Category Archives: MetaV
I love exploring new technologies, especially the ones still in “startup mode.” Sure, I like the newness of it, but they also give me ideas that help some of my projects. Lately I’ve been beta testing a technology that has … Continue reading
MetaV 2.1.4 Update
The Cross Reference Index has been rebuilt due to some errors leading to irrelevant connections found by a studious reader. This data now only includes references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and excludes other cross reference sources. This and all … Continue reading
Today, a popular church tech blog, ChurchMag, listed my site as number 14 on their 2012 list of “Top 20″ blogs in that class based on website stats, social media networks, and Google PageRank. Newcomers here may be wondering how this site fits in … Continue reading
The ultimate goal of MetaV is not simply to collect biblical data. It is to make that information easier to navigate and understand. This is the last in a series of posts outlining the roadmap for MetaV, a database of people, places, passages, and periods of … Continue reading
This is the fourth in a series of posts outlining the roadmap for MetaV, a database of people, places, passages, and periods of time found in the Bible. Timeline The Bible is not just one book, it is a collection of 66 books. The 40 different … Continue reading
This is the third in a series of posts outlining the roadmap for MetaV, a database of people, places, passages, and periods of time found in the Bible. In addition to a concordance, the back of your Bible will likely include a set of maps. … Continue reading
MetaV Roadmap: Concordance
This is the second in a series of posts outlining the roadmap for MetaV. Previously I laid out changes planned for tables involving people. This article will discuss changes to concordance related data. Concordance Few things are more commonplace in the back … Continue reading
MetaV Roadmap: People
This is the first in a series of posts outlining the roadmap for MetaV, a database of people, places, passages, and periods of time found in the Bible. Much work has gone into developing it, but there is much work left … Continue reading
This update is primarily for the tables defining People and their relationships. I have made the following changes for this version: Added siblings where only one parent is known (over 4,000 new records) Split Daughters of Lot into “older” and … Continue reading
MetaV 2.1.1 Update
I have recently made a few updates to MetaV. In the near future I will begin posting a detailed roadmap to lay out what improvements are planned in the short-term and long-term future. Here are the updates in this version … Continue reading
Just watch this video, read Google’s write-up, and imagine a similar search tool designed to explore Bible knowledge. Then, you’ll understand the idea behind MetaV. But please remember…I’m not Google, so it’s going to take a while to get this … Continue reading
The gospels tell the story of Jesus Christ, each one emphasizing different aspects. This chart compares the topics illuminated by those verses. Continue reading
MetaV makes it easy to discover how each passage of the Bible relates to times and places. Find all passages relating to a time period using the timeline or find everything related to a selected region on the map. Continue reading
MetaV is a database that contains the “Who, Where, and When” of every single passage in the Bible at word-level detail. It is specially structured to simplify complex “big picture” analysis or visualizing biblical information. Continue reading
Early this year I discovered a fascinating visualization that mapped all the connections made between “friends” on Facebook. It quickly spread around the internet with many people pointing out how country boundaries appeared from the links themselves with no borders drawn … Continue reading