Parallel Pericope Bible

I don't think this was a real hot item, but it seems the Dropbox links have gone by the boards. So here they are again.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ietm6w0b5d8yo26/Parallel%20Pericope%20Bible.zip?dl=0 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kf3ih6phahn3ojo/NRSV%20Pericope%20Boundaries%20with%20Parallels.xlsm?dl=0 

I revisited this in order to simplify it. The original docx was split into three bazillion little tables in order to preserve TOC functionality, since Heading styles inside tables aren't interpreted by the PB compiler as TOC entries.

Since pericope headings can now be specified in the reference box, I have dispensed with the TOC functionality and made one huge table. I think this makes things behave better, even though the right-most passage in any given pericope still expands past the right-side boundary of the column. Another good consequence of this is the compiler uses the cell borders of the table, which makes it much more readable. (When I tried borders on the original docx it apparently had too many tables for the compiler to deal with borders.)

One odd thing that I have not noticed before:  a note referenced to a bible passage is marked on a passage reference that does not have a milestone (the note does relate to the passage, though). I noticed a number of the parallel passages with note marks, even though I did not put milestones on the parallel citations. I probably haven't very observant.

Compile as a Bible Harmony in order to have a dynamic choice of translations to use.

Parallel Pericope Bible Revised 4-18

Matillo:

I had the same issue. I have a refurb WIn7 computer (i5, 16GB, SSD for OS & Logos) and it is usually fairly responsive on stuff where some have issues. I also cleared the visual filters and it is now acceptable, but not speedy.

Consider this:  the original file is still posted and it seems to be much snappier. Maybe the zillion little tables compile into a better-performing PB than the one huge one. So, if you want the functionality, but don't mind the relative ugliness of the old, go with it. At some point I'll experiment with 66 tables for my own use (I think I can live without the Apocrypha). If that works out, I'll post it here, in case someone else wants it.

MJ. Smith said:

Hmmm... I'm having some problems with this file. I had incorrect results in the Parallel Passages section of the Passage Guide. So I downloaded and extracted the files again ... and compiled the long version as a Bible Harmony. I am still getting very odd results. Have you gotten it to work in the Passage Guide's Parallel Passages Section?

I haven't paid any attention to this resource in the Passage Guide. Now that you point it out, I tried a couple of other passages (Mt 5; Matthew 14:13–21) and they produce nonsensical parallels, too. My (apparently) short-sighted idea to compile as a Bible Harmony was mainly to gain the dynamic version capability, rather than it be hard-coded to the preferred bible, as it would be if compiled as Bible.

Possibilities:

1. Since I had not compiled any other PBs as Bible Harmony, it didn't occur to me that Harmonies might depend on special formatting or additional tagging to function as such with guides or tools.
2. In the distant past, I remember a large PB that clearly had a scrambled index (Headword in that case), but now I don't remember the specific PB. It's possible that this one is similarly scrambled.

My guess is it's #1. The Alternatives are to recompile as Bible and settle for Preferred Bible, or ignore the resource in guides.