diff --git a/bin/parse_json.py b/bin/parse_json.py
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+import json
+
+def parse_and_write_json(input_file, output_file):
+    # Read the JSON file into memory using utf-8-sig to handle BOM
+    with open(input_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8-sig') as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    # Extract the "Majestic Timeline" field
+    majestic_timeline = data.get("Majestic Timeline", [])
+
+    # Prepare the output content
+    output_content = ""
+    for idx, entry in enumerate(majestic_timeline):
+        basic_date = entry.get("basic_date", "")
+        desc = entry.get("desc", "")
+        ref = entry.get("ref", "")
+        source = entry.get("source", "")
+        source_id = entry.get("source_id", "")
+        entry_type = entry.get("type", "")
+        location = entry.get("location", "")
+        time = entry.get("time", "")
+        attributes = entry.get("attributes", [])
+
+        # Handle "ref" field which can be a single string or an array of strings
+        if isinstance(ref, list):
+            ref = "; ".join(ref)
+        
+        # Handle "location" field which can be a single string or an array of strings
+        if isinstance(location, list):
+            location = "; ".join(location)
+        
+        # Handle "attributes" field which can be an array of strings
+        if isinstance(attributes, list):
+            attributes = "; ".join(attributes)
+
+        output_content += (
+            f"** Event {idx} **\n"
+            f"Date: {basic_date}\n"
+            f"Description: {desc}\n"
+            f"Reference: {ref}\n"
+            f"Source: {source}\n"
+            f"Source ID: {source_id}\n"
+        )
+
+        if entry_type:
+            output_content += f"Type: {entry_type}\n"
+        
+        if location:
+            output_content += f"Location: {location}\n"
+        
+        if attributes:
+            output_content += f"Attributes: {attributes}\n"
+        
+        if time:
+            output_content += f"Time: {time}\n"
+        
+        output_content += "\n"
+
+    # Write the output content to a UTF-8 text file
+    with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        f.write(output_content)
+
+# Example usage
+input_file = 'majestic.json'  # Replace with the path to your input JSON file
+output_file = 'majestic.txt'  # Replace with the desired output file path
+
+parse_and_write_json(input_file, output_file)
+