ECanon

Online Search Engine for Canonical Texts

The ECanon is an XML database of canonical texts, currently containing various versions of the Bible. Additional versions and manuscripts of the biblical text will be added over time, as will sacred texts from other religious traditions. Other important traditional texts will also eventually be present in the ECanon. The ECanon can be searched interactively from the present page, or links to specific passages or searches can be embedded in Web pages. For more information, see the ECanon Help Page.

The ECanon is part of TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism, and it is designed to be a free online tool for scholars, students, clergy, and other interested people. The texts are copyrighted by TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism, but they may be downloaded and used freely for non-commercial purposes. Anyone who wants to use the ECanon, in whole or in part, in a commercial electronic product (online, CD-ROM, etc.) must get permission from James R. Adair, the copyright holder, prior to use.

The ECanon currently contains the following versions of the Bible:

King James Version (KJV)
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Westcott and Hort Greek New Testament (unaccented) (WH)

Passage Query	Examples:
Passage Query: Version: ??? ECanon Help Page ???	Entering " Exod 20:1-17" returns Exodus chapter 20, verses 1 through 17. Entering "1 Esdr 2" returns chapter 2 of 1 Esdras. Entering " 2 Sam 24:1-9;1 Chr 21:1-6" returns the passages in two columns. Entering " Matt 14:13-21 in RSV; Mark 6:30-44 in RSV; Luke 9:10-17 in RSV; John 6:1-14 in RSV" returns the story of the Feeding of the 5000 in the four gospels in the Revised Standard Version (see Note). Entering "1 Cor 13 in KJV; 1 Cor 13 in RSV; 1 Cor 13 in NRSV returns 1 Corinthians 13 in three different English versions (see Note). Entering "Jude in WH; Jude in NRSV returns Jude in Greek and English (see Note). *Note: If the version is specified in the query field, the version drop-down menu should be set to '---'.

Passage Query

Examples:

Passage Query:
Version:

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Entering " Exod 20:1-17" returns Exodus chapter 20, verses 1 through 17.
Entering "1 Esdr 2" returns chapter 2 of 1 Esdras.
Entering " 2 Sam 24:1-9;1 Chr 21:1-6" returns the passages in two columns.
Entering " Matt 14:13-21 in RSV; Mark 6:30-44 in RSV; Luke 9:10-17 in RSV; John 6:1-14 in RSV" returns the story of the Feeding of the 5000 in the four gospels in the Revised Standard Version (see Note).
Entering "1 Cor 13 in KJV; 1 Cor 13 in RSV; 1 Cor 13 in NRSV returns 1 Corinthians 13 in three different English versions (see Note).
Entering "Jude in WH; Jude in NRSV returns Jude in Greek and English (see Note).
*Note: If the version is specified in the query field, the version drop-down menu should be set to '---'.

Search for Text	Examples:
Search for Text: Version: ??? ECanon Help Page ???	Entering " mephibosheth" in the first field returns all verses containing the word "Mephibosheth" (case is ignored). Entering " unicorn" in the first field and specifying KJV returns all verses in the KJV version containing the word "unicorn." Entering " A?am" finds verses containing Adam, Aram, Abraham, etc., including in the footnotes. Entering " Prisc*a" finds verses containing either "Prisca" or "Priscilla." Entering " in the beginning" finds verses containing the phrase "in the beginning." Entering "arxh and selecting WH as the version finds verses containing arxh, including compound words, in Westcott and Hort's Greek New Testament.

Search for Text

Examples:

Search for Text:
Version:

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Entering " mephibosheth" in the first field returns all verses containing the word "Mephibosheth" (case is ignored).
Entering " unicorn" in the first field and specifying KJV returns all verses in the KJV version containing the word "unicorn."
Entering " A?am" finds verses containing Adam, Aram, Abraham, etc., including in the footnotes.
Entering " Prisc*a" finds verses containing either "Prisca" or "Priscilla."
Entering " in the beginning" finds verses containing the phrase "in the beginning."
Entering "arxh and selecting WH as the version finds verses containing arxh, including compound words, in Westcott and Hort's Greek New Testament.

URLs (including the one for this page) change, PURLs don't. If you link to the ECanon, be sure to use the PURL: http://purl.org/ECanon. For more information on PURLs, see TC Notes #4, Offline 59, or The Persistent URL home page.

Sponsors of the ECanon include:

Society of Biblical Literature National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism Religion and Technology Center

The text of the King James Version used in the ECanon is based on that used by Project Gutenberg. The texts of the Revised Standard Version and the New Revised Standard Version were supplied by the National Council of Churches. The text of Westcott and Hort comes from Vincent Broman's Greek New Testament Editions page. ECanon development was supported in part by a 1998 Technology Grant from the Society of Biblical Literature.

The ECanon is designed, developed, and maintained by James R. Adair, General Editor of TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism and Director of the Religion and Technology Center, and John Wagner, President of IT Golem, Inc.


Society of Biblical Literature	National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.	TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism	Religion and Technology Center