scriptureRef
Node type: Element (may contain text and/or other elements)
Whitespace: Not protected
Definition
A scripture reference. Typically becomes a hyperlink on the Web.
Child Nodes or Content
Attribute: book
Attribute: chapter
Attribute: verse
Attribute: context
Attribute: topic
Attribute: para
Attribute: span
Any combination:
= Optional element or attribute
Parent Elements
Code Sample
<para paraID="4">See <scriptureRef book="john" chapter="3" verse="7">John 3:7</scriptureRef>.</para>
Display Sample
See John 3:7.
Notes
The scripture study aids and footnotes can also be referenced with this element. The only required attribute is “book.”
Marking in Microsoft Word
Scripture references in the standard format are tagged automatically as part of the conversion process. (The process is not completely accurate—these need to be proofread.)
Non-standard scripture references can be styled with the scriptureRef character style. These are wrapped on conversion in <scriptureRef> tags with no attributes. Since scriptureRef requires at least the book attribute in ldsXML, it is a simple matter to locate these by validating.
The editor can also specify the attribute values in a non-standard scripture reference by providing a standard reference in carats inside the scriptureRef character style. For example, a reference in the form “v. 32” can be changed in Word to “v. 32^Gen. 2:32^”. (Hyperlinked text in this example represents the scriptureRef character style.) The conversion process uses the text between the carats to fill in the <scriptureRef> attributes and then deletes the carats and everything between them.