Inductive Analysis

Having imported each verse in the target text into a separate note, I then generated a Tinderbox map view. Tinderbox's map view displays each text with its book name, chapter and verse reference, which is why I was so particular about setting up the text correctly for import.

A partial display of verses from First John, in the Tinderbox Map View.
But the text reference is not part of the text, merely a deictic reference. What I want to see is the text itself. So I locate 1 John 1:1, and press spacebar to open the note.

First John Chapter 1, Verse 1. Displayed in a Tinderbox note.
The first stage in this analysis is to carefully tease out the facts within the text, and then to make observations based on the facts. The final stage of the analysis is to note Application of the observation to the analyst's own life. (We won't be demonstrating this final stage in the analysis; the interaction technique is similar to the first two steps.) This style of analysis is known as the Inductive Technique in biblical studies. (As an aside, this weekend, I'm hosting a seminar in which this technique is being taught.)

Here is a completed analysis for the first verse of John. The Facts and Observations sections are both headlined by bolding the text. This is my approximation for demarcating multiple rich text field attributes, which Tinderbox does not at this time provide. The restatement of each known fact is part of the analytical technique, and is intended to make the analyst pay close attention to each and every fact. Information in the observations section is defined by the analytical technique as "that which stands out" to the analyst once the facts have been identified. Clearly, this is a very simple, subjective analytical technique which is well suited to repetitious data entry. In later examples within this project, I'll demonstrate more rigorous linguistic analyses that are less forgiving of busywork.

First John Chapter 1, Verse 1. Analysed with a partial application of an Inductive Technique, in a Tinderbox note.
It's not my purpose in at this point in to rigorously examine the limitations of the affordances in supporting this very simple form of textual analysis. I'll leave that on hold for the concluding article in this series.

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