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Parallel HTML Bible

> The Parallel HTML Bible has been placed in the Public Domain, which means there is no copyright (nor can there ever be one) on this software. You are welcome to make copies and distribute this software freely, in accordance with the protection afforded to you through our Licensing Agreement.

> The HTML Bible has been created by johnhurt.com, Lebanon, TN, USA, to encourage charitable contributions to the Daleen Joubert Kinderhuis, a Dutch/Boer Children's Home in Petit, South Africa. If you would like to contribute, please send all donations directly to the Kinderhuis at:

> Daleen Joubert, Director
> Daleen Joubert Kinderhuis
> Posbus 7223
> Petit, 1512
> South Africa
> Telephone: +27 11 965 0450 or +27 11 965 0139.

> The Kinderhuis webpage is at www.kinderhuis.org.za

> Most Bibles viewed on the Internet are created by a Common Gateways Interface (CGI) program, and are not very portable. A web server and must be installed to get them to run.

> The HTML Bible consists of 1,189 "flat" HTML Web pages. It does not require a web server, and can operate on almost any platform. All that is required is to have a Computer and a Browser, such as Netscape or Internet Explorer. The HTML Bible can function as a collection of files located in a folder on your hard drive.

> The HTML Bible was created by using Visual Basic 5.0 to convert and load public domain Bible texts to an Access 97 database, where another VB program checked the data for accuracy. A third program then converted the data from Access to 1,189 chapter text files and an index file with .htm extensions, with the appropriate HTML tags inserted for presenting the data in a table format. The VB program wrote the hyperlinks between each adjoining chapter and to and from the index page. Hyperlinks between related verses concerning the same topic in the KJV 2.0 and 3.0 have been manually installed.

> To increase access speed, each chapter of the Bible is presented as one HTML file. There are 1,189 chapter-files in the Internet Bible, plus an index, license, and About file. The chapter filenames are arranged as follows:

> "B" | "B" stands for "Book". Files must begin with an alpha character.
> "2 digit Book Number" | 01 to 66. 01 is for Genesis, 66 for Revelation
> "C" | "C" stands for Chapter
> "3 digit Chapter Number" | 001 to 150 for Psalms chapter 150.
> ".htm extension" | Files must have an .htm extension to be viewed by the browser.

> For Genesis 1, the filename will be B01C001.htm. For Matthew 24, the filename will be B40C024.htm

> The following is a list of Books, with the book number used in the numbering scheme, and maximum number of chapters:

>     Title			Book #		# of Chapters

>     Genesis                 01              50
>     Exodus                  02              40
>     Leviticus               03              27
>     Numbers                 04              36
>     Deuteronomy             05              34
>     Joshua                  06              24
>     Judges                  07              21
>     Ruth                    08              04
>     1 Samuel                09              31
>     2 Samuel                10              24
>     1 Kings                 11              22
>     2 Kings                 12              25
>     1 Chronicles            13              29
>     2 Chronicles            14              36
>     Ezra                    15              10
>     Nehemiah                16              13
>     Esther                  17              10
>     Job                     18              42
>     Psalms                  19              150
>     Proverbs                20              31
>     Ecclesiastes            21              12
>     S of Solomon            22              8
>     Isaiah                  23              66
>     Jeremiah                24              52
>     Lamentations            25              5
>     Ezekiel                 26              48
>     Daniel                  27              12
>     Hosea                   28              14
>     Joel                    29              3
>     Amos                    30              9
>     Obadiah                 31              1
>     Jonah                   32              4
>     Micah                   33              7
>     Nahum                   34              3
>     Habakkuk                35              3
>     Zephaniah               36              3
>     Haggai                  37              2
>     Zechariah               38              14
>     Malachi                 39              4
>     Matthew                 40              28
>     Mark                    41              16
>     Luke                    42              24
>     John                    43              21
>     Acts                    44              28
>     Romans                  45              16
>     1 Corinthians           46              16
>     2 Corinthians           47              13
>     Galatians               48              6
>     Ephesians               49              6
>     Phillipians             50              4
>     Colossians              51              4
>     1 Thess.                52              5
>     2 Thess.                53              3
>     1 Timothy               54              6
>     2 Timothy               55              4
>     Titus                   56              3
>     Philemon                57              1
>     Hebrews                 58              13
>     James                   59              5
>     1 Peter                 60              5
>     2 Peter                 61              3
>     1 John                  62              5
>     2 John                  63              1
>     3 John                  64              1
>     Jude                    65              1
>     Revelation              66              22

> Inside each Chapter, there is a further reference to the specific verse, which can be integrated with any other HTML document. For example, to link directly to Matthew 5:17, the following link is used:

> < A HREF="B40C005.htm#V17">Matthew 5:17</A>

> The link to the verse in each chapter always begins with "V" and the verse number. A commentary converted to HTML can link to the appropriate verse in the Internet Bible, and allow the reader to view the verse in its context.

Last Updated January 1, 2000
Created by johnhurt.com, Elmwood TN, USA
email: webmaster@htmlbible.com