Search Concord - Specific Range Searches for Books, Chapters, and Pages

What is Range Search? 

This feature allows you to limit search results to specific books, chapters, verses and/or pages. For example, you can search for instances in which the word "light" appears in the Bible, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, and the Christian Science Hymnal. Similarly, you could look for instances in which the word "joy" appears in Mary Baker Eddy's Miscellaneous Writings and chapters 1-5 of the book of John in the Bible.

Range search can help save you having to scroll through many results before you get to the results that interest you.

Conducting a Range Search in the New Search Options Menu

To conduct a range search in Concord:

  1. Enter the word(s) you would like to search for in the search bar. 
  2. Click (or Tap for iPhone/mobile) on the words "Search Options" just below the search bar. This will open the new Search Options menu. 
  3. Click or tap on the gray button across from the words "Range." You will know range search has been activated once the gray button has turned blue and the word "Range" appears in a blue box under the search bar. 
  4. Two gray boxes will appear directly below the words Range Search.
    1. In the lefthand box, enter the full name or abbreviation for the book you would like to limit your search results to. (A full list of Bible book abbreviations can be found here and a list of abbreviations for Mary Baker Eddy’s books, here.)
    2. If you would like to further limit your results to certain chapters, verses, or pages within the selected book, enter that information into the righthand box.
    3. To add additional books, click the "Add Another Book" button below the gray boxes and repeat steps a and b above. 
  5. Click or tap on the magnifying glass next to the search bar to conduct the search. 
  6. To disable range search, open the Search Options menu and click or tap on the blue toggle, to turn it back to gray. 
  7. To remove all activated search options at once, click or tap on the blue “Reset” button in the bottom right-hand corner of the Search Options menu. 
  8. To remove all activated search options at once and simultaneously clear the words in the search bar, click or tap on the X located on the right-hand side of the search bar. 

Examples:

  • Add boxes for each of Matt, Mark, Luke, John to find results only in the Gospels.
  • Show only New Testament results by typing NT into the first gray box (or, “OT” for Old Testament). 
  • Restrict results to pages 465–497 of Science and Health by putting SH in the first gray box and 465–497 in the second gray box.
  • Search MBE’s published sermons only by putting each title in a new box(such as Pan, Hea, etc.)

 

Range Search Examples

With “light” as an example search term, here’s what you can do in the Bible (notice the Bible book abbreviations are not case sensitive):

Desired Search...

Type in Search Bar...

Type in Left Gray Box(es) Type in Right Gray Box(es) 

Finds...

Search only the Bible

light

Bible(leave blank)

“light” in the Bible only

Search in the Old Testament

light 

OT(leave blank)

“light” in all Old Testament books

Search in the New Testament

light 

NT(leave blank)

“light” in all New Testament books

Search in one book

light 

Ps(leave blank)

“light” in Psalms

Search within multiple books

light 

Matt, mark, luke, John(leave blank)

“light” in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

Search one chapter

light 

gen 1

“light” in Genesis, ch. 1

Search multiple chapters

light 

Gen (first row)
John (second row)
1 (first row)
1 (second row) 

“light” in Genesis, ch. 1, and John, ch. 1

Search within chapters and books

light 

gen (first row)
John (second row)
Psalms (third row)
1 (first row)

“light” in Genesis, ch. 1, the book of John, and the book of Psalms

Search within a range of chapters in one book

light 

Isa 1-40

“light” in Isaiah chapters 1 through 40

Search within a ranges of chapters in multiple books

light 

Gen (first row) 
John (second row)

1-5 (first row)
1-5 (second row)

“light” in Genesis chapters 1 through 5 and John 1 through 5

Search within chapters, books, and ranges

light 

Gen (first row)
John (second row)

Isa (third row)

1 (first row) 
(leave second row blank)
40-50 (third row) 

“light” in Genesis, ch. 1, the book of John, and Isaiah chapters 40 through 50

Search multiple words within one book*

*can be used in the same way as one word

light walk 

john(leave blank)

“light” and “walk” in the same verse in the book of John


With “light” as the example search term, here’s what you can do in
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, the Hymnal, and other writings by Mary Baker Eddy
(click here for full list of abbreviations):

Desired search...

Type in Search Bar...

Type in Left Gray Box(es) Type in Right Gray Box(es) 

Finds...

Search within all book titles

light 

titles(leave blank)

“light” found in one testimony title in Fruitage, and 1 title in Retrospection

Search within one book

light 

Ret(leave blank)

“light” in Retrospection and Introspection

Search within a range of pages

light

SH1-100

“light” in Science and Health pages 1 through 100

Search only one page

light 

SH300

“light” on Science and Health page 300

Search a range of Hymns

light 

HY431-603

“light” in hymns 431 through 603

Search for two or more words*

*can be used in the same way as one word

light divine 

SH200-400

Instances where “light” and “divine” appear in the same sentence in Science and Health pages 200-400


Combine searches within multiple books (Bible, Science and Health, the Christian Science Hymnal, etc.):

Desired search...

Type in Search...

Type in Left Gray Box(es)Type in Right Gray Box(es) 

Finds...

Search within books and ranges within books*

*can be done with multiple words as well

light [sh 300, Ps 100-119, hy, mis, un, NT]

SH (first row)
Ps (second row)
hy (third row)
mis (fourth row)
un (fifth row)
NT (sixth row)

300 (first row)
100-119 (second row)
(leave all following rows blank)


“light” on Science and Health pg. 300, Psalms chapters 100 through 119, the Christian Science Hymnal, Miscellaneous Writings, Unity of Good, and the New Testament

Boolean search within range of books

"kingdom of heaven" OR "kingdom of God" [Matt, Mark, Luke, John]

Matt (first row)
Mark (second row)
Luke (third row)
John (fourth row)

(leave all blank) 

The exact phrases “kingdom of heaven” or “kingdom of God” in the Gospels



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