LOGOS Purchase Agreement How will you acquire this valuable digital tool?

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1 LOGOS FAQs LOGOS 6 at Bb Jnes University Seminary In the last tw decades, Bible study sftware has prliferated and advanced t the pint that any serius student f Scripture seeks familiarity with these tls. The best time t learn hw t use these tls fr ministry is while training fr ministry at the Seminary. LOGOS 6 Brnze Editin Beginning in the fall semester 2015, Seminary Cre Curses (i.e., New Testament Intrductin, Old Testament Intrductin, Systematic Thelgy I and II, Biblical Hermeneutics, and Biblical Sanctificatin) will include class prjects and requirements designed t train students t use LOGOS Bible sftware. All students enrlled in a Cre Curse will use LOGOS t cmplete class prjects and requirements. If yu enrll in ne f these classes, yu shuld think f LOGOS as the purchase f a textbk r an essential tl fr each f the six Cre Curses. LOGOS Purchase Agreement Hw will yu acquire this valuable digital tl? Bb Jnes University Seminary has negtiated with Faithlife, the prducer f LOGOS, t prvide LOGOS 6 (the mst current versin) Brnze editin at half the regular price fr each f ur Seminary students enrlling in a Seminary Cre Curse. In additin, we have negtiated adding a built-in digital LOGOS training curse at the highly discunted price f $50. Students enrlling in a Cre Curse will receive a LOGOS sftware license and the right t dwnlad and use LOGOS 6 Brnze n their persnal cmputer r data device at the lw price f $365 (Brnze retails at $630; the training curse retails at $280 this is a net savings f ver $500). The University will bill yur accunt in eight equal mnthly payments (apprximately $46 each) ver tw cnsecutive semesters, beginning the first time yu take ne f the six Seminary Cre Curses; r, if yu take the curse nline, fr eight cnsecutive mnths beginning at the time f the curse. Yur payments will reimburse the University fr the cst f yur LOGOS 6 license, which we will pay in full when yu enrll in yur first Cre Curse. The University will nt prfit frm the transactin. By purchasing LOGOS 6 Brnze thrugh BJU, yu will be able t take advantage f a steep discunt available nly because f ur negtiated agreement with Faithlife. Once yu have made the eight payments, yu will permanently wn the LOGOS 6 Brnze editin license. As yu desire and are able, yu can build n LOGOS 6 Brnze and create an even larger and mre advanced digital library and biblical research tl thrugh the LOGOS system. LOGOS 6 Brnze Is it really wrth it? The answer is an emphatic, Yes! The LOGOS 6 Brnze editin is an extensive digital research library with dzens f key reference resurces (such as cmmentaries, Bible dictinaries, Greek and Hebrew lexicns and grammars) and a Hebrew and Greek mrphlgical lcatin and tagging system.

2 LOGOS 6 Brnze includes a ttal f 508 resurces (nearly 96,000 pages f cntent), clse t 10 millin cnnectins between resurces and links t Bible passages, and 57 visual and interactive media cllectins. LOGOS has risen t becme the premier digital biblical research tl in the marketplace; it is an extremely valuable tl fr Bible study as an extensive, transprtable digital library with pwerful expsitinal and exegetical research capacity. Yur faculty will shw yu hw t use LOGOS 6 t the best advantage in the Seminary Cre Curses, which will nt nly aid yur studies here but will als help yur ministry thrugh the years as yu take advantage f the efficient and thrugh study made pssible by this premier Bible study sftware. Let us Answer Yur Questins If yu have questins abut this new initiative, please call the Seminary ffice at (864) r e- mail us at Seminary@bju.edu. First, thugh, yu might want t check ut the FAQs belw. Wh needs t get LOGOS? Wh has t buy LOGOS? Everyne taking ne f the cre curses (New Testament Intrductin, Old Testament Intrductin, Biblical Hermeneutics, Biblical Sanctificatin, Systematic Thelgy I & II) that desn t already wn LOGOS will need t purchase it thrugh BJU Seminary. The Seminary s agreement with Faithlife Crpratin (the prducer f LOGOS) will allw yu t purchase LOGOS 6 Brnze thrugh the Seminary at a deeply discunted rate. I m nt taking any cre classes fr credit. D I still need t buy LOGOS? Yu are nt required t buy the sftware unless yu are in a cre curse. I nly have ne cre class left and this is my last year f schl. D I still need t buy LOGOS? Yes. Treat LOGOS like a textbk r required class material. Yu will need it in rder t cmplete assignments that yur teachers will give yu. Besides, getting the chance t buy the premier Bible study sftware tl n the market tday with a training curse fr less than half the retail value (ttal cst = $365; ttal retail cst = $910) is an incredible deal. And it s a tl yu will use prfitably fr the rest f yur ministry and persnal study f the Wrd. I m an nline student. D I need t buy LOGOS?

3 Yes. Just because yu re an nline student desn t mean yu get ut f the incredible deal we ve wrked ut with Faithlife t prvide LOGOS 6 Brnze t yu at a fractin f its retail value! I ve already gt Accrdance r Biblewrks. D I have t buy LOGOS? We re glad that yu ve been spending time, effrt, and mney t build yur Bible study sftware tlkit, but in rder t standardize and t get yu started n a anther great resurce, yu ll need t buy LOGOS thrugh the Seminary. I get headaches when I read n a screen. D I have t buy LOGOS? LOGOS is mre than bk reading sftware. LOGOS 6 has a send t Kindle feature, and yu yu can print resurces and perfrm many ther functins that nly require the ability t use a cmputer nrmally nt excessive screen reading. My friend has a cpy. Can I just use his, r d I have t buy my wn? Srry, n. That wuld vilate the terms f use yur friend has with Faithlife. When they sell a cpy f LOGOS, it s like a buffet it s all yu can eat, but yu can t eat half yur capacity and give the ther half t a friend. They sell LOGOS t an individual, nt cpies f the sftware fr general use. I already have a LOGOS package. D I have t buy anything else? If yu already wn a LOGOS package, the Seminary will nt require yu t upgrade but yu may want t cnsider ding s. The prfessrs that teach the cre curses use the standard f LOGOS 6 Brnze, s if yu already wn LOGOS yu may have t purchase additinal resurces in rder t btain the resurces they are requiring yu t use. If yu d purchase additinal resurces, make sure yu register fr academic pricing. Obtaining the Sftware When can I dwnlad the sftware? After yu respnd t an ASQ early in the semester, Faithlife will cntact yu t get yu set up. Hw d I create a Faithlife r LOGOS accunt?

4 After yur respnse t an ASQ early in the semester, Faithlife will cntact yu t get yu set up. I already have a Faithlife accunt, but I dn t wn LOGOS. What d I d? Let Faithlife knw when they cntact yu. That will help them knw hw t best help yu get started. Will this wrk n my Mac? Yes, LOGOS 6 is fully capable f running n Macs. Where d I get my license? Faithlife will release the license t yu when they cntact yu. Will this LOGOS package be mine, r am I just renting it? Yu are essentially renting t wn. Until yu make the final payment, the sftware belngs t the Seminary. If yu default n any payment, the license reverts t the Seminary. Yu will have t start frm scratch if yu buy LOGOS again thrugh the Seminary. Can I access LOGOS frm my mbile device? Yes. See the Mbile Apps sectin f the LOGOS 6 FAQs page here. Will I have t buy resurces nt included in the base package? Pssibly. If yu already have an earlier versin f LOGOS, yu might have t purchase additinal resurces that are included in the LOGOS 6 Brnze package that yu d nt already wn. If I buy extra resurces nt included in the base package and then default n a payment, d I lse thse resurces if I buy LOGOS later either thrugh the Seminary r directly thrugh Faithlife? N. Only the riginal package and its resurces wuld revert t the Seminary in that case. Faithlife knws wh paid fr what and yurs stays with yu frever n matter what. Paying fr LOGOS D I ever pay LOGOS r Faithlife? Only if yu purchase extra resurces. BJU Seminary wns the licenses and yu buy them directly frm the Seminary.

5 D I cntact LOGOS t buy this? N. Once the results f the ASQ have been prcessed, yu will be cntacted by Faithlife if yu need t buy LOGOS thrugh the Seminary. Wh d I pay Yu will pay BJU thrugh yur schl bill. Hw much d I pay? $365 is the ttal cst. It will be billed t yur student accunt in 8 equal payments. What if I start during the summer? Hw will I be billed? In 8 cnsecutive, equal mnthly payments thrugh the Business Office. Is BJU r the Seminary making any mney n this? The Seminary is selling these licenses t yu fr exactly what they cst the Seminary t purchase frm Faithlife. This is nt an attempt t make mney. What if I withdraw frm all cre curses? Yu are n lnger required t have LOGOS, but yu will still be billed fr LOGOS unless yu default n a payment r ntify the Seminary that yu n lnger wish t finish the payments. Of curse, yu may cntinue t make the payments and purchase the sftware, but yu are nt required t d s. What if I dn t cme back t schl next semester? Yu will still be billed fr the full amunt until yu default n a payment r ntify the Seminary that yu n lnger wish t finish the payments. Once yu default, yu will lse all payments yu have made and Faithlife will lck yu ut f LOGOS. Can I pay up frnt if I want? Abslutely! Just let us knw in the ASQ that will cme ut at the beginning f the semester. At what pint d I wn the sftware? Once yu have made the 8 th and final payment, the sftware is yurs fr gd! Using LOGOS What are the benefits f using LOGOS?

6 LOGOS is the premier Bible study sftware tl n the market tday. Datasets, media cllectins, bks, and myriads f resurces can be purchased and then read, analyzed, and searched as yu study the Bible t help unpack the meaning f the text. Can I add resurces t this package? Of curse. Yu can purchase additinal resurces frm Faithlife at any time. Will I be trained t use LOGOS? Nt nly is a basic training curse included in the package yu ll buy, yur teachers will help yu learn t navigate and use this premier Bible study sftware. Wh d I cntact if I have technical prblems r questins? Cntact Faithlife fr help with technical prblems with the sftware. See their supprt page here.