Biblical Event Navigator lacks OT apocrypha events

Francis
Francis Member Posts: 3,950 ✭✭✭
edited November 2024 in English Forum

Without entering into debates about the (extra-, deutero-) canonical status of the OT apocrypha, fact is that a number of Bible editions -- such as the NRSV -- include these books. This being the case, one would expect events from these books to be retrievable from the Biblical Event Navigator (BEN) when it is set to one of these Bibles. Yet it is not the case: a search for Tobit brings nothing. Judith only appears in the BEN as Esau's wife. The Jason of Maccabees does not appear (only the Jason in Acts) and so forth. The Explorer, however, does list Events for these books. They are just not cross-referenced to the BEN. 

This is a blindspot that needs to be remedied. 

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