Searching the Scriptures(Without ’s Help)
Chris Heard, Pepperdine University [email protected]
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Single Words and AND
Find a Bible verse that connects your tribe’s name to its symbol.
Single Words and ANDHits
Reuben 58
Reuben AND herbs 1
Simeon 38
Simeon AND city 1
Levi 42
Levi AND lampstand 0
Aaron AND lampstand 3
Judah 635
Judah AND lion 3
Dan 53
Dan AND scales 0
Naphtali 48
Naphtali AND doe 1
Gad 66
Gad AND tent 0
HitsAsher 36
Asher AND tree 0
Issachar 34
Issachar AND donkey 1
Zebulun 37
Zebulun AND ship 0
Zebulun AND ships 1
Ephraim 142
Ephraim AND helmet 2
Manasseh 132
Manasseh AND bull 0
Manasseh AND ox 0
Joseph AND ox 1
Benjamin 121
Benjamin AND wolf 1
Words and Phrases
"fiery chariots"
2 Kings2:11
2 Kings6:17
fiery chariots 5 5 2 ••• •••"fiery chariots" 1 2 1 ••• •••
Words and Phrases
Combining Boolean Operators
crushed AND (heads OR body)
crush AND (head OR body)
crush <AND> (head <OR> body)
Ps 74:14
Ps 89:10
crushed AND (heads OR body) 5 7 3 ••• •••crushed AND heads OR body 371 381 279 ••• •••crushed heads body 1 1 0
Combining Boolean Operators
Wildcards/Fuzzy Searches
r?d* AND cloud*
ride AND cloud
ride <AND> cloud
Wildcards/Fuzzy Searches
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Deut 33:26
Ps 68:4
Isa 19:1
Heb 12:1
"rider on the clouds" 0 0 0
rider AND clouds 4 4 0 ••• ••• ••• •••ride AND clouds 5 4 0 ••• ••• •••rid* AND clouds 5 5 3 ••• ••• •••rid* AND cloud* 5 5 4 ••• ••• ••• •••r?d* AND cloud* 8 8 8† ••• ••• ••• •••r*d* AND cloud* 16 16 16 ••• ••• ••• •••
Design-a-Search (Explicit)In Jonah 4:2, Jonah complains (!) that God is “merciful and compassionate …, very patient, full of faithful love.” With slight variations (like “truly faithful” instead of “faithful love”), the same statement appears at least seven other times else-where in the Tanak (more if you allow for more variation). Please devise a search that will allow you to locate five of those other verses.
Design-a-Search (Explicit)Exod 34:6
Num 14:18
Neh 9:17
Ps 86:15
Ps 103:8
Ps 145:8
Joel 2:13
merciful 38 315 38 ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••merciful AND compassionate 11 11 11 ••• ••• ••• ••• •••merc* AND compassion* 24 23 28 ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••"faithful love" 128 132 128 ••• ••• ••• •••merc* AND compassion* AND faith* 8 8 8 ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••"very patient" 10 11 10 ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
Design-a-Search (Implicit)Earlier in this course, you learned that biblical prophets typically interceded before God on their people’s behalf, and that people might come to a biblical prophet to inquire of God. Therefore, you might be surprised to encounter two unusual circumstances: !• God rebuffed some elders who
came to inquire of God through the prophet _________.
• God told the prophet _________ not to intercede for his people.
Jer7:16
Ezek20:1
interceded 7 7 1 •••intercede 7 7 6 •••inquired 14 14 0 •••inquire 14 14 6 •••
Design-a-Search (Implicit)
Student Reactions• Before this class we didn’t know how to search the Bible to
find things related to a specific topic, person, or place, but now we are familiar with the Bible Search Apps and the skills needed to specify our searches.
• Using the Olive Tree Bible Study Application we were able to efficiently navigate the Bible. We are now able to find information in the Bible that we wouldn’t have been able to find before.
• One thing we learned that is super helpful is the Olive tree Bible app. We learned how to create specific searches to find exactly what we want.
• We are able to learn how to use the Bible Reader app, which will help us to read and understand the Bible in the future.
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Simple Search Boolean AND Boolean OR AND/OR vs. Wild Phrase Search
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Future Developments
Multi-verse searches Delimited search ranges
Topical searches Complex searches?
IP Credits
OS and app logos/icons via the respective publishers/manufacturers. This presentation by Chris Heard in 2013; CC-BY.
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