To downlaod MetaV, click on the button for your preferred format.

What is MetaV?

MetaV is the name given to the underlying database used to build the visual Bible explorer on our website and several other infographics on our blog.  It contains the “Who, Where, and When” of every single passage in the Bible at word-level detail.  This database is specially structured to simplify complex “big picture” analysis or visualizing biblical information.

What’s new in Version 2.0?

Version 1.0 simply contained the Biblical text and some readability statistics.  People, Places, Topics, Years, Strong’s Concordance, and Writers are new in this version.

Can I trust this information?

Above all, the Bible represents absolute truth given from God. The electronic source text of the Bible has been checked for accuracy against multiple other electronic sources of the King James Version using modern text comparison software.  The rest of the information in MetaV is nothing more than well-studied conclusions about the Bible formulated and trusted by faithful Christians over the centuries.  For more details on original sources, reference the database documentation available in the readme file (included in the downloads above).

How should I navigate the data?

This database is structured so that anyone familiar with spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel can make good use of the information in a variety of ways.  Those who have experience with data manipulation and queries will find it simple to perform more advanced analysis.  The readme file and schema diagram included in the above downloads give an overview of the tables and fields as well as how they are related to each other.

Can I share it with others?

Please do! Our goal is to get the Bible and helpful related information into the hands of as many people as possible.  Therefore, MetaV is free to use and copy under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license.  Please see the details on individual source files (available at the links above) for more specific usage guidelines.