TIP of the day: Summary and modest proposal re: cross-references

MJ. Smith · 2016-01-06T19:30:04+00:00

Post Type of cross-reference Logos Tools Logos resources Desirable resources Part I Parallel passages (harmonies) PG: Parallel Passages * Smith, Jerome H. The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: The Most Complete Listing of Cross References Available Anywhere- Every Verse, Every Theme, Every Important Word. Hereafter NTSK…

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Post	Type of cross-reference	Logos Tools	Logos resources	Desirable resources
Part I	Parallel passages (harmonies)	PG: Parallel Passages	Smith, Jerome H. The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: The Most Complete Listing of Cross References Available Anywhere- Every Verse, Every Theme, Every Important Word. Hereafter NTSK Deuterographs by Robert Baker Girdlestone	SUGGESTION: Simplified, shared harmonies - Abraham in this example Pauline Parallels: A Comprehensive Guide by Walter T. Wilson Pauline Parallels (2nd edition) by Fred O. and J. Paul Sampley Francis Synopsis of the Pauline Letters in Greek and English by James P. Ware
Part II	Old Testament in New Testament: Quotations, Citation, Allusions, Echoes	Interactive: "New Testament Use of the Old Testament"	NTSK Beale, G. K. and D. A. Carson. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament.
Part II	Pentateuch in Prophets: Quotations, Citation, Allusions, Echoes		NTSK
Part III	Prophecy and its Fulfillment		NTSK Maas, A. J. Christ in Type and Prophecy. Hays, J. Daniel, J. Scott Duvall, and C. Marvin Pate. Dictionary of Biblical Prophecy and End Times. Walvoord, John F. The Prophecy Knowledge Handbook. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1990.
	Type/Antitype		NTSK Gage, Warren A. Theological Poetics: Typology, Symbol, and the Christ Johnson, O. L. Bible Typology. Maas, A. J. Christ in Type and Prophecy. Roza, Devin. Fulfilled in Christ: The Sacraments—A Guide to Symbols and Types in the Bible and Tradition. Fairbairn, Patrick. The Typology of Scripture. Goppelt, Leonhardt. Typos: The Typology Interpretation of the Old Testament in the New.	Walter L. Wilson. A dictionary of Bible types : examines the images, shadows, and symbolism of over 1,000 biblical terms, words, and people
	Symbols		Roza, Devin. Fulfilled in Christ: The Sacraments—A Guide to Symbols and Types in the Bible and Tradition Gage, Warren A. Theological Poetics: Typology, Symbol, and the Christ
	Images		Beck, John A., ed. Zondervan Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. Ryken, Leland, Jim Wilhoit, Tremper Longman, Colin Duriez, Douglas Penney, and Daniel G. Reid. Dictionary of Biblical Imagery.
Part IV	Shared words	PG: Interesting Words (Wordle) Tool: Concordance BWS: Translation Tool: Bible Sense Lexicon
Part IV	Shared phrases	Tool: Word Tree	(idioms) Harris, W. Hall, III, Elliot Ritzema, Rick Brannan, Douglas Mangum, John Dunham, Jeffrey A. Reimer, and Micah Wierenga, eds. The Lexham English Bible.
Part V	Shared event	PG: Biblical Events PG: Biblical People PG: Biblical Places PG: Biblical Things PG: Cultural Concepts Tools: Atlas Tools: Bible Event Navigator Tools: Timelines Tools: Factbook	Ginzberg, Louis, Henrietta Szold, and Paul Radin. Legends of the Jews. The Sacred Land (3 volumes) by Zev Vilnay
Part VI	Figures of speech	Search on dataset	Bullinger, Ethelbert William. Figures of Speech Used in the Bible.
Part VI	Pericope parallels		NRSV ISV NIV GNT
Part VII	Shared concept, topic, theme	PG: Catholic Topical Index PG: Topics PG: Cultural Concepts TG: Topic TG: Related Verses SSG: Passages SSG: Thematic Outlines Tool: Factbook	NTSK

Additional cross-reference types from the original sources that lack Logos tools or resources (to the best of my knowledge):

Antonyms (words or phrases) - to assist in analyzing figures of speech this category should be expanded to include hyponym, hypernym, meronym, holonym … (see https://community.logos.com/forums/t/106295.aspx for additional reasons we need these.)
Illustrative or example cross-references which are passages that are examples of what the passage is speaking of. I know no sources for this. Anyone have suggestions?

Addition cross-reference types that are possible with our computer-assisted Bible study:

Shared grammar - we have a start with Greek Grammatical Constructions
Shared syntax – we have a start with Case Frames Guide Section and Semantic Roles
Shared micro-form and type scene – the FOTL provides some data
4. Shared logic e.g. Kal Vahomer – only Searches on commentaries and monograph provide any data in Logos

Some additional possibilities help us identify the context and identify our biases:

1. The Commandments of the Law applicable to the situation i.e. what any Jew of the era was apt to know.
2. Shared liturgical use (or other applicable relationships) which can be obtained from the PG: Liturgy section
3. Shared creedal doctrinal support which can be obtained from the PG: Confessional Documents section

What one can do with many copy & pastes into Excel is to identify the multiple relationships that a cross-reference has with your passage. By looking at each cross-reference only once, one can cover many more passages and relationships efficiently. With the multiple attachment point capabilities one can save your observations so that you can review your previous work and not repeat it.

What do I wish Logos would do in support of this very broad “Scripture interprets Scripture” view of cross-references (based on the NTSK and expanded by available Logos coding):

1. Build me a tool that contains all the identified cross-references.
2. Allow me to screen those references via faceted screening similar to that provided in the Concordance tool.
3. Allow me to add user labels that are picked up as cross-references as I come across interesting relationships in my commentaries and monographs.

Do I have a hidden agenda? Only a personal preference to keep my time in personal Bible study divided in a manner that I spend more time in scripture than reading about scripture.

So why don’t I use the cross-reference section – because it loses the detail of words, phrases and verses that are in the source material and because Logos/Verbum tools provide me with so much more data.

Edit: I have no clue as to why the copy and paste messed with the format ... but its readable so ...

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John Brumett

In regards to antonyms and synomys have you seen zodhiates complete word study dictionary new testament. It is in Amg bible essentials. He lists many antonyms and synomys for Greek words.

MJ. Smith

No I wasn't aware of this resource. Thank you.

Schumitinu

Thank you! I really appreciated this series of posts. And most of all I like your summary chart here.

I like to use NTSK to check for figures of speech. It is more thorough than Bullinger. And they can be searched as well (see: https://community.logos.com/forums/p/115370/763181.aspx#763181)

John Brumett

Here is a screen shot for antonyms and synonyms from Zodhiates Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament. If I am in Galatians 5:23 studying the fruit of the Spirit self-control and want to know the opposite of that word Zodhiates lists several Greek words that include the idea of hedonism; self-indulgence and even drunkenness. His antonyms and synonyms have been very helpful to me as well as his Greek definitions.