Passage relationships i.e. cross-references plus more

MJ. Smith

Note: this is a feature that is often visualized in data mining.

One area of Bible study that I find Logos surprisingly non-helpful is the relationship between passages. There are many features that present them to me: cross-reference, key verses in topics, parallel resources, lectionaries, resources such as the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery or Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament and even search tools for finding words and phrases ... What Logos doesn't give me is a good place to store the relevant information:

- the relationship name e.g. common topic
- on relationships that are directional, the direction of the relationship
- the relationship detail e.g. what the common topic is
- source for the relationship/observation URL or Logos link
- my personal notes on the relationship especially how it helps my understanding of the passages

I would like a new file type specifically designed for storing relationships - relationships involving two or more passages usually in an equal relationship. I would like easy access to this file initially in the cross-reference section of the Passage Guide but ultimately in the topic section as well.

Examples of the type of relationships I collect:

-quotation
-allusion
-reference to (usually an event)
-type / antitype [with supporting detail in note portion, including Bible references]
-shared image
-shared use of technical or uncommon word or phrase
-shared topic
-shared theme
-apparent contradiction
-contrasting perspectives on same topic
-parallel passage
-deuterograph (duplicate passage)
-members of the same set (usually lists of ...)
-pericope/mesopericope
-prophecy / fulfillment
-x is an illustration of y
-x is a supporting detail of y
-components in a rhetorical form (inclusio, same level of chiasm, parallelism ...)
-x assumes knowledge of y
-shared liturgical use
-implied lectionary relationship
-statement / supporting statement
-general statement / detailed statement
-shared (uncommon) structure - literary, syntactical, rhetorical

As it is at the moment, I either don't capture the information and repeat the same work over and over or I try to stuff the information into a note format where it functions poorly because notes were not designed for relationships between texts - they were design for short comments on a single passage.

PS. I know my list of relationships is not exhaustive. I'd be very much interested in what others think should be in such a list.

Bill

Could clippings be of use here or am I not understanding your request?