Links

Explanatory sites, Semantic projects of interest, etc.

The Home of the Semantic Web — by Rob Zaar — last modified 2007-01-25 23:42

"The Semantic Web is an extension of the current Web in which information is given well-defined meaning, enabling computers and people to work in better cooperation. The Web will reach its full potential when it becomes an environment where data can be shared and processed by automated tools as well as by people" - Tim Berners-Lee and Eric Miller.

Semantic Bible — by Rob Zaar — last modified 2007-02-09 00:15

an emerging exploration of new applications of markup and computational linguistic technology to the study of Scripture, with an emphasis on practical tools that encourage understanding and personal transformation.

Weaving the New Testament into the Semantic Web — by Rob Zaar — last modified 2007-02-09 00:21

This paper will briefly overview what the Semantic Web is, and why it is relevant to Biblical scholars. It will also describe several Semantic Web projects underway at SemanticBible.org. For example, the NT Names project is producing a freely-sharable semantic catalog of people, locations, and other named objects in the New Testament, as well as various kinship, interpersonal, and locational relationships between them. Other projects address the creation of semantically-organized lexical resources, and semantic relationships within and between the Gospels. The paper will close with additional suggestions for how Semantic Web technologies can enable better integration, access, and search for Biblical data.

Gnowsys - Zope Semantic Web Project — by Rob Zaar — last modified 2007-03-24 18:27

GNOWSYS is an acronym for Gnowledge Networking and Organizing SYStem. The 'G' in GNOWSYS is pronounced hard just as the 'G' in GNU. It is a web-application with unique features that make it only one of its kind. It is developed as a product of a widely used free (as in freedom) web-application server, ZOPE (Zee Object Publishing Environment), and is implemented in a versatile, full-featured object-oriented programming language Python. Its development is supported by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR.

Encyclopedia > Semantic Web — by Rob Zaar — last modified 2007-04-09 18:47

A very good summary of the Semantic Web in Encyclopdia form.

A Network Analysis of Hermeneutic Documents Based on Bible Citations — by Rob Zaar — last modified 2007-04-10 00:42

In order to handle systematic thought, we propose a new method of representing the main elements of a conceptualization in the form of a network based on the relations between the citations for frequently-used propositions within a text corpus. This method makes it possible to automatically extract the central components of a systematic thought and to analyze the relationships between these by using the clustering method. In the present study, we have constructed three networks of Christian dogma based on the writings of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas and Pope John Paul II, and have analyzed the clusters to objectively extract common elements and individual characteristics. Our network representation and analysis method help to lay the foundations for scientific research in abstract fields of human thought, such as theology.

Ulrik Petersen's Projects — by Rob Zaar — last modified 2007-04-11 04:38

Ulrik has created some excellent opensource scripture analysis tools.

Hajime Murai Research Page — by Rob Zaar — last modified 2007-04-11 05:12

Hajime's research theme is: Numerical analysis of religious texts (mainly the Bible), Development of text interpretational tools, Citation analysis of the Bible and Christian teachings