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In Scene 20 we see a good example of how Arrow Symbols work. In this scene, Jesus comes to Jordan and is baptized. Here all four versions tell about this part of the story. However, in Luke when you reference the chapter/verse numbers, (#01a) you realize in the original numerical order, these verses would have come later. And in John, we see that the Comparative verses (#01b) would've come earlier.
The Arrow Symbols help as a breadcrumb trail back to the original numerical order of the text within these versions.
In the middle of scene 107, we see a good example of how both Double Line Dashes and Single Line Dashes are used. In the scene Jesus helps a father, whose son has an unclean spirit. Here, three out of the four versions tell this part of the story. Mark's version is the main anchor in the narrative.
In both Luke and Matthew, we see where single Comparative verses are split, so they fall within the through-line of the main narrative (#2a, #2c.) On rare occasions, the same verse may have to be split a second time, so that each line will fall correctly within the corresponding comparative line (#2b, #2d.)
The Dash Line Symbols help to connect you back to the full verse within the original text.
In almost all languages, an author can reference people, places or things in the present tense or a past tense. The use of the Double Dagger Symbol helps connect these references to the corresponding version within a scene. We see a strong example of this in Scene 223. In the scene, women come to anoint the body of Jesus. All four versions share an account of this part of the story.
Mark's version begins the narrative in the past tense. The next verse establishes the action and time of day, so all four versions converge on that Comparative line. The first Double Dagger (#3a) references their names. In this rare usage, there is a pair of Double Daggers (#3b) that make a second shared reference within the same scene.
The Double Dagger Symbols help to connect corresponding references that occur within a scene.
Scene 23 consist of a single verse in the Gospel of John. It's a transition scene where Jesus and others, after leaving the Wedding Feast at Cana, briefly traveling through Capernaum. The Timeline Break Symbol (#04) helps indicate where a scene ends and begins. The symbol only appears when a narrative scene change occurs in a single gospel. Additionally, the symbol works in conjunction with new scene numbers.
In this example, the Timeline Break Symbol (#04) indicates a scene change from 23 to 24, which finds the same group of characters in Jerusalem; beginning on the next spread.
The Timeline Break Symbol helps to connect scene changes within a single gospel.