Feature: Advanced Timeline
Advanced Timeline
A refreshed Timeline makes it simpler to focus on the events that matter most and see them in historical context.
What is it?
Advanced Timeline helps you see historical events in context, and understand what was happening in the world at any point in time. The Advanced Timeline tool helps you filter and organize timeline events so you can focus on the types of events that are most relevant to you. The timeline is also divided into eras, helping you to understand the wider historical context, even as you zoom in on the detail.
How to access it?
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Open the Logos 10 Desktop app.
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Click on the Tools icon (nine dots in a square shape).
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Type “Advanced Timeline” into the search bar.
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Click on Advanced Timeline.
Note
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Advanced Timeline is also available on the web app and mobile app.
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This is only available in Bronze packages and above.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on this new feature. Please provide your feedback in the comments below.
Ali Pope | Logos Desktop and Mobile Program Manager
Comments
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[Y] This was a much needed refresh, great feature!
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Looking at the features in Logos 10, I'm intrigued by the timeline feature. Timeline stuff has always fascinated me (whether it be the timeline of Jesus life, the Passion Week, or the history of the world). One of the things I've come to realize is that there are few events in history whose date isn't debated by very scholarly people (e.g., should we follow the Septuagint or Masoretic chronogenealogies, hold to the long or short sojourn of the Israelites in Egypt, etc.). Further, as was the case in high school physics and chemistry labs, quantifying the amount of uncertainty is also extremely important. Therefore, I have the following questions:
- What sources do you use to build the timeline?
- Are the dates editable by the user, and can events be added to the timeline?
- Is it possible to quantify the uncertainty of a date in the tool?
Ultimately, I've looked for a good timeline building tool before, but there don't seem to be very many out there, let alone one that allows me to account for date uncertainty.0 -
What sources do you use to build the timeline?
click on the event to see the sources for that date
Are the dates editable by the user, and can events be added to the timeline?
No
Is it possible to quantify the uncertainty of a date in the tool?
No but many events have early/late dates showing the range within which the event falls.
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."
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Is it possible to quantify the uncertainty of a date in the tool?
It'd certainly be a nice addition, but very, very complicated.
Looking at the Pentateuch as an example, it's a whole series of 'he said she said' (series of historians, quoting historians without attribution). Even the manuscripts are often dependent on analyses of the writing style at best. Some spelling.
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Ultimately, I've looked for a good timeline building tool before, but there don't seem to be very many out there, let alone one that allows me to account for date uncertainty.
Re-mapping events is a worthwhile project. You learn a lot of what's 'solid' and what's not. Mind-mapping software is really your best choice, due to the dating dependencies in the Bible. MJ is the mind-map expert.
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I've looked for a good timeline building tool before
This was recommended to me by a lawyer friend. I've been satisfied with it. Timeline Maker Pro – Best Timeline Software for Business
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."
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What sources do you use to build the timeline?
click on the event to see the sources for that date
I've noticed that some of the timeline items don't have sources when you click on them.
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I've noticed that some of the timeline items don't have sources when you click on them.
Generally, that means you don't own the resource(s).
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."
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Generally, that means you don't own the resource(s).
That's usually denoted by a padlock on the listed resources, not no resources listed at all when you click on a timeline item.
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