Definition of canon: Verbum only feature?
MJ. Smith
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Yes, I remember the hoopla raised a few years back when Logos introduced (briefly) a system setting to define the canon. Unfortunately, making canon dependent upon the highest priority Bible does not easily reflect the actual canon of the user. From the forums, I believe these to be the commonly used canons:
1. short (Calvinist) canon - DEFAULT for Logos
2. Anglican canon
3. Lutheran canon
4. Catholic canon - DEFAULT for Verbum
5. Greek Eastern Orthodox canon
6. Slavic Eastern Orthodox canon
(yes, I know the canon comparison was "corrected" to misrepresent the Slavic canon.)
If the Logos users are still excitable on the matter, leave Logos the way it is now - using the preferred Bible to determine the canon. But in Verbum, make the canon a settable parameter so it can be accurate. If we have enough users to justify supporting additional canons e.g. Coptic canon, then go for it.
1. short (Calvinist) canon - DEFAULT for Logos
2. Anglican canon
3. Lutheran canon
4. Catholic canon - DEFAULT for Verbum
5. Greek Eastern Orthodox canon
6. Slavic Eastern Orthodox canon
(yes, I know the canon comparison was "corrected" to misrepresent the Slavic canon.)
If the Logos users are still excitable on the matter, leave Logos the way it is now - using the preferred Bible to determine the canon. But in Verbum, make the canon a settable parameter so it can be accurate. If we have enough users to justify supporting additional canons e.g. Coptic canon, then go for it.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Why not make it selectable for Logos, too? I'd rather not have to switch apps just because I want to do a broader search.0
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@JBR Logos users have a history of getting so upset at the concept of alternative canons that in the past they have forced it out of Logos. I have no reason to not want it in Logos as well but I thought I'd ask in a way that gave an option for less resistance.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Yes, provide the selection ability in Logos, not Verbum only.0
