Hi,
Would it be possible to add the scripture references as footnotes (like for some other confessions) to Dort and Belgic? E.g. from https://www.prca.org/PRC_Confessions_and_Church_Order.pdf
I’d be happy to help with some legwork (though I’m not developer), e.g. if I was given an Excel in the correct format I could fill the cross references into it.
Hi Mankuh,
The document you linked to is, unfortunately, copyrighted. I used the public domain data that I had access to. If you were aware of a public domain source for uncopyrighted text with Scripture references, I could likely scrape and import that.
Having said that, though, I’m not 100% sure if the documents you mentioned originally had footage. I remember reading somewhere that they were added later by various denominations—but I’m not 100% sure on that, nor could I provide a source.
Hi,
Thanks for the reply!
Schaff’s version (public domain) has proof texts, although on CCEL these are only integrated into the French version (with English side-by-side): Philip Schaff: Creeds of Christendom, Volume III. The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches. - Christian Classics Ethereal Library
This one is more convenient but I’m not sure re copyright: https://prts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Belgic-Confession-of-Faith-with-Intro.pdf
Re the original version I posted, I can request copyright permission from the owners as I know them very well (and I’m fairly sure they’ll grant permission), could this be another option?
Lastly, I’m not an expert on copyright law, but perhaps the “extraction” of proof texts only (and not the entire text) could be considered “fair use”? Though this may require acknowledging the source somewhere to avoid plagiarism.
Hi David, just checking if there’s any progress on this or if there’s anything I can do?