We have many options available to read and download digital editions, but as I have written before, these formats have limits. One language we typically don’t think about is the digital language read by computers. There is a lot of work being done in the area of Bible translation to reach people of different languages. ![]() Any estimate on how long that will take would only be a guess. After that iteration is complete, I’ll make that available and begin work on the remaining modules and other refinements at the same time as producing new, simple tools to explore the database. I have chosen not to upload the updated database until I at least have people identified and tagged with basic relationship information (father/son, husband/wife). ![]() Therefore, I expect it will take significantly longer to compile such a reference on my own using what I’ve scraped together so far. I know there are a number of genealogies out there and a number of tools produced to explore them, but finding an openly available one in an appropriately structured file that’s free for public use is proving difficult. Black outlines indicate areas of future development white outlines are completed modules (tables).Įach sub-group has at least the main part of it complete, with one exception: People. But, what’s next? The diagram below shows the modules I have envisioned so far to include in the database. I’ve even made a number of tools to explore each “module,” and one to explore the timeline, places, and text all in one place. Since then, I’ve managed to add cross references, topics, time lines, readability info, Strong’s Concordance, and locations. At that time, I had only converted and indexed the text of the Bible itself. I welcome your ideas and would be happy to share on this blog any visualizations or analyses you have performed.Ī lot has progressed since I first posted the central parts of MetaV. For the foreseeable future, I shall be focused on bringing the big picture of the Bible into view using modern data techniques. With it, data experts can correlate biblical people, places, and timelines in ways not yet imagined. MetaV provides the foundation for more visualizations of this type. As I’ve seen from the response to my infographic, “ Mapping God’s Bloodline,” visual presentations of biblical data can reach far and wide, gaining influence in some of the most unlikely sectors of our society. There are many improvements that can and will be made in future versions, but the time for collecting information is past and the time for turning it into action is upon us. This is perhaps the most complex undertaking I’ve ever engaged in and I know it simply would be impossible without the ongoing guidance and helping hand of the Lord our God. I have attempted to make it as easy as possible to understand the structure of the data, but feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions. MetaV 2.0 is now available to download as an Access database or as a group of csv files. Many more improvements are planned and updates will appear here as they are completed. (Some alternate spellings existed previously but do not correlate to the version chosen for MetaV.) Removed names not found in KJV from alias list for consistency with other tables. ![]()
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