I rarely study a single passage, rather I read:
- a set of lectionary readings
- a set of parallel readings
- narrations of an event and mentions of it (to glean the meaning of the event)
- passages on the same topic (think epistles)
- passages used in the same setting (think psalms of ascent)
- passages in the same form (think prophetic call stories)
Why? because it helps me ask better questions and to ask different questions than the last time I read the passage. [In the spirit of full disclosure, I was taught to do this by reading a psalm and a gospel passage sharing the same metaphor by Barbara Green. See her Like a Tree Planted: An Exploration of Psalms and Parables Through Metaphor: Green OP, Barbara: 9780814658697: AmazonSmile: Books]
So when I am studying a passage and want cross-references (important passages, parallel passages/pericopes . . .) what I want are:
- view 1: only cross-references amongst the passages I am studying rather than all Biblical cross-references
- view 2: cross-references from my passages to outside passages where two or more of my passages make the cross-reference.
In terms of the actual data, I have no complaints ... it simply is time consuming to collate and filter it to meet my needs.
