1. Parallel passages are found as active links below section titles where different versions of the same story occur in more than one book. This is most common in the synoptic Gospels. If that particular book has been translated, then the parallel passages referring to that book are all active links. In this way the user can compare the same story, for example, in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, simply by clicking the mouse.
  2. There are two kinds of footnotes in torresstrait.org.au. The first are cross references, to the source of an Old Testament quote, or allusion, or to where something similar is said. Again, unless they refer to Old Testament books not yet translated, then the cross references referring to that book are all active links.The cross reference series is marked with superscript lower case letters, a, b, c, d, e,… They restart the alphabet at each chapter. If the user simply hovers the mouse over one of these cross reference markers, the contents of the cross reference will pop up in a box with a pastel yellow background. If the user wants to follow the chain of active links, they simply click on the reference marker which takes them to the actual footnote, highlighted in blue to distinguish it from all the other footnotes. Then click again on the active link of the passage they want.
  3. The second kind of footnote is an information footnote. These explain things about Jewish or Roman customs, relevant archeological finds, meanings of some Greek or Hebrew works, meanings of some names, important textual variants, important exegetical variants, etc. These information footnotes are marked with superscript symbols *, †, ‡, §,… They restart the sequence at each chapter. If the user simply hovers the mouse over one of these cross reference markers, the contents of the footnote will pop up in a box with a pastel green background.
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