timelines and bibles: question and/or feature request

Good evening folks,

Quick question for you...

With all of the features and information available within Logos, I can't quite figure out how to do something. and if its not possible, I think it would be a great feature request

When I am reading the bible, for example, the book of Acts (or anything other other book really), it would be great if could see what year (or approximate) a particular event or chapter aligned with.

Is there a way to accomplish this?

Thanks much!

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Keith Pang

In my opinion, that would take too much work and it is mostly subjective. Not everyone agrees on the authorship of Biblical books and not everyone agrees on the time frame something was written. You can always type the book of the Bible that you are studying in the Factbook and then explore the Bible Book Guide section which has a lot of details for discussion on dates

Kathleen Marie

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1201877#Comment_1201877

We could choose from a list the same way that we choose a citation style and so many other things.

David Gregg

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1201881#Comment_1201881

Exactly. Or a visual filter or notes...

David Gregg

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1201877#Comment_1201877

Yes, but not as convenient as I imagine it could be implemented. At any rate, regarding subjectiveness, that pretty much applies to all resources. We have to pick and choose our preferences all the time anyway.

Keith Pang

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1201885#Comment_1201885

Yes, there is a lot of subjectiveness, I agree. Which is why it is hard to implement something like that. I don't think it is a bad idea per se, it just feels like it would be hard to accomplish with the varying opinions on authorship, dating, etc.

Kathleen Marie

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1201885#Comment_1201885

In another software, I was able to purchase the second edition of the Reece Chronological Bible. I choose the Reece bible as a parallel Bible and can click over a see a date at the head of almost every pericope.

Reece second edition is different than first edition, never mind other authors. I would like to click on dates the same way that I can click on commentaries. I understand that they are opinions.

The bigger issue is that when you really start looking at most timelines published, they are incomplete and even contradictory. I have been amazed at all the sneaky little tricks that authors have used to throw around some dates without having really worked out a complete and finished chronology for every major Biblical event, never mind every chapter.

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1201991#Comment_1201991

http://freegracebible.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/reese-chron-bible.pdf

Better than nothing

Ralph Mauch

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1201997#Comment_1201997

Is that in a collection, or is it in a book alone? Not finding it in Logos?

Curious

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1202027#Comment_1202027

Is that in a collection, or is it in a book alone? Not finding it in Logos?

Curious

That I do not know but if you search the files forum for Reese there is a lectionary and reading plan in there. I believe that is where this was taken from.

Mattillo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1202033#Comment_1202033

https://community.logos.com/forums/t/42795.aspx

https://community.logos.com/forums/t/134484.aspx

Ralph Mauch

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1202033#Comment_1202033

That I do not know but if you search the files forum for Reese there is a lectionary and reading plan in there. I believe that is where this was taken from.

Thank you!

Hamilton Ramos

David G.:

Maybe not in a linked way (ie automatically), but manually could timeline help?

https://www.logos.com/features/timeline