FACTBOOK: DICTIONARIES ARE IGNORED
There are two problems with factbook
1. first, factbook does not always pull up entries in ABD. sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't even though in both cases there is a specific heading in ABD
- second, factbook NEVER pulls up entries in some dictionaries like: https://www.logos.com/product/6374/a-dictionary-of-the-bible even though they are priorized to the top I resources
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Ben commented
yes, Logos search does not shows every 'main article' on a topic of all the academic dictionaries I have, such as:
Encyclopedia Britannica
Pocket Dictionary for the Study of New Testament Greek
Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics and Philosophy of Religion
Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies
Pocket Dictionary of Theological TermsEven the everything search does not show everything. Why not?
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Sean Boisen commented
On 1): if you find cases where ABD linking doesn't work the way it should, please email data@logos.com or post on the forums (with an informative subject line like "Factbook page for <subject> doesn't link to Anchor Bible Dictionary") so we can investigate.
On 2): DICTBBLHASTINGS5 has greater coverage and is in a comparable number of base packages, and has LCV annotation. So to date the cost to also annotate DBHASTINGS hasn't been justified.
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Matthew commented
Here are some specific resources that seem to lack Factbook support
The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism
The Encyclopedia of Christianity
The Greater Men and Women of the Bible
Handbook of Evangelical Theologians
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915 edition)
The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
Pocket Dictionary for the Study of New Testament Greek
Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics and Philosophy of Religion
Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies
Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms