Various Hyperlink/footnotes in RSV 2nd Edition

Hi,

I have the RSV 2nd Edition Catholic Version Bible that I regularly use. There are numerous hyperlinks that provide additional detail when you hover over them or click them. Among them are the following:

*, **, §, §§, †, ‡, lower case letters, and ¶ (there may be more too)

Is there a rhyme or reason as to why one is used vs. the other? Is there a key to those symbols somewhere in the documentation?

Thanks

Mike

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JT (alabama24)

Hi Mike! Welcome to the forums. [:)]

Is THIS the resource to which you are referring? If so, I don't own it. I wonder if there are any translator notes in the preface? If you are talking about another resource, can you provide a resource link?

MikeG53

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/520989#Comment_520989

Alabama,

Yes, that is the link. I have looked in the front of the Bible (the details prior to the Genesis text), and don't notice any reference to the codes I posted previously.

The additional information that is provided when you hover over the codes is stuff like references to other citations in the Bible, notes about alternate translations, explanatory remarks, etc. It would just be nice to know if the particular code had any specific meaning.

I could attempt to understand what they mean by looking at a bunch of them and trying to find a common thread, but I thought someone else might know.

For example, in Rev 4:6, there is a “§” after the word creatures and when you hover over it, this pops up: “4:6, four living creatures: cf. Ezek 1:4–25: the four angels who preside over the government of the world. But in Christian tradition these symbols are used for the four evangelists.”

Then in Rev 5:1, there is a “††” after the word scroll and when you hover over that, this pops up: “5:1, a scroll: This contained God’s designs, kept secret till now; being written on both sides, nothing could be added.”

Just wondering why in one case it's a § and in the other case it's ††.

Thanks

Mike

Brian Losabia

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/521003#Comment_521003

Hi Mike,

In the print RSV 2CE, I don't think that there are any indicators for cross references. You just have to look in the footer area of the page to see. The hurricane symbols probably indicate the presence of a cross reference. I think that the cross symbol shows up for study notes/commentary. On a single print page, if there are multiple verses which have study notes, the first one will get a single cross, and the next one will get two crosses, etc.

I don't have an RSV 2CE in front of me at the moment, although I have used one as my main Bible for the past couple of years.

JT (alabama24)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/521016#Comment_521016

Here is a screen shot of what I believe to be this resource. It is the notes on Mark 11. I wonder if the symbols you are seeing are textual replacements for the icons depicted below?

Brian Losabia

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/521020#Comment_521020

Hey alabama,

That's the study Bible. I think that the OP might be talking about the regular Bible.

[edit]: Now that I think on it, the Logos version of the Ignatius study Bible actually includes those three little icons (dove, book, keys), so no textual replacements necessary.

MikeG53

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/521035#Comment_521035

Brian and alabama,

I have been referring to the RSV Bible, not the study guide (which comes in the package).

Thanks for the help. I guess I have to play around with it for a while and see what each different hyperlink brings up. But you have sent me in the right direction [:)]

Mike

Brian Losabia

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/521055#Comment_521055

Hey Mike,

I just double checked against the print RSV2CE, and in the Logos version, the (a,b,c) superscripts correspond to translation notes. The paragraph symbols show cross references. The other symbols indicate the presence of study notes. In the print version the first study note on a page gets an asterisk, the second a cross, and so on in the following progression:

1. asterisk

2. cross

3. vertical double cross

4. hurricane symbol thing

5. double asterisk

6. side by side crosses

7. quad crosses

The print page with Rev 10-11 had all the symbols listed above, and it's possible that there are more symbols than the ones I found. There's no key/legend in the print version, as far as I could find.

MikeG53

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/521101#Comment_521101

Brian,

Thanks a million - that is very helpful.

By the way, welcome back to the Church - not sure when you came back, but I have always said, once a Catholic always a Catholic.

I'm a cradle Catholic - Catholic grade school, Catholic high school, and Catholic college. Same for our kids (or else home-schooled).

Not always the best cradle Catholic, but like most people, I'm a work in progress.

Thanks again for your help!

Mike