BibleWorks 7: Excellent software
If you’re looking for a superb piece of Bible software, look at BibleWorks (http://www.bibleworks.com/). Pricey, sure, but you’ll never need another package. Tons of versions, aids, commentaries, etc....
View ArticleBibleworks 8 announced
Bibleworks 8 has been announced. Details are available at the Bibleworks website (http://www.bibleworks.com/). Looks like a few more databases (mostly non-English and non-original language), some...
View ArticleMore goodies from FlowingData… The State of the World
Another fascinating piece from FlowingData: “Progress: A Graphical Report on the State of the World” [http://projects.flowingdata.com/state-of-the-world/index.html] shows, visually, massive amounts of...
View ArticleOne nation, seven sins [Las Vegas Sun]
For a fascinating portrait of how the 7 deadly sins have materialized in the US, take a look at One nation, seven sins – Las Vegas Sun. It maps, in impressive detail, how those infamous markers of...
View ArticleHow will the Staffordshire Hoard impact our understanding of the Anglo-Saxons?
With all the buzz about the Staffordshire Hoard (see also the NYT article on the find), it’s no wonder that people are drooling at the potential for an exponential improvement in our understanding of...
View ArticleStaffordshire Hoard: The Book
I just received my copy of the British Museum book on the Staffordshire Hoard. Although it’s a bit shorter than I’d like (but matches the page count listed on the BM site), it has some lovely pictures,...
View ArticleOld Testament/New Testament reference graphic
I’ve struggled with a way to visually depict how often (and how) the New Testament writers used the Old Testament, whether explicitly (quotations) or implicitly (allusions). While trying to come up...
View ArticlePaper.js — SVG with JavaScript
“Paper.js is an open source vector graphics scripting framework that runs on top of the HTML5 Canvas. It offers a clean Scene Graph / Document Object Model and a lot of powerful functionality to create...
View ArticleOT/NT Refs: Development log, entry #1
I’m building a JavaScript-based graphic depicting references of Old Testament passages in the New Testament. I originally started with Circos (see earlier post: Old Testament/New Testament reference...
View ArticleOT/NT Refs: Development log, entry #2
Added some random links to test where I should set the “through” point — at 2r/3, 1r/3, 7r/8, or some other value (notice the grey circles in the graphic at those settings). Suggestions?
View ArticleOT/NT Refs: Development log, entry #3
Completed Added all the direct quotation links Fixed the link lines (now they point to the correct location (based on the chapter of the reference) on the arc, not the first point) Added some color (a...
View ArticleOT/NT Refs: Development log, entry #4
Completed Added book names/labels (reversed orientation and set justification=”right” when angle < 90 or > 270) Added chapter ticks (first chapter + every 10th chapter) Added think black border...
View ArticleOT/NT Refs: Development log, entry #5
Completed Added layers (Quotations, Allusions, and Possible Allusions are all on separate layers, independently controllable (see below), as are the book arcs); Added panning (click-and-drag to move);...
View ArticleStaffordshire Hoard is coming to America – Medievalists.net
Staffordshire Hoard is coming to America – Medievalists.net. Wonderful news! Can’t wait to see the exhibition. Given the current collaborators, I’m sure it will be top notch. It has been a long time...
View ArticleApplying Sentiment Analysis to the Bible « OpenBible.info Blog
What happens when you look at the language in the Bible, try to determine who’s happy and who’s not, then graph it all out? OpenBible.info has done just that and posted a nice, circular graphic showing...
View ArticleLines of beauty: British Library’s medieval manuscripts go digital – FT.com
“The British Library aims to digitise its 25,000 medieval manuscripts, so readers around the world can see them. Here are six of the rarest” including the Beowulf manuscript (shown above; photo (c)...
View ArticleCodex Sinaiticus added to BL digitised manuscript collection
From http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2014/03/codex-sinaiticus-added-to-digitised-manuscripts.html Codex Sinaiticus is one of the great treasures of the British Library. Written...
View ArticleBible Search program and code posted to Bitbucket
I just posted a new application – BibleSearchProc – to Bitbucket. You can search, display, and navigate the Bible (OT, NT, or full) visually. Control-A to toggle display: show all or only hits...
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