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Remove modern design elements from verse lookup and quick links sections. Replace card-based layouts with classical border-left styling. Simplify button styling to match traditional academic presentation. Adjust spacing and typography for consistency with Tufte CSS principles. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
493 lines
32 KiB
HTML
493 lines
32 KiB
HTML
{% extends "base.html" %}
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{% block title %}The King James Bible{% endblock %}
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{% block head %}
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<style>
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.title-page {
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margin: 4rem 0;
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}
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.title-page h1 {
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margin-bottom: 2rem;
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}
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.title-details {
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font-style: italic;
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font-size: 1.1rem;
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line-height: 1.8;
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color: #666;
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margin: 0 0 3rem 0;
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}
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/* Make book names bold throughout */
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section a[href^="/book/"] {
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font-weight: 600;
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}
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/* Quick verse lookup - Classical style */
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.verse-lookup {
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max-width: 55%;
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margin: 2rem 0;
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padding: 1.5rem 0 1.5rem 1.5rem;
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border-left: 3px solid var(--border-color-darker);
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}
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.verse-lookup h2 {
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margin-top: 0;
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font-size: 1.2rem;
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font-style: italic;
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font-weight: 600;
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}
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.lookup-form {
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display: flex;
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gap: 0.5rem;
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margin-top: 1rem;
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}
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.lookup-input {
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flex: 1;
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padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
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font-size: 1rem;
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border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
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background: var(--bg-color);
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color: var(--text-color);
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font-family: inherit;
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}
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.lookup-input:focus {
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outline: none;
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border-color: var(--text-color);
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}
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.lookup-btn {
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padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
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font-size: 1rem;
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font-weight: 400;
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background: var(--text-color);
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color: var(--bg-color);
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border: 1px solid var(--text-color);
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cursor: pointer;
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}
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.lookup-btn:hover {
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background: var(--bg-color);
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color: var(--text-color);
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}
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.lookup-help {
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font-size: 0.9rem;
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color: var(--text-secondary);
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margin-top: 0.5rem;
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font-style: italic;
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}
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/* Featured Studies - Classical List Style */
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.featured-studies {
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max-width: 55%;
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margin: 2rem 0;
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}
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.study-entry {
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margin: 1.5rem 0;
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padding-left: 1.5rem;
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border-left: 2px solid var(--border-color-dark);
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}
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.study-entry h3 {
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margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
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font-size: 1.1rem;
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font-weight: 600;
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font-style: italic;
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}
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.study-entry h3 a {
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border-bottom: none;
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}
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.study-entry p {
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margin: 0.5rem 0 0 0;
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font-size: 1rem;
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line-height: 1.8;
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color: var(--text-color);
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}
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/* Quick Links - Classical List */
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.quick-links {
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max-width: 55%;
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margin: 1rem 0;
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line-height: 2;
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}
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.quick-link-btn {
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display: inline;
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margin-right: 1.5rem;
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}
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/* Mobile responsive styles */
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@media (max-width: 760px) {
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.title-page {
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margin: 2rem 0;
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}
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.title-page h1 {
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font-size: 2.5rem;
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margin-bottom: 1rem;
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}
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.title-details {
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font-size: 1rem;
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margin: 0 0 2rem 0;
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}
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.verse-lookup {
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max-width: 100%;
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padding: 1rem 0 1rem 1rem;
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margin: 1.5rem 0;
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}
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.verse-lookup h2 {
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font-size: 1.1rem;
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}
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.lookup-form {
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flex-direction: column;
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gap: 0.75rem;
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}
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.lookup-input {
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width: 100%;
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font-size: 1rem;
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padding: 0.75rem;
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}
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.lookup-btn {
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width: 100%;
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padding: 0.75rem;
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font-size: 1rem;
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}
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.lookup-help {
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font-size: 0.85rem;
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line-height: 1.5;
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}
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.featured-studies {
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max-width: 100%;
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margin: 1.5rem 0;
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}
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.study-entry {
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margin: 1.25rem 0;
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padding-left: 1rem;
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}
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.study-entry h3 {
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font-size: 1.05rem;
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}
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.study-entry p {
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font-size: 0.95rem;
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line-height: 1.7;
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}
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.quick-links {
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max-width: 100%;
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margin: 1rem 0;
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}
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.quick-link-btn {
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display: block;
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margin: 0.5rem 0;
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}
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/* Adjust epigraph on mobile */
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.epigraph {
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margin: 2rem 0;
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}
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.epigraph blockquote {
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font-size: 1rem;
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}
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}
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</style>
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{% endblock %}
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{% block content %}
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<div class="title-page">
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<h1>The Holy Bible</h1>
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<div class="title-details">
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Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised<br/>
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by His Majesty's Special Command<br/>
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<em>Anno Domini</em> 1611
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="verse-lookup">
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<h2>Search or Navigate</h2>
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<form class="lookup-form" onsubmit="return handleSearch(event)">
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<input
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type="text"
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class="lookup-input"
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id="verse-lookup-input"
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placeholder="Search scripture or jump to verse..."
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autocomplete="off"
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/>
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<button type="submit" class="lookup-btn">Go</button>
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</form>
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<div class="lookup-help">Navigate: John 3:16, Romans 8, Genesis • Search: love, faith, salvation</div>
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</div>
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<script>
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// Helper function to properly capitalize book names and handle abbreviations
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function capitalizeBook(bookName) {
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// Map of lowercase to proper case book names (including common abbreviations)
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const bookMap = {
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// Full names
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'genesis': 'Genesis', 'exodus': 'Exodus', 'leviticus': 'Leviticus', 'numbers': 'Numbers',
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'deuteronomy': 'Deuteronomy', 'joshua': 'Joshua', 'judges': 'Judges', 'ruth': 'Ruth',
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'1 samuel': '1 Samuel', '2 samuel': '2 Samuel', '1 kings': '1 Kings', '2 kings': '2 Kings',
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'1 chronicles': '1 Chronicles', '2 chronicles': '2 Chronicles', 'ezra': 'Ezra', 'nehemiah': 'Nehemiah',
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'esther': 'Esther', 'job': 'Job', 'psalms': 'Psalms', 'psalm': 'Psalms', 'proverbs': 'Proverbs',
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'ecclesiastes': 'Ecclesiastes', 'song of solomon': 'Song of Solomon', 'isaiah': 'Isaiah',
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'jeremiah': 'Jeremiah', 'lamentations': 'Lamentations', 'ezekiel': 'Ezekiel', 'daniel': 'Daniel',
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'hosea': 'Hosea', 'joel': 'Joel', 'amos': 'Amos', 'obadiah': 'Obadiah', 'jonah': 'Jonah',
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'micah': 'Micah', 'nahum': 'Nahum', 'habakkuk': 'Habakkuk', 'zephaniah': 'Zephaniah',
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'haggai': 'Haggai', 'zechariah': 'Zechariah', 'malachi': 'Malachi', 'matthew': 'Matthew',
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'mark': 'Mark', 'luke': 'Luke', 'john': 'John', 'acts': 'Acts', 'romans': 'Romans',
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'1 corinthians': '1 Corinthians', '2 corinthians': '2 Corinthians', 'galatians': 'Galatians',
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'ephesians': 'Ephesians', 'philippians': 'Philippians', 'colossians': 'Colossians',
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'1 thessalonians': '1 Thessalonians', '2 thessalonians': '2 Thessalonians',
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'1 timothy': '1 Timothy', '2 timothy': '2 Timothy', 'titus': 'Titus', 'philemon': 'Philemon',
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'hebrews': 'Hebrews', 'james': 'James', '1 peter': '1 Peter', '2 peter': '2 Peter',
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'1 john': '1 John', '2 john': '2 John', '3 john': '3 John', 'jude': 'Jude', 'revelation': 'Revelation',
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// Common abbreviations
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'gen': 'Genesis', 'ge': 'Genesis', 'exo': 'Exodus', 'ex': 'Exodus', 'lev': 'Leviticus',
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'le': 'Leviticus', 'num': 'Numbers', 'nu': 'Numbers', 'deut': 'Deuteronomy', 'dt': 'Deuteronomy',
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'josh': 'Joshua', 'jos': 'Joshua', 'judg': 'Judges', 'jdg': 'Judges', 'ru': 'Ruth',
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'1 sam': '1 Samuel', '1sam': '1 Samuel', '1s': '1 Samuel', '2 sam': '2 Samuel', '2sam': '2 Samuel', '2s': '2 Samuel',
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'1 ki': '1 Kings', '1ki': '1 Kings', '1k': '1 Kings', '2 ki': '2 Kings', '2ki': '2 Kings', '2k': '2 Kings',
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'1 chr': '1 Chronicles', '1chr': '1 Chronicles', '1ch': '1 Chronicles', '2 chr': '2 Chronicles', '2chr': '2 Chronicles', '2ch': '2 Chronicles',
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'ezr': 'Ezra', 'neh': 'Nehemiah', 'ne': 'Nehemiah', 'est': 'Esther', 'ps': 'Psalms', 'psa': 'Psalms',
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'prov': 'Proverbs', 'pr': 'Proverbs', 'eccl': 'Ecclesiastes', 'ec': 'Ecclesiastes',
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'song': 'Song of Solomon', 'sos': 'Song of Solomon', 'ss': 'Song of Solomon',
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'isa': 'Isaiah', 'is': 'Isaiah', 'jer': 'Jeremiah', 'je': 'Jeremiah', 'lam': 'Lamentations', 'la': 'Lamentations',
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'ezek': 'Ezekiel', 'eze': 'Ezekiel', 'ezk': 'Ezekiel', 'dan': 'Daniel', 'da': 'Daniel',
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'hos': 'Hosea', 'ho': 'Hosea', 'joe': 'Joel', 'jl': 'Joel', 'am': 'Amos', 'ob': 'Obadiah',
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'jon': 'Jonah', 'mic': 'Micah', 'mi': 'Micah', 'nah': 'Nahum', 'na': 'Nahum',
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'hab': 'Habakkuk', 'hb': 'Habakkuk', 'zep': 'Zephaniah', 'zph': 'Zephaniah',
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'hag': 'Haggai', 'hg': 'Haggai', 'zech': 'Zechariah', 'zec': 'Zechariah', 'zch': 'Zechariah',
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'mal': 'Malachi', 'mat': 'Matthew', 'mt': 'Matthew', 'mar': 'Mark', 'mk': 'Mark', 'mrk': 'Mark',
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'luk': 'Luke', 'lk': 'Luke', 'joh': 'John', 'jn': 'John', 'act': 'Acts', 'ac': 'Acts',
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'rom': 'Romans', 'ro': 'Romans', '1 cor': '1 Corinthians', '1cor': '1 Corinthians', '1co': '1 Corinthians',
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'2 cor': '2 Corinthians', '2cor': '2 Corinthians', '2co': '2 Corinthians',
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'gal': 'Galatians', 'ga': 'Galatians', 'eph': 'Ephesians', 'ep': 'Ephesians',
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'phil': 'Philippians', 'php': 'Philippians', 'ph': 'Philippians',
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'col': 'Colossians', 'co': 'Colossians', '1 thess': '1 Thessalonians', '1thess': '1 Thessalonians', '1th': '1 Thessalonians',
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'2 thess': '2 Thessalonians', '2thess': '2 Thessalonians', '2th': '2 Thessalonians',
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'1 tim': '1 Timothy', '1tim': '1 Timothy', '1ti': '1 Timothy', '2 tim': '2 Timothy', '2tim': '2 Timothy', '2ti': '2 Timothy',
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'tit': 'Titus', 'ti': 'Titus', 'phm': 'Philemon', 'pm': 'Philemon',
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'heb': 'Hebrews', 'he': 'Hebrews', 'jam': 'James', 'jas': 'James', 'jm': 'James',
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'1 pet': '1 Peter', '1pet': '1 Peter', '1pe': '1 Peter', '1p': '1 Peter',
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'2 pet': '2 Peter', '2pet': '2 Peter', '2pe': '2 Peter', '2p': '2 Peter',
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'1 joh': '1 John', '1joh': '1 John', '1jn': '1 John', '2 joh': '2 John', '2joh': '2 John', '2jn': '2 John',
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'3 joh': '3 John', '3joh': '3 John', '3jn': '3 John', 'jud': 'Jude',
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'rev': 'Revelation', 're': 'Revelation'
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};
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return bookMap[bookName.toLowerCase()] || bookName;
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}
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function handleSearch(event) {
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event.preventDefault();
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const input = document.getElementById('verse-lookup-input').value.trim();
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if (!input) {
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return false;
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}
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// First, try to parse as a verse/chapter/book reference
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// Formats: "Book Chapter:Verse", "Book Chapter", "Book"
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// Examples: "John 3:16", "Psalm 23", "Genesis"
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// Try to match: Book Chapter:Verse
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// Use greedy matching (.+) so it captures multi-word book names like "1 John" or "Song of Solomon"
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let match = input.match(/^(.+)\s+(\d+):(\d+)$/i);
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if (match) {
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const book = capitalizeBook(match[1].trim());
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const chapter = match[2];
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const verse = match[3];
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window.location.href = `/book/${encodeURIComponent(book)}/chapter/${chapter}/verse/${verse}`;
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return false;
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}
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// Try to match: Book Chapter (go to chapter)
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match = input.match(/^(.+)\s+(\d+)$/i);
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if (match) {
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const book = capitalizeBook(match[1].trim());
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const chapter = match[2];
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window.location.href = `/book/${encodeURIComponent(book)}/chapter/${chapter}`;
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return false;
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}
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// Check if input looks like it might be a book name
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// Only treat as book if it has: number prefix (1/2/3) OR multiple words OR matches common books
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const hasNumberPrefix = /^[123]\s+/i.test(input);
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const hasMultipleWords = /\s+/.test(input);
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const commonBooks = ['genesis', 'exodus', 'leviticus', 'numbers', 'deuteronomy',
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'joshua', 'judges', 'ruth', 'samuel', 'kings', 'chronicles',
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'ezra', 'nehemiah', 'esther', 'job', 'psalms', 'proverbs',
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'ecclesiastes', 'isaiah', 'jeremiah', 'lamentations', 'ezekiel',
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'daniel', 'hosea', 'joel', 'amos', 'obadiah', 'jonah', 'micah',
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'nahum', 'habakkuk', 'zephaniah', 'haggai', 'zechariah', 'malachi',
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'matthew', 'mark', 'luke', 'john', 'acts', 'romans', 'corinthians',
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'galatians', 'ephesians', 'philippians', 'colossians', 'thessalonians',
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'timothy', 'titus', 'philemon', 'hebrews', 'james', 'peter',
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'jude', 'revelation'];
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const matchesCommonBook = commonBooks.includes(input.toLowerCase());
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if (hasNumberPrefix || hasMultipleWords || matchesCommonBook) {
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// Try to navigate to book
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const book = capitalizeBook(input);
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window.location.href = `/book/${encodeURIComponent(book)}`;
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return false;
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}
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// Otherwise, treat it as a search query
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window.location.href = `/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(input)}`;
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return false;
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}
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// Add keyboard shortcut: Press '/' to focus the search input
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document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
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if (e.key === '/' && !e.metaKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.altKey) {
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const activeElement = document.activeElement;
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if (activeElement.tagName !== 'INPUT' && activeElement.tagName !== 'TEXTAREA') {
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e.preventDefault();
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document.getElementById('verse-lookup-input')?.focus();
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}
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}
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});
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</script>
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<div class="epigraph">
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<blockquote>
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<p>{{ daily_verse.text | link_names | safe }}</p>
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<footer><a href="/book/{{ daily_verse.book }}/chapter/{{ daily_verse.chapter }}/verse/{{ daily_verse.verse }}">{{ daily_verse.reference }}</a> — <a href="/verse-of-the-day">Verse of the Day</a></footer>
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</blockquote>
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</div>
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<section>
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<h2>Select Theological Studies</h2>
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<div class="featured-studies">
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<div class="study-entry">
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<h3><a href="/tetragrammaton">The Sacred Tetragrammaton</a></h3>
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<p>An examination of the ineffable four-letter name of God (יהוה), exploring its pronunciation, etymology, and theological significance—wherein is demonstrated how Christ Himself claimed the divine name <em>ego eimi</em> (ἐγώ εἰμι, "I AM"), identifying Himself with YHWH of the Old Covenant.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="study-entry">
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<h3><a href="/biblical-covenants">The Progressive Covenants</a></h3>
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<p>A study of the five major covenants through which God progressively revealed His redemptive plan—from the Noahic covenant establishing the preservation of creation, through the Abrahamic, Mosaic, and Davidic dispensations, culminating in the New Covenant sealed by Christ's blood, wherein the promise of Jeremiah 31:31-34 finds its fulfillment.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="study-entry">
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<h3><a href="/parables">The Parables of Our Lord</a></h3>
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<p>Detailed expositions of Christ's teaching in parables—those earthly stories with heavenly meanings whereby He revealed the mysteries of the Kingdom. Each parable examined with attention to Greek lexical analysis, historical context, and theological application, from the Sower scattering seed upon various soils to the Pharisee and Publican ascending to the temple to pray.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="study-entry">
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<h3><a href="/names-of-god">The Divine Names and Titles</a></h3>
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<p>An exploration of the thirteen principal names and titles by which God revealed Himself in Scripture—<em>Elohim</em> (אֱלֹהִים), <em>YHWH</em> (יהוה), <em>Adonai</em> (אֲדֹנָי), <em>El Shaddai</em> (אֵל שַׁדַּי), and others—each unveiling distinct aspects of the divine character and demonstrating the progressive self-disclosure of the Eternal One to His covenant people.</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section>
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<h2>Quick Access</h2>
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<div class="quick-links">
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<a href="/reading-plans" class="quick-link-btn">Reading Plans</a>
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<a href="/topics" class="quick-link-btn">Topical Index</a>
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<a href="/family-tree" class="quick-link-btn">Biblical Genealogies</a>
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<a href="/biblical-timeline" class="quick-link-btn">Timeline / Chronology</a>
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<a href="/random-verse" class="quick-link-btn">Random Verse</a>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section>
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<p><span class="newthought"><a href="/books">The Authorized Version</a></span>, commonly designated the King James Bible, represents the culmination of England's Reformation heritage and stands among the most influential works in the English tongue. Commissioned by King James I in 1604 at the Hampton Court Conference and completed seven years thereafter by a learned company of forty-seven divines and scholars, this translation was wrought from the <em>Textus Receptus</em> (Greek) and <em>Masoretic Text</em> (Hebrew). It has shaped not merely our literature and jurisprudence, but the very idiom of spiritual discourse and the conscience of English-speaking Christendom for more than four centuries.<label for="sn-translation" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label><input type="checkbox" id="sn-translation" class="margin-toggle"/><span class="sidenote">The translators, working in six companies at Westminster, Oxford, and Cambridge, consulted the labors of their predecessors—Tyndale (whose felicity of phrase permeates the work), Coverdale, and the Geneva Bible—while maintaining fidelity to the original tongues. Their Hebrew derived from the <em>Ben Chayyim Masoretic tradition</em> (the received text of Judaism); their Greek New Testament followed the editions of Erasmus, Stephanus, and Beza. The result achieved a singular union of scholarly precision with majesty of expression.</span></p>
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<p>The translators themselves, in their address "To the most high and mightie Prince, James," avowed their purpose: to render the sacred oracles accessible to "the very vulgar"—not through vulgarization, but by wedding scholarly exactitude to such nobility of language that both the learned doctor and the humble plowman might apprehend divine truth. Drawing upon the threefold Hebrew canon—תּוֹרָה (<em>Torah</em>, Law), נְבִיאִים (<em>Nevi'im</em>, Prophets), and כְּתוּבִים (<em>Ketuvim</em>, Writings)—together with the Greek διαθήκη καινή (<em>diathēkē kainē</em>, New Testament), their translation achieved such felicity of expression that its cadences have become woven into the very fabric of English letters.<label for="sn-canon" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label><input type="checkbox" id="sn-canon" class="margin-toggle"/><span class="sidenote">The Hebrew acronym <strong>TaNaKh</strong> (תנ״ך) derives from <strong>T</strong>orah, <strong>N</strong>evi'im, <strong>K</strong>etuvim. While this Jewish ordering differs from Christian canonical arrangements, it reflects the historical development attested by Christ Himself: 'all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me' (Luke 24:44)—the three divisions of Hebrew Scripture bearing witness to the coming Messiah.</span></p>
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<p>This digital edition presents the 1769 Oxford Standard text—being the received and corrected form—enriched with apparatus drawn from the most judicious commentators and modern scholarship. The reader shall find herein not the bare text alone, but instruments for its profitable study: analysis of Hebrew שֹׁרֶשׁ (<em>shoresh</em>, word roots) and Greek λέξις (<em>lexis</em>, vocabulary), marginal annotations explicating passages of difficulty, comprehensive cross-references whereby Scripture interprets Scripture, and such historical and geographical context as may illumine the sacred narrative. Our purpose remains constant with that of the original translators: "that the Scripture may speake like it selfe... that it may be understood even of the very vulgar"—yet understood not superficially, but with that depth of comprehension befitting the oracles of the living God.<label for="sn-purpose" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label><input type="checkbox" id="sn-purpose" class="margin-toggle"/><span class="sidenote">Scripture is profitable 'for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness' (2 Timothy 3:16). Yet such profit requires more than cursory reading—it demands διδασκαλία (<em>didaskalia</em>, systematic teaching), aided by γραμματεύς (<em>grammateus</em>, scribal learning). Hence the provision of helps: that the diligent student might rightly divide the word of truth.</span></p>
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<h2>The Old Testament</h2>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Law</span>,<label for="sn-torah" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">The Hebrew תּוֹרָה (<em>Torah</em>, 'instruction' or 'law'), or Pentateuch (Greek πεντάτευχος, 'five scrolls')—traditionally ascribed to Moses, the mediator of the old covenant. Jewish tradition subdivides Torah into 613 commandments (מִצְוֹת, <em>mitzvot</em>): 248 positive commands and 365 prohibitions. These form the foundation upon which all subsequent scripture rests, containing both the primeval history of mankind (Genesis 1-11) and the particular covenant established with Israel through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.</span>
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or Books of Moses, constitute the foundation of divine revelation. Beginning with <em>Bereshit</em> (בְּרֵאשִׁית, 'In the beginning')—the very first word of Scripture—proceeding through the patriarchal dispensation, and culminating in the giving of the Law at Sinai where YHWH revealed His name and character, here is recorded the establishment of God's <em>brit</em> (בְּרִית, covenant) with His chosen people: {% for book in ['Genesis', 'Exodus', 'Leviticus', 'Numbers', 'Deuteronomy'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Historical Books</span><label for="sn-history" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">These chronicles record Israel's history from Joshua's conquest of Canaan through the divided kingdom, the Babylonian captivity, and the restoration under Ezra and Nehemiah. They demonstrate God's faithfulness to His covenant despite Israel's repeated unfaithfulness.</span>
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narrate the unfolding drama of Israel's occupation of Canaan, the establishment and dissolution of the monarchy, the exile to Babylon, and the subsequent restoration. Through triumph and tragedy alike, these records demonstrate the providence of God working through the affairs of nations: {% for book in ['Joshua', 'Judges', 'Ruth', '1 Samuel', '2 Samuel', '1 Kings', '2 Kings', '1 Chronicles', '2 Chronicles', 'Ezra', 'Nehemiah', 'Esther'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Wisdom Literature</span><label for="sn-wisdom" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">The <em>Ḥokhmah</em>, or Wisdom books, explore the deepest questions of human existence: the problem of suffering, the nature of righteous living, the brevity of life, and the soul's relationship with God. Their poetic form elevates them to the highest achievements of Hebrew literature.</span>
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comprises those books wherein are considered the weightiest questions of human existence—the nature of suffering, the vanity of earthly pursuits, the fear of the LORD as the beginning of wisdom, and the soul's yearning for communion with the Divine: {% for book in ['Job', 'Psalms', 'Proverbs', 'Ecclesiastes', 'Song of Solomon'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Prophetic Books</span><label for="sn-prophets" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">The נְבִיאִים (<em>Nevi'im</em>, Prophets) spoke as God's mouthpieces—the Hebrew נָבִיא (<em>navi</em>) derives from a root meaning 'to bubble forth' or 'announce.' They functioned as covenant prosecutors, declaring 'Thus saith the LORD' (כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה, <em>koh amar YHWH</em>). Their oracles combine fierce denunciation of sin with tender promises of restoration, containing numerous Messianic prophecies (הַמָּשִׁיחַ, <em>ha-Mashiach</em>) fulfilled in Christ.</span>
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preserve the oracles of those men whom God raised up to call His people to repentance, to pronounce <em>mishpat</em> (מִשְׁפָּט, judgment) upon the nations, and to foretell the coming of Messiah. From Isaiah's vision of the suffering Servant (עֶבֶד, <em>eved</em>) to Malachi's promise of Elijah's return, these books contain some of the most sublime passages in all Scripture: {% for book in ['Isaiah', 'Jeremiah', 'Lamentations', 'Ezekiel', 'Daniel', 'Hosea', 'Joel', 'Amos', 'Obadiah', 'Jonah', 'Micah', 'Nahum', 'Habakkuk', 'Zephaniah', 'Haggai', 'Zechariah', 'Malachi'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<h2>The New Testament</h2>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Holy Gospels</span><label for="sn-gospels" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">The εὐαγγέλιον (<em>euangelion</em>, 'good news')—four distinct accounts of the incarnation, ministry, passion, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew presents Christ as the βασιλεύς (<em>basileus</em>, King) of the Jews; Mark, as the suffering δοῦλος (<em>doulos</em>, Servant); Luke, as the perfect ἄνθρωπος (<em>anthropos</em>, Man); John, as the eternal Λόγος (<em>Logos</em>, Word) made flesh. These four 'living creatures' (Revelation 4:7) provide comprehensive witness to the God-man.</span>
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present the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. These four witnesses—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—though writing from different perspectives and to different audiences, unite in their testimony to the central fact of human history: that the eternal Λόγος (Logos, Word) became σάρξ (<em>sarx</em>, flesh) and ἐσκήνωσεν (<em>eskenosen</em>, 'tabernacled') among us: {% for book in ['Matthew', 'Mark', 'Luke', 'John'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Acts of the Apostles</span><label for="sn-acts" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">Luke's second treatise chronicles Christ's ἀνάληψις (<em>analepsis</em>, ascension), the descent of the Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον (<em>Pneuma Hagion</em>, Holy Spirit) at Pentecost, and the subsequent expansion of the ἐκκλησία (<em>ekklesia</em>, church) from Jerusalem to Rome. The book demonstrates how the εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) spread 'unto the uttermost part of the earth' through the μαρτυρία (<em>martyria</em>, witness) of the apostles—Peter representing ministry to Jews, Paul to Gentiles.</span>
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and the Epistles contain the history of the primitive church and the doctrinal instruction given to the early Christian communities. Acts records the establishment and growth of the church following Pentecost, while the ἐπιστολαί (<em>epistolai</em>, letters) of Paul, Peter, John, James, and Jude expound Christian διδαχή (<em>didache</em>, doctrine)—justification by πίστις (<em>pistis</em>, faith), sanctification through the Spirit, the nature of ἀγάπη (<em>agape</em>, divine love), and the παρουσία (<em>parousia</em>, coming) of Christ—providing pastoral guidance for believers: {% for book in ['Acts', 'Romans', '1 Corinthians', '2 Corinthians', 'Galatians', 'Ephesians', 'Philippians', 'Colossians', '1 Thessalonians', '2 Thessalonians', '1 Timothy', '2 Timothy', 'Titus', 'Philemon', 'Hebrews', 'James', '1 Peter', '2 Peter', '1 John', '2 John', '3 John', 'Jude'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">The Revelation of St. John the Divine</span><label for="sn-revelation" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
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<span class="sidenote">The Ἀποκάλυψις (<em>Apokalypsis</em>, 'unveiling' or 'revelation')—presents in highly symbolic imagery the ultimate triumph of Christ over all earthly and spiritual powers. Written in a unique blend of Hebrew prophetic tradition and Greek apocalyptic style, it employs vivid symbolism: the ἀρνίον (<em>arnion</em>, Lamb), the θηρίον (<em>therion</em>, Beast), the πόρνη (<em>porne</em>, Harlot). It concludes the canon with visions of κρίσις (<em>krisis</em>, judgment) and the restoration of all things in the Καινὴ Ἱερουσαλήμ (<em>Kaine Hierousalem</em>, New Jerusalem).</span>
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concludes the canon with visions of the ἔσχατα (<em>eschata</em>, last things), the final judgment, and the establishment of the καινὸς οὐρανὸς καὶ καινὴ γῆ (<em>kainos ouranos kai kaine ge</em>, new heaven and new earth). This prophetic book, given to John while exiled on Patmos, unveils the ultimate νίκη (<em>nike</em>, victory) of the Lamb and the τελείωσις (<em>teleiosis</em>, consummation) of God's redemptive plan: {% for book in ['Revelation'] %}{% if book in books %}<a href="/book/{{ book }}">{{ book }}</a>{% endif %}{% endfor %}.</p>
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<h2>Resources</h2>
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<p><span class="newthought">Browse all <a href="/resources">Theological Resources</a></span> — A comprehensive collection of biblical studies organized by category, including detailed explorations of people, theology, history, and study tools.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Theological Studies</span> — Individual studies: <a href="/biblical-angels">Biblical Angels</a>, <a href="/biblical-prophets">Biblical Prophets</a>, <a href="/biblical-covenants">Biblical Covenants</a>, <a href="/biblical-festivals">Biblical Festivals</a>, <a href="/names-of-god">Names of God</a>, <a href="/parables">Parables of Jesus</a>, <a href="/tetragrammaton">The Tetragrammaton</a>, <a href="/the-twelve-apostles">The Twelve Apostles</a>, and <a href="/women-of-the-bible">Women of the Bible</a>.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Topical Index</span> — A systematic <a href="/topics">concordance of major theological themes</a>, organizing Scripture by subject—Salvation, Prayer, Love, Faith, Forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, and other essential doctrines—each with carefully selected verses and explanatory notes.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Reading Plans</span> — Structured <a href="/reading-plans">Bible reading schedules</a> for systematic Scripture study, including chronological, thematic, and testament-specific plans to guide sustained engagement with God's Word.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Concordance and Search</span> — A comprehensive <a href="/concordance">concordance</a> showing every occurrence of any word in Scripture, and a <a href="/search">search facility</a> allowing the reader to trace any word or phrase throughout the entire corpus of Scripture, after the manner of Cruden's Complete Concordance.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Biblical Geography</span> — <a href="/biblical-maps">Maps and descriptions</a> of those places mentioned in Holy Writ, from the rivers of Babylon to the shores of Galilee, illuminating the geographical context of sacred history.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Genealogies</span> — <a href="/family-tree">The family tree</a> of biblical personages, tracing the line of descent from Adam through the patriarchs to the house of David and ultimately to Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.</p>
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<p><span class="newthought">Chronology</span> — A <a href="/biblical-timeline">timeline of biblical events</a>, presenting in ordered sequence the principal occurrences recorded in Scripture, from the creation to the apostolic age.</p>
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