Digital downloadable file (not a physical item) of a visualization of cross-references in the Bible created by Chris Harrison.
If you are looking for a physical printed poster, they are now available on Amazon. Just search for Bible Cross References Poster or equivalent. You'll see it.
This file is only for people wishing to download the raw graphics file and print it for their own non-commercial, personal uses (holiday cards, invitations, brochures, and similar). For commercial uses, please message me.
NOTES ON RESOLUTION:
The digital file is in JPG format with a resolution of 12240x7200 pixels (which is 88 megapixels!). At 300 DPI, it can be printed at 40.8" x 24.0". At 600 DPI, this means it can be printed at 20.4" x 12.0". I do not recommend printing larger than these dimensions unless the graphic will be viewed from afar, as otherwise you will see pixelation up close. The higher DPI the better, and you'll need a good printer to see the details, as this is a very complex image.
ETSY PRINTING:
Etsy has started to offer printing services for digital downloads. I have not used this service myself, but I have used several other "print-on-demand" services. In my experience, these services do not offer sufficient print quality to faithfully capture all of the extremely fine details in this graphic. I suspect the print quality for mugs, shirts and other paraphernalia will be even worse. So please be forewarned! I spent close to a year shopping around and working very closely with a local print shop to achieve a quality I was satisfied with (you can buy these prints on Amazon, just search for Bible Cross References Poster)
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE GRAPHIC:
Depicted in this downloadable graphic are the 63,779 cross-references found in the Bible. Each is depicted by a single arc, the color of which corresponds to the distance between the two chapters, creating a rainbow-like effect. The bar graph that runs along the bottom represents all of the chapters in the Bible, starting with Genesis 1 on the left. Books alternate in color between light and dark gray, with the first book of the Old and New Testaments in white. The length of each bar denotes the number of verses in that chapter (for instance, the longest bar is the longest chapter in the Bible, Psalm 119). Note there is no text on the poster, just arcs and bars, as seen in the listing photos. If you wish to study the cross references in detail, I would suggest purchasing a Study Bible – most will list the cross references for that page in the margins.
Jordan Peterson highlighted this graphic in his lecture series discussing how the Bible can be considered "the first hyperlinked book": https://youtu.be/f-wWBGo6a2w?t=4280
More information can be found on the artist's website: https://chrisharrison.net/index.php/Visualizations/BibleViz
WHAT IS A CROSS REFERENCE?:
What is a cross-reference? In some Bibles and most study Bibles, you can find cross-references in the margins of the page. They link concepts, locations and people found in different parts of the text.
If you really want to dig into Biblical cross references, I would suggest purchasing a Study Bible. If you want to go a bit fancier, I recommend this study Bible: https://tinyurl.com/StudyBiblePremium
Alternatively, this version is a bit more basic but totally functional: https://tinyurl.com/StudyBibleBasic
