of Matthew 2:23 and 3:1:
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dwelt in a citya called *Nǎz’-ǎ- rěth; that it might be fulfilled b which was spoken cthrough the prophets, 1that he should be called a d Nǎz-ǎ-rẽne’.
Margin notes
The letter a that appears after the word "city" in the first line corresponds to the "a" in the left margin, where there is an entry containing "Gen. 4:17". In the text of Genesis chapter 4, verse 17, the word "city" also appears, where it has the symbol "‡" next to it. At the bottom of that page, there is an article entitled CITY, next to the symbol "‡", which has nearly all of the references in the Bible to the word or idea of "city". In the fourth line, there is a superscript "1" next to the word "that". The corresponding margin entry has the letter "Q", followed by a reference to Isaiah, chapter 11, verse 1. This indicates that the passage that follows the letter, in the text, is a quotation from the Old Testament. Similarly, parallel passages are indicated with a P, as used under footnote "e" for chapter 3 verse 1 in the left margin.
Footnote articles
At the bottom of the page are two more examples of in-text articles. The article for Nazareth is referenced from verse 23 with the symbol "*", and the article for John the Baptist, with the symbol "†". The latter article continues for two more columns in the text.
Translation always involves a certain amount of subjective judgment. The Logos Bible endeavors to make all such judgments explicit and available to the reader. These are given immediately under the text, in the section labeled "Var. rend.". The variorum readings include those from the Variorum Bible. To this extensive set of readings was added the work of some 150 highly regarded Bible scholars.
Other features
Following a comprehensive index, which lists all of the in-text articles and references, the Logos Bible includes The Layman's Commentary on the Holy Spirit, edited by John Rea. The Layman's Commentary includes in-depth treatment of most New Testament passages that deal with the Holy Spirit, beginning with Matthew 3:11-17. The commentary comprises over 100 pages, and draws from a number of English translations, Bible commentaries and dictionaries. The Layman's Commentary was also published separately by Logos International, also in 1972, as and. Finally, the Logos Bible also includes a concordance, coordinated with the index, and a number of maps.
