Verbum Tip 4y: Aside: Datatype Bible reference and Milestone

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Aside: Datatype Bible reference and Milestone

Some of the remaining facets of the Bible Browser have attributes that are Bible references. We have seen many datatypes that have the same structure as a Bible reference, but we see the Bible references in so many abbreviated forms that it is often difficult to remember what the full form is.

  • Jn 3:16 is short for
  • <Jn 3:16> is short for
  • <John 3:16> is short for
  • <~ John 3:16> is short for
  • NAB ~ John 3:16 is short for
  • <BibleNAB ~ John 3:16>

In general, one must specify a continuous text. In general, one must select from the picklist. Often one can use the name of a pericope rather than the reference.

Specify partial verse

What about those pesky a, b, c? They are often arbitrary, but Vincent Setterholm described cases where they have specific meaning:

[quote]There are some cases when letters are used in very specific ways. I can think of the following:

  1. When there is a verse in the LXX (or certain other traditions) that is not found in the Hebrew Bible, sometimes that additional material is given a letter to set it off from the Hebrew material.
  2. Mostly in lexicons, if the word under discussion appears twice (or more) in one verse, letters (Roman or Greek) can be used to indicate which specific instance is under discussion.
  3. Most Hebrew verses can be divided into two parts on the basis of the strong disjunctive accent Athnach. Some can be divided into three parts with the help of another very strong disjunctive accent. Some of the more technical materials will consciously follow these breaks. But since these breaks are quite often logical, even when a commentator isn't fastidiously following the division of the text, often their use of letters will line up anyway.
  4. Some commentaries have their own translation of the text presented in an outline form. In these cases, the letters may precisely correspond with their own translation.
  5. There are certain verses that have a strong tradition of being broken into pieces in translation, even occasioning the start of a new paragraph in the middle of the verse. Gen 2:4 comes to mind as the classic example (though that is also an example of #3 above). So someone might use Gen 2:4a and b and assume the reader can figure out that a is the part that ends the previous paragraph and b the part the starts a new one.
  6. Some translations will make use of letters in the text to show when they are rearranging parts of verses to make them more intelligible in the target language. You might get a sequence of verses like 27a, 28b, 27b, 28a that correspond to 27-28 in the source text, rearranged.[1] 

One cannot specify partial verses in the Verbum application; they will be ignored when present in a resource i.e. mouse over shows the full verse.

Specify chapter and verse

While European practice differs, Editor Australia provides these rules for specifying chapter and verse: [quote]

  • Use a colon (no space) to separate chapter from verse (Acts 4:12).
  • Use an en dash between consecutive verse numbers (e.g. John 14:1–6).
  • Use a comma to separate non-consecutive numbers (e.g. Acts 1:1–8,13–14).
  • Use a semicolon to separate one chapter-and-verse reference from another. If the second chapter-verse reference is from the same book of the Bible, do not repeat the book’s name (e.g. Romans 3:23; 10:9; Ephesians 2:8,10).[2] 

When used after the chapter and verse specification, f. and ff. mean to read the following verse(s) or other unit of text.

However, there are some oddities in the application.

  • The book of Jude is usually cited without a chapter number – only a verse number is given.
  • The first chapter of Greek Esther in the NJB does not work well in Verbum because of its use of letters for “verses”.
  • Sometimes chapters and/or verse are out of numerical order, e.g. Greek Esther in the NRSV:
  • Sometimes the chapters are identified by letters rather than numbers e.g. (Greek) Esther in the NABRE.
  • Some Bibles (e.g. Wuest, Kenneth S. 1961. The New Testament: An Expanded Translation. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.) do not specify individual verses. This makes their behavior in some Verbum tools somewhat unpredictable.

Then there is the issue of the verses deleted based on modern scholarship. This can result in verses not being found in a particular translation. See List of New Testament verses not included in modern English translations - Wikipedia for a chart and discussion.

Finally, how Bibles divide verses and chapters simply varies, often representing families of manuscripts or of translations. Is there a 4th chapter of Malachi? NRSV and REB say yes; NABRE, NJB, and JPS say no.

Moral: if you only use one Bible, you may comfortably believe that chapter and verse are a consistent pointer to Biblical text. If you are observant and use multiple Bibles in Verbum, you will appreciate the degree to which Verbum protects you from having to know the differences.

Pericope entry

From Verbum Help:[quote]

A pericope is an extract from a text.

In Verbum , pericope refers to any passage of Scripture that is studied as a unit, and is usually set off with organizational headings in the Bible text. For example: “Jesus the True Vine” (John 15:1–17)[3]

 

Specify Biblical book

From Verbum Help – books and abbreviations recognized:[quote]

What Bible book abbreviations does Logos recognize?

The abbreviations listed below are recognized in the default/generic Bible data type. The set below displays canonical and deuterocanonical books in the internal ordering of the Bible data type, which may vary slightly from a given canonical order or edition of the Bible.

Old Testament

•     Genesis – Ge, Gen, Genesis, Gn, B’resheet, Bʾresheet, B’resheet

•     Exodus – Ex, Exod, Exodus, Exo, Sh’mot, Shʾmot, Sh’mot

•     Leviticus – Le, Lev, Leviticus, Lv, Vayikra

•     Numbers – Nu, Num, Numbers, Numb, Nm, Nb, B’midbar, Bʾmidbar, B’midbar

•     Deuteronomy – Dt, Deut, Deuteronomy, De, D’varim, Dʾvarim, D’varim

•     Joshua – Jos, Josh, Joshua, Jsh, Y’hoshua, Yʾhoshua, Y’hoshua

•     Judges – Jdg, Judg, Judges, Jg, Jdgs, Shof’tim, Shofʾtim, Shof’tim

•     Ruth – Ru, Ruth, Rth, Rut

•     1 Samuel – 1 Sa, 1 Sam, 1 Samuel, I Samuel, 1Samuel, ISamuel, First Samuel, 1st Samuel, I Sam, 1Sam, ISam, First Sam, 1st Sam, I Sa, 1Sa, First Sa, 1st Sa, 1 Sm, I Sm, 1Sm, ISm, First Sm, 1st Sm, 1 S, I S, 1S, First S, 1st S, 1 Kgdms, 1 Kingdoms, I Kingdoms, First Kingdoms, Sh’mu’el Alef, Shʾmuʾel Alef, Sh’mu’el Alef

•     2 Samuel – 2 Sa, 2 Sam, 2 Samuel, II Samuel, 2Samuel, IISamuel, Second Samuel, 2nd Samuel, II Sam, 2Sam, IISam, Second Sam, 2nd Sam, II Sa, 2Sa, IISa, Second Sa, 2nd Sa, 2 Sm, II Sm, 2Sm, IISm, Second Sm, 2nd Sm, 2 S, II S, 2S, IIS, Second S, 2nd S, 2 Kgdms, 2 Kingdoms, II Kingdoms, Second Kingdoms, Sh’mu’el Bet, Shʾmuʾel Bet, Sh’mu’el Bet

•     1 Kings – 1 Ki, 1 Kings, I Kings, 1Kings, IKings, First Kings, 1st Kings, 1 Kin, I Kin, 1Kin, IKin, First Kin, 1st Kin, 1 Kgs, I Kgs, 1Kgs, IKgs, First Kgs, 1st Kgs, I Ki, 1Ki, IKi, First Ki, 1st Ki, 1 K, I K, 1K, IK, First K, 1st K, 3 Kgdms, 3 Kingdoms, III Kingdoms, Third Kingdoms, M’lakhim Alef, Mʾlakhim Alef, M’lakhim Alef

•     2 Kings – 2 Ki, 2 Kings, II Kings, 2Kings, IIKings, Second Kings, 2nd Kings, 2 Kin, II Kin, 2Kin, IIKin, Second Kin, 2nd Kin, 2 Kgs, II Kgs, 2Kgs, IIKgs, Second Kgs, 2nd Kgs, II Ki, 2Ki, IIKi, Second Ki, 2nd Ki, 2 K, II K, 2K, IIK, Second K, 2nd K, 4 Kgdms, 4 Kingdoms, IV Kingdoms, IIII Kingdoms, Fourth Kingdoms, M’lakhim Bet, Mʾlakhim Bet, M’lakhim Bet

•     1 Chronicles – 1 Ch, 1 Chron, 1 Chronicles, I Chronicles, 1Chronicles, IChronicles, First Chronicles, 1st Chronicles, I Chron, 1Chron, IChron, First Chron, 1st Chron, 1 Chr, I Chr, 1Chr, IChr, First Chr, 1st Chr, I Ch, 1Ch, ICh, First Ch, 1st Ch, Divrei-HaYamim Alef

•     2 Chronicles – 2 Ch, 2 Chron, 2 Chronicles, II Chronicles, 2Chronicles, IIChronicles, Second Chronicles, 2nd Chronicles, II Chron, 2Chron, IIChron, Second Chron, 2nd Chron, 2 Chr, II Chr, 2Chr, IIChr, Second Chr, 2nd Chr, II Ch, 2Ch, IICh, Second Ch, 2nd Ch, Divrei-HaYamim Bet

•     Ezra – Ezr, Ezra, Ez, ‘Ezra, ʿEzra, ’Ezra

•     Nehemiah – Ne, Neh, Nehemiah, Nehem, Nechemyah

•     Esther – Es, Esther, Esth, Est, Ester

•     Job – Job, Jb, Iyov

•     Psalms – Ps, Psalm, Pslm, Psalms, Psa, Psm, Pss, ψ, Tehillim

•     Proverbs – Pr, Prov, Proverbs, Prv, Pro, Mishlei

•     Ecclesiastes – Ec, Eccles, Ecclesiastes, Eccl, Ecc, Qoh, Qoheleth, Kohelet

•     Song of Solomon – So, Song, Song of Solomon, Song of Sol, Canticle of Canticles, Canticles, Cant, Cant., Song of Songs, SOS, SS, Shir-HaShirim

•     Isaiah – Is, Isa, Isaiah, Isai, Yesha‘yahu, Yeshaʿyahu, Yesha’yahu

•     Jeremiah – Je, Jer, Jeremiah, Jerem, Jr, Yirmeyahu

•     Lamentations – La, Lam, Lamentations, Eikhah

•     Ezekiel – Eze, Ezek, Ezekiel, Ezk, Yechezk’el, Yechezkʾel, Yechezk’el

•     Daniel – Da, Dan, Daniel, Dn, Dani’el, Daniʾel, Dani’el

•     Hosea – Ho, Hos, Hosea, Hoshea

•     Joel – Joe, Joel, Jl, Yo’el, Yoʾel, Yo’el

•     Amos – Am, Amos, ‘Amos, ʿAmos, ’Amos

•     Obadiah – Ob, Obad, Obadiah, ‘Ovadyah, ʿOvadyah, ’Ovadyah

•     Jonah – Jon, Jonah, Jnh, Yonah

•     Micah – Mic, Micah, Mc, Mikhah

•     Nahum – Na, Nah, Nahum, Nachum

•     Habakkuk – Hab, Habakkuk, Hb, Havakuk

•     Zephaniah – Zep, Zeph, Zephaniah, Zp, Tz’fanyah, Tzʾfanyah, Tz’fanyah

•     Haggai – Hag, Haggai, Hg, Hagai

•     Zechariah – Zec, Zech, Zechariah, Zc, Z’kharyah, Zʾkharyah, Z’kharyah

•     Malachi – Mal, Malachi, Ml, Mal’akhi, Malʾakhi, Mal’akhi

Apocrypha/Deuterocanon

Note that this list contains some books that are not considered canonical by any group, but do appear in major editions of the Septuagint.

•     Tobit – Tob, Tobit, Tb

•     Judith – Jdt, Jdth, Judith, Jth

•     Greek Esther – Gk Es, Gk Esth, Greek Esther, GkEs, Add Es, Add Esth, Add. Es, Add. Esth, Additions to Esther, Rest of Esther, The Rest of Esther, AEs, AddEsth

•     Wisdom of Solomon – Wis, Wisd of Sol, Wisdom of Solomon, Wisd. of Sol, Ws, Wisdom

•     Sirach – Sir, Sirach, Wisdom of Ben Sira, Wisdom of Ben Sirah, Ben Sirah, Sirah, Ben Sira, Sira, Ecclesiasticus, Ecclus

•     Baruch – Bar, Baruch

•     Letter of Jeremiah – Let Jer, Letter of Jeremiah, LetJer, LJe, Ltr Jer, Ep Jer, EpJer, Epist Jer, Epistle of Jeremiah, Epistle Jeremiah

•     Song of Three Youths – Song Thr, Song of Three, Song of Three Youths, SongThr, The Song of Three Youths, Pr Az, Prayer of Azariah, Azariah, The Song of the Three Holy Children, The Song of Three Jews, Song of the Three Holy Children, Song of Thr, Song of Three Children, Song of Three Jews, SgThree, PrAzar

•     Susanna – Sus, Susanna

•     Bel and the Dragon – Bel, Bel and the Dragon

•     1 Maccabees – 1 Mac, 1 Macc, 1 Maccabees, I Maccabees, 1Maccabees, IMaccabees, First Maccabees, 1st Maccabees, I Macc, 1Macc, IMacc, First Macc, 1st Macc, I Mac, 1Mac, IMac, First Mac, 1st Mac, 1 Ma, I Ma, 1Ma, IMa, First Ma, 1st Ma, 1 Mc, I Mc, 1Mc, IMc, First Mc, 1st Mc, 1 M, I M, 1M, IM, First M, 1st M

•     2 Maccabees – 2 Mac, 2 Macc, 2 Maccabees, II Maccabees, 2Maccabees, IIMaccabees, Second Maccabees, 2nd Maccabees, II Macc, 2Macc, IIMacc, Second Macc, 2nd Macc, II Mac, 2Mac, IIMac, Second Mac, 2nd Mac, 2 Ma, II Ma, 2Ma, IIMa, Second Ma, 2nd Ma, 2 Mc, II Mc, 2Mc, IIMc, Second Mc, 2nd Mc, 2 M, II M, 2M, IIM, Second M, 2nd M

•     1 Esdras – 1 Esd, 1 Esdr, 1 Esdras, I Esdras, 1Esdras, IEsdras, First Esdras, 1st Esdras, I Esdr, 1Esdr, IEsdr, First Esdr, 1st Esdr, I Esd, 1Esd, IEsd, First Esd, 1st Esd, 1 Es, I Es, 1Es, IEs, First Es, 1st Es

•     Prayer of Manasseh – Pr Man, Pr of Man, Prayer of Manasseh, PMa, PrMan, Prayer of Manasses

•     Psalm 151 – Ps 151, Psalm 151, Pslm 151, Psalms 151, Psa 151, Psm 151, Pss 151, ψ 151, Ps151, Psalm151, Pslm151, Psalms151, Psa151, Psm151, Pss151, ψ151, Add Ps, Add Psalm, Additional Psalm

•     3 Maccabees – 3 Mac, 3 Macc, 3 Maccabees, III Maccabees, 3Maccabees, IIIMaccabees, Third Maccabees, 3rd Maccabees, III Macc, 3Macc, IIIMacc, Third Macc, 3rd Macc, III Mac, 3Mac, IIIMac, Third Mac, 3rd Mac, 3 Ma, III Ma, 3Ma, IIIMa, Third Ma, 3rd Ma, 3 Mc, III Mc, 3Mc, IIIMc, Third Mc, 3rd Mc, 3 M, III M, 3M, IIIM, Third M, 3rd M

•     2 Esdras – 2 Esd, 2 Esdr, 2 Esdras, II Esdras, 2Esdras, IIEsdras, Second Esdras, 2nd Esdras, II Esdr, 2Esdr, IIEsdr, Second Esdr, 2nd Esdr, II Esd, 2Esd, IIEsd, Second Esd, 2nd Esd, 2 Es, II Es, 2Es, IIEs, Second Es, 2nd Es, Fourth Ezra, 4 Ezra, IV Ezra, IIII Ezra, 4Ezra, IVEzra, IIIIEzra, 4th Ezra, 4 Ezr, IV Ezr, IIII Ezr, 4Ezr, IVEzr, IIIIEzr, Fourth Ezr, 4th Ezr, 4 Ez, IV Ez, IIII Ez, 4Ez, IVEz, IIIIEz, Fourth Ez, 4th Ez

•     4 Maccabees – 4 Mac, 4 Macc, 4 Maccabees, IV Maccabees, IIII Maccabees, 4Maccabees, IVMaccabees, IIIIMaccabees, Fourth Maccabees, 4th Maccabees, IV Macc, IIII Macc, 4Macc, IVMacc, IIIIMacc, Fourth Macc, 4th Macc, IV Mac, IIII Mac, 4Mac, IVMac, IIIIMac, Fourth Mac, 4th Mac, 4 Ma, IV Ma, IIII Ma, 4Ma, IVMa, IIIIMa, Fourth Ma, 4th Ma, 4 Mc, IV Mc, IIII Mc, 4Mc, IVMc, IIIIMc, Fourth Mc, 4th Mc, 4 M, IV M, IIII M, 4M, IVM, IIIIM, Fourth M, 4th M

•     Odes – Ode, Odes

•     Psalms of Solomon – Ps Sol, Ps Solomon, Psalms of Solomon, The Psalms of Solomon, PsSol, Psalms of Sol., Psalms of Sol, Pss. Solomon, Pss Solomon, Ps. Solomon, Pss. Sol, Pss Sol, PssSol, Pss Sol., Ps. Sol, Ps. Sol., Ps Sol.

•     Epistle to the Laodiceans – Laod, Laodiceans, Epistle to the Laodiceans, Ep Laod, Ep Lao, EpLao, Epist Laodiceans, Epistle Laodiceans, Epistle to Laodiceans

New Testament

•     Matthew – Mt, Matt, Matthew, Matth, Mat, Mat., Mattityahu

•     Mark – Mk, Mark, Mar, Mrk, Mr

•     Luke – Lk, Luke, Luk, Lke, Lu

•     John – Jn, John, Jhn, Joh, Jno, Yochanan

•     Acts – Ac, Acts, Act

•     Romans – Ro, Rom, Romans, Rm

•     1 Corintians – 1 Co, 1 Cor, 1 Corinthians, I Corinthians, 1Corinthians, ICorinthians, First Corinthians, 1st Corinthians, I Cor, 1Cor, ICor, First Cor, 1st Cor, I Co, 1Co, ICo, First Co, 1st Co

•     2 Corinthians – 2 Co, 2 Cor, 2 Corinthians, II Corinthians, 2Corinthians, IICorinthians, Second Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians, II Cor, 2Cor, IICor, Second Cor, 2nd Cor, II Co, 2Co, IICo, Second Co, 2nd Co

•     Galatians – Ga, Gal, Galatians

•     Ephesians – Eph, Ephesians, Ephes, Ep

•     Philippians – Php, Phil, Philippians, Pp

•     Colossians – Col, Colossians, Co

•     1 Thessalonians – 1 Th, 1 Thess, 1 Thessalonians, I Thessalonians, 1Thessalonians, IThessalonians, First Thessalonians, 1st Thessalonians, I Thess, 1Thess, IThess, First Thess, 1st Thess, 1 Thes, I Thes, 1Thes, IThes, First Thes, 1st Thes, I Th, 1Th, ITh, First Th, 1st Th

•     2 Thessalonians – 2 Th, 2 Thess, 2 Thessalonians, II Thessalonians, 2Thessalonians, IIThessalonians, Second Thessalonians, 2nd Thessalonians, II Thess, 2Thess, IIThess, Second Thess, 2nd Thess, 2 Thes, II Thes, 2Thes, IIThes, Second Thes, 2nd Thes, II Th, 2Th, IITh, Second Th, 2nd Th

•     1 Timothy – 1 Ti, 1 Tim, 1 Timothy, I Timothy, 1Timothy, ITimothy, First Timothy, 1st Timothy, I Tim, 1Tim, ITim, First Tim, 1st Tim, I Ti, 1Ti, ITi, First Ti, 1st Ti

•     2 Timothy – 2 Ti, 2 Tim, 2 Timothy, II Timothy, 2Timothy, IITimothy, Second Timothy, 2nd Timothy, II Tim, 2Tim, IITim, Second Tim, 2nd Tim, II Ti, 2Ti, IITi, Second Ti, 2nd Ti

•     Titus – Tt, Titus, Tit, Ti

•     Philemon – Phm, Philem, Philemon, Phile, Phlm, Pm

•     Hebrews – Heb, Hebrews, Hebr, He, Messianic Jews

•     James – Jas, James, Jam, Jm, Ya‘akov, Yaʿakov, Ya’akov

•     1 Peter – 1 Pe, 1 Pet, 1 Peter, I Peter, 1Peter, IPeter, First Peter, 1st Peter, I Pet, 1Pet, IPet, First Pet, 1st Pet, I Pe, 1Pe, IPe, First Pe, 1st Pe, 1 Pt, I Pt, 1Pt, IPt, First Pt, 1st Pt, 1 P, I P, 1P, IP, First P, 1st P, 1 Kefa

•     2 Peter – 2 Pe, 2 Pet, 2 Peter, II Peter, 2Peter, IIPeter, Second Peter, 2nd Peter, II Pet, 2Pet, IIPet, Second Pet, 2nd Pet, II Pe, 2Pe, IIPe, Second Pe, 2nd Pe, 2 Pt, II Pt, 2Pt, IIPt, Second Pt, 2nd Pt, 2 P, II P, 2P, IIP, Second P, 2nd P, 2 Kefa

•     1 John – 1 Jn, 1 John, I John, 1John, IJohn, First John, 1st John, 1 Jhn, I Jhn, 1Jhn, IJhn, First Jhn, 1st Jhn, 1 Joh, I Joh, 1Joh, IJoh, First Joh, 1st Joh, I Jn, 1Jn, IJn, First Jn, 1st Jn, 1 Jo, I Jo, 1Jo, IJo, First Jo, 1st Jo, 1 J, I J, 1J, IJ, First J, 1st J, 1 Yochanan

•     2 John – 2 Jn, 2 John, II John, 2John, IIJohn, Second John, 2nd John, 2 Jhn, II Jhn, 2Jhn, IIJhn, Second Jhn, 2nd Jhn, 2 Joh, II Joh, 2Joh, IIJoh, Second Joh, 2nd Joh, II Jn, 2Jn, IIJn, Second Jn, 2nd Jn, 2 Jo, II Jo, 2Jo, IIJo, Second Jo, 2nd Jo, 2 J, II J, 2J, IIJ, Second J, 2nd J, 2 Yochanan

•     3 John – 3 Jn, 3 John, III John, 3John, IIIJohn, Third John, 3rd John, 3 Jhn, III Jhn, 3Jhn, IIIJhn, Third Jhn, 3rd Jhn, 3 Joh, III Joh, 3Joh, IIIJoh, Third Joh, 3rd Joh, III Jn, 3Jn, IIIJn, Third Jn, 3rd Jn, 3 Jo, III Jo, 3Jo, IIIJo, Third Jo, 3rd Jo, 3 J, III J, 3J, IIIJ, Third J, 3rd J, 3 Yochanan

•     Jude – Jud, Jude, Jd, Y’hudah, Yʾhudah, Y’hudah

•     Revelation – Re, Rev, Revelation, Rv, The Revelation, Apocalypse, The Apocalypse, Apoc[4]

 

Specify operator

From Logos Wiki:[quote]

Using Operators with References

With most datatypes, you can also search for ranges, as the bible example above shows. But if you want more control over the range, you can also change the operator (the equals sign). The following operators are available (listed in order, from the most exact at the top to the broadest at the bottom):

Operator

Description

Example search

John 3:16

John 3:16-17

John 3:17-20

John 3:10-20

John 3:16-4:10

=

The exact value

<bible = Jn 3:16-17>

Yes

subset

Any reference wholly included in the search value

<bible subset Jn 3:16-17>

Yes

Yes

superset

Any reference that includes the whole search value

<bible superset Jn 3:16-17>

Yes

Yes

Yes

~

An intersection with the search value that doesn’t cross chapter boundaries

<bible ~ Jn 3:16-17>

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

intersect

Any intersection with the search value

<bible intersect Jn 3:16-17>

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Examples from the above:
<Bible = John 3:16-17>
<John 3:16-17>
<Bible subset John 3:16-17>
<Bible superset John 3:16-17>

Note that the abbreviation <John 3:16-17> is shorthand for <Bible ~ John 3:16-17>.

Shorthand methods for bible datatype references:

  • You can leave off the “bible” datatype label in reference search patterns, because it is assumed by default: <= Gen 12:1-20> is equivalent to <bible = Gen 12:1-20>, and <~ Gen 12:1-20> is equivalent to <bible ~ Gen 12:1-20>, etc
  • You can leave off the operator, and the tilde operator is assumed: <Gen 12:1-20> is the same as <~ Gen 12:1-20>
  • You can leave off the angle brackets in most cases too, and Logos will automatically recognize it as a bible reference and not plain text: Gen 12:1-20 is interpreted as <Gen 12:1-20>

Therefore: <bible ~ Gen 12:1-20>, <~Gen 12:1-20>, <Gen 12:1-20>, and Gen 12:1-20 are all the same search.[5]

Specify verse map

From Verbum Help:

[quote]Some Bibles versify (number) passages differently. A verse map aligns versification schemes and catalogs the differences.

For example, Psalm 3:2 in a Hebrew Bible such as the BHS would be versified as Psalm 3:1 in most English Bibles.

A verse map can be specified in many Bible reference input boxes in Verbum. Common verse map names are: BHS, KJV, LXX-R, NA27, and VUL-W. Specify the verse map by typing the verse map abbreviation in with the reference, for example Psalm 118 LXX-R.

The following verse maps are supported:

AFR1933, AFR1983, AKESONS, ALFNT, ARA, ARC, AT, AT2, B2000, BFC, BIBEL82, BHS, BUBER, BYZTXT, CAP, DANBIB, DANCLV, DR, DSS, EINHEIT, ELBER, ESV, GNB, GNB-NR, HB, JFA, JPS, JPS1917, KJV, LSG, LUT1912, LUT1545, LUT1984, LXX-B, LXX-R, LXX-S, LXX-S2, MENGE, NAB, NA27, NASB95, NBG, NBS, NBV, NJB, NO78-85, NKJV, NTLH, NRSV, NRSVCE, N-VUL, OSG, OTP, PESH, PESH2, RMNT, RST, RSV, RSVCE, RVR60, SCRIV, SVV, TB, TGV, TISCH, TOB, UBS4, UT, VPEE, VUL-C, VUL-W, WH, WV95.Devil

 

Yes, in the application I had to enter the verse map before rather than after the reference.

When does one need to use a verse map parameter rather than trusting the system? When one is reading an older book using now non-standard references that is not a Verbum resource. In other words, this feature isn’t needed often but when it is, it is a real time saver – you don’t need to research what the standard reference would be.

Specify datatype

From Verbum Help:[quote]

Data Type

A kind (or family of kinds) of information distinct from other kinds.

Each data type has its own internal rules and structure. Some of the data types found in Verbum include:

•     Author (around 1,500 types linked to authors)

•     Bible (around 200 types associated with different versions of the Bible)

•     Date

•     Day of the Year (for daily devotionals)

•     Early Christian Writings

•     Greek Strong’s Numbers and Hebrew Strong’s Numbers

•     Intertestamental and Post-Christian Jewish Writings

•     Louw-Nida Semantic Domains

•     Morphology

•     Nag Hammadi Codices

•     Page Number

•     Pre-Christian Writings

•     Pseudepigrapha

•     The Laws of Hammurabi

•     Works of Philo

The user-contributed public wiki has a comprehensive listing of codes for the various data types in Verbum.

See also Data Type Reference.

Data Type Reference

Data type references connect resources within the Verbum library. As such, they appear as hyperlinks within resources. Clicking a link opens the linked resource for that reference.

Commentaries, for example, are filled with data type references connecting them back to the Bible passages they discuss. So, clicking a Bible reference within a commentary opens the preferred Bible to that passage.[7]

 

The first datatype we encountered was <Person name>, followed by items such as <Place name>, <Thing name>, <Event name>, <Sense name> . . .  Here, we introduce the most common datatype in Verbum. It is so common that it is rarely seen as it is defaulted by context.

An incomplete list of Bible datatypes is available at Bible Datatypes (logos.com). This page also ties the Bible datatype to the index which is visible in the resource information panel.

Milestones

Some important distinctions described by Bradley Granger:

[quote]The {Section syntax is used because we're talking about a different kind of annotation. There are three primary ways we can categorise the relationship of text to a data type reference:

  • the content of that reference, e.g., "In the beginning was the Word..." is the content of John 1:1. When you look up John 1:1, that's where you go.
  • a reference to that reference, e.g., "see John 1:1". This is the most common use of data type references in the system, and what the syntax <John 1:1> searches for
  • text about that reference, e.g., a commentary on John 1:1

In the early days of the Logos search engine, the second kind of annotation (reference) was the only thing you could search for, and what the search syntax was designed to enable.

It became clear that searching for milestones would be a useful enhancement, so we introduced the {Milestone syntax.

At the same time, we began realising that the third kind of annotation wasn't supported well in the Logos format. (That's the root cause of <PreachingTheme Wealth> being added (incorrectly, in my view) as a reference in the example I cited earlier: the right kind of tagging wasn't available to the resource owners. In fact, if I could turn back time, I probably wouldn't have Bible Commentaries tagged with Bible milestones—which constantly causes problems when unwary users prioritise them above their Bibles—but tagged as being about that verse. But it's a little late for that now.)

So when we started making supplemental data resources searchable, we also introduced the {Section search extension. Consider the "PreachingTheme Wealth" example. The text isn't a definition of the preaching theme (that would be in the Preaching Themes Glossary resource). It's also not an explicit reference to the theme (e.g., "see Wealth"). Rather, it's a biblical text or a sermon that's topically related to that preaching theme, or is a discussion of it. All these "related" or "about" texts can be found through {Section (if the appropriate datasets are in your system).

If we need to make more fine-grained distinctions about the relationship of the text to the data type reference it's being annotated with, we will create labels with specific properties and then you would have to use a {Label search to find them.Music 

For our purposes this translates into:

  • Isaiah – the text term search for everything Isaiah – name and book
  • <Isaiah 1:1> - the datatype defaults to a Bible reference searching for any tagged reference to the first verse of the first chapter of Isaiah.
  • <Person Isaiah> - the person looks for all references to the person Isaiah – by name or by tagged references
  • {Milestone <Isaiah 1:1>}  -- the milestone looks for an occurrence of the actual text of Isaiah 1:1

To pound into your head: Datatype is reference; Milestone is occurrence. The other takeaways – try to remember the sort of options available so that you know to look for them when you need them. Don’t expect to use many of the options frequently enough to remember them. Also remember that if what you typed in the input box doesn’t bring up what you want on the pick list, it’s not going to work. The first item in the pick list will be assumed.


[1] Bible Notation (e.g., What does Gen 13:7b mean?) - Faithlife Forums (logos.com) accessed 12/9/2020 2:08 AM

[2] How to format bible verses in writing (editoraustralia.com) accessed 12/10/2020 2:12 PM

[3] Verbum Help (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2018).

[4] Verbum Help (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2018).

[5] Detailed Search Help (logos.com) accessed 12/10/2020 5:32 PM

Devil Verbum Help (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2018).

[7] Verbum Help (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2018).

Music <{~":- !!! - Faithlife Forums (logos.com) accessed 12/9/2020 9:19 PM

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