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4 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
kennethreitz e0a24d46db Add sidenotes to biblical timeline for historical context
- Add sidenote field to timeline events in JSON data
- Implement Tufte CSS sidenote rendering in template
- Add sidenotes to 6 key events:
  * Creation: Chronological calculation methodology
  * The Flood: Archaeological evidence and worldwide traditions
  * Call of Abraham: Ur excavations and dating differences
  * The Passover/Exodus: Biblical dating from 1 Kings 6:1
  * Fall of Jerusalem: Babylonian chronicles confirmation
  * Birth of Christ: Historical evidence and BC/AD dating
- Sidenotes provide additional archaeological, historical, and
  chronological context without cluttering main descriptions
- Positioned within paragraph tags for proper Tufte CSS rendering

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2025-11-27 16:31:22 -05:00
kennethreitz a6fc82e48e Update period headers to show explicit date ranges
- "Primeval History (c. 4000 – c. 2100 BC)" instead of "(Creation – c. 2100 BC)"
- "The Patriarchal Period (c. 2100 – c. 1700 BC)" updated end date
- "Egypt and the Exodus (c. 1700 – 1406 BC)" updated to match event dates
- "The Life of Christ (5 BC – AD 30)" removed unnecessary "c." prefix
- Makes chronology clearer by showing actual date ranges throughout

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-27 15:03:04 -05:00
kennethreitz f09b2bf2f2 Update biblical timeline to traditional conservative chronology
- Changed from gap-allowing dates to traditional conservative dates
- Creation: ~4000 BC (was 11,013 BC)
- Flood: 2348 BC (was 4,990 BC)
- Updated all event dates throughout timeline to align with traditional chronology
- Removed vertical borders from comparison table column highlighting
- Updated chronology note to reflect traditional methodology
- Comparison table now shows our timeline as "Traditional" instead of "Gap-Allowing"
- Updated all alt_dates references to consistently show "Ussher:" format
- All 252 tests passing

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2025-11-27 15:02:06 -05:00
kennethreitz 05eac75841 Move biblical timeline to JSON and add comprehensive chronology
- Create biblical_timeline.json with 10 comprehensive periods
- Update server.py to load timeline from JSON file
- Add introduction and conclusion sections to timeline
- Enhance chronology notes with detailed methodology explanation
- Include chronology comparison table (Masoretic, Ussher, Scofield)
- Update biblical_timeline.html to display introduction and conclusion
- All 252 tests passing

Timeline now covers:
- Primeval History (Creation – c. 2100 BC)
- Patriarchal Period (c. 2100 – 1800 BC)
- Egypt and Exodus (c. 1800 – 1400 BC)
- Conquest and Judges (c. 1406 – 1050 BC)
- United Kingdom (c. 1050 – 930 BC)
- Divided Kingdom (c. 930 – 586 BC)
- Exile and Return (586 – 400 BC)
- Intertestamental Period (c. 400 – 5 BC)
- Life of Christ (c. 5 BC – AD 30)
- Apostolic Age (AD 30 – c. 100)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-27 14:42:17 -05:00