[Typo3-dev] New EXT: Scripture Linker

[David Blewett]

DISCLAIMER: if this is in the wrong newsgroup, let me know. I couldn't 
find the Sandbox group in the server listing. (Is it still active?)

I am developing a website and am in need of an extension. What I want to 
do is have Typo3 parse content elements when a page is rendered for 
Scripture references. Typo3 should then wrap the reference in a link to 
BibleGateway (http://www.biblegateway.org) that points to the referenced 
passage in Scripture. I want that link to be opened in a div element to 
one side of the main window, and parse the results from BibleGateway so 
that just the Scripture portion of the returned page are in the div.

BibleGateway has a pretty easy interface to create queries for specific 
passages. While researching different CMS tools, I came across a plugin 
for Movable Type that would provide a good basis for this extension. 
Here are some links to that:

http://mt-plugins.org/archives/entry/scripturizer.php
http://www.healyourchurchwebsite.com/archives/000768.shtml#000768

I want it to be an effective means of Bible study by providing easy 
access to passages in the Bible. The page that BibleGateway returns 
should be easy to parse. It has a comment that signifies the start and 
end of unique content. It should be possible to just grab that from the 
returned page. This would include all relevant copyright notices, plus 
links back to BibleGateway. I am new to Typo3, and am not sure how to 
begin this project. Any help/ideas would be appreciated!

David Blewett