Posted by Peter Kirby at 4:00 PM | Permalink

I've gotten about 25% done with entering Early Christian Writings into database form. It is slow work, but it is my top priority right now.

For the future (2006), I have an idea involves the domain name "FreeStudyBible.com" that I've registered. I realized that there is no place where people can go and conglomerate their notes on the biblical text. I've heard of one person who produced a special binder with extra large margins on a KJV so that they could write notes and keep them together. Most bible software packages have the option for leaving a note on a verse. What if the bible software were web-based, and if certain comments from certain people (not a total free-for-all) were published as footnotes to the biblical text? What could happen is that a person registers and automatically gets the ability to make their own personal notes on the Bible, which only they see. They can then apply to the editor to make comments that everyone can see, with an explanation of their education, background, and intent. Once approved their comments become visible to all users, unless they are converted by the editor into simply private notes because they aren't acceptable. The web site would have the selection of over twenty Bible translations, as well as Greek and Latin, and cross-references between the Bible passages. I hope that there is interest in this and that I get more ideas for its improvement.