joshuaandClaude Opus 5.5
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Built from the kit specs (CLAUDE.md, docs/01-05): question index import, status seals, connections graph, Pagefind search, Scripture margin, and 157 evidence articles (drafts unless published) with sources and verified "Learn more" links. Includes link, owner-notes, a11y and publish scripts. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# 01 — Project brief
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## What it is
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A reference site that takes every hard question people ask about the Bible and answers it with the evidence in plain view. Each question shows:
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- a **status** for how settled the answer is (Green, Yellow or Red),
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- the **domains** the evidence comes from (Scripture, History, Archaeology, Science, Philosophy, Textual Criticism, Context),
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- a short answer, and later a full article,
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- **related questions**, so readers can follow a thread from one question to the next.
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The site starts as an index of about 150 questions across 13 groups and grows into full articles one question at a time.
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## Who it's for
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1. Christians who've been hit with a hard question (often from a friend, a video or a class) and want a straight, trustworthy answer fast.
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2. Honest skeptics checking whether Christians handle the evidence fairly.
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3. Youth leaders and teachers who need a reliable reference to point people to.
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Most visitors arrive from search on a phone, read one answer, and leave unless the related links pull them further in. Design for that.
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## The site's promise
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**Show the evidence, then the conclusion, and say how sure we are.** The status system is the site's credibility. A Christian site that admits "this one is debated" or "nobody knows who wrote Hebrews" earns trust for the times it says "this is settled."
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## Principles
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- Evidence first, verdict second. Every full article separates what Scripture says, what the outside evidence says, where they meet, and what's still open.
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- Steelman the other side. State objections the way their best defenders would.
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- Calibrated confidence. Green means settled; Yellow means a strong case that's still debated; Red means open. Never inflate a status.
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- Plain language. Short sentences, no jargon without a quick definition.
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- Everything connects. No dead ends; every page links onward.
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## Out of scope for now
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User accounts, comments, a CMS, multiple languages, and donations. The architecture should not block adding them later.
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