Bible Book Explorer - Intertext

Jacob Morrison
Jacob Morrison Member Posts: 11
edited November 21 in English Forum

I really like the intertext feature on the bible books explorer, visually its just appealing to me.  But, I can't seem to figure out how to make it show both locations of a citation.  

For example, if select Romans and narrow my search criteria to citation only, I get 66 results. If I change the view to grid mode in the search bar, I can count easily enough that 19 of those citations are from Isaiah, but it's not quick to see where in Romans Paul cited each of those verses.  Clicking on Isaiah will tell me which verses in Roman, but still doesn't show both places together for quick reference.   

This seems like a function the Bible books explorer would have, but i can't figure out how to show that.  I would greatly appreciate any input.  Thanks!

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  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,674

    I can count easily enough that 19 of those citations are from Isaiah, but it's not quick to see where in Romans Paul cited each of those verses.  Clicking on Isaiah will tell me which verses in Roman, but still doesn't show both places together for quick reference.

    It isn't a one-to-one relationship  e.g. Ro 3:15-17 is cited from Is 59:7-8 when you consult the bible via the Search results (each verse is listed separately in the Search results). So it would be very difficult to have a graph show that relationship, especially as Is 59:7,8 could be cited by other passages in Romans.

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  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,105

    Clicking on Isaiah will tell me which verses in Roman, but still doesn't show both places together for quick reference.   

    That function is usually handled by multi-level datamining software. The Bible Book Explorer is intended as a high level overview not a datamining detail. The data you want is available via a search.

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

  • Alex Farbman
    Alex Farbman Member Posts: 5

    I am new to Logos running version 10. Can you provide a link that explains how to use multi-level data mining search? I was too disappointed that Bible Explorer did not map which verses cited which verses across books

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,105

    Can you provide a link that explains how to use multi-level data mining search?

    I was trying to say that Logos does not provide multi-level data mining. Software that does Data Mining: What it is and why it matters | SAS. However, the Bible Book Explorer does provide the references when you click on the ring.

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."