Patent ID: 6244628
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B42F

Abstract:
A method for externally rearranging the text of the Bible for conveniently and quickly locating various topics found in the Bible without opening the Bible comprising the steps of:selecting a plurality of different topics in the Bible for which a plurality of verses and pages of the Bible correspond to each particular topic, said topics being selected from the following: Trinity/Holy Spirit, Divinity of Christ, Mary/Saints, Baptism, Bible Plus, Pope St. Peter, The Eucharist, Faith Plus, Purgatory/Statues, Fathers/Celibacy/Confession;placing said topics in a single vertical column to create a topic menu,attaching said topic menu on a front page of a Bible;drawing a line on the side of the Bible corresponding to the location of each different topic in said topic menu;positioning a tab locating guide using said drawn line as the reference location;attaching a first plurality of tabs, in a first linear row aligned with reference to the first selected topic listed in the topic menu, to those edges of the pages of the Bible containing a text portion related to the first topic in said topic menu, each of said tabs protruding from the edge of the Bible page to which they are attached and located in said first linear row, each of said tabs having (i) a citation to a particular part of the Bible text pertinent to said topic, (ii) at least one of a plurality of icons corresponding to sub-topics of said topic, and (iii) a distinct color arbitrarily corresponding to said topic so that the vertical, top to bottom external location of each affixed tab immediately informs the user of the Bible as to the particular topic found on said pages having said first linear row of tabs without the user having to open the Bible;attaching a second plurality of tabs, in a second linear row aligned with reference to the second selected topic listed in the topic menu, to those edges of the pages of the Bible containing a text portion related to the second topic in said topic menu, each of said tabs protruding from the edge of the Bible page to which they are attached and located in said second linear row, each of said tabs having (i) a citation to a particular part of the Bible text pertinent to said topic, (ii) an icon corresponding to said topic, and (iii) a distinct color arbitrarily corresponding to said topic so that the vertical, top to bottom external location of each affixed tab immediately informs the user of the Bible as to the particular topic found on said pages having said second linear row of tabs without the user having to open the Bible;attaching additional plurality of tabs, in successive linear rows aligned with reference to successive selected topics listed in vertical order in said menu, to those edges of the pages of the Bible containing a text portion related to respective topics listed in said topic menu, each of said tabs protruding from the edge of the Bible page to which they are attached and located in respective successive linear rows, each of said tabs having (i) a citation to a particular part of the Bible text pertinent to said topic, (ii) an icon corresponding to said topic, and (iii) a distinct color arbitrarily corresponding to said topic so that the vertical, top to bottom external location of each affixed tab immediately informs the user of the Bible as to the particular topic found on pages having said linear row of tabs without having to open the Bible; andaffixing dot labels, having the same color coding as said tabs, directly by the Bible text relating to the topic designated by said color.