I'm back and still on the topic of the quarterly lesson books

The problem with ‘standard lessons’ is the details of doctrine. Three words that I could find that separate the Seventh-day Adventists and the rest of the world would be: the Sabbath, Predestination and the understanding of Hell. One of the oldest SDA Collages is in South Lancaster Massachusetts – the Atlantic Union Collage. It lost its accreditation by the State of Massachusetts because the state thought that its endowment funds were too low. Then when AUC found a Christion Accreditation Organization that liked what ALC was doing the deal fell apart because of the differences between SDA church doctrine and the Organization’s doctrine over the doctrine of Hell.

I have seen other ‘standard’ Christion lessons [have not reviewed the ones pointed to]. They are good but they lack the details that make one denomination stand out from all the others.

Whoops, Did not mean to step on your toes. I very much appreciate your work on lectionaries [or as defined elsewhere ‘lectionary reading lists’]

The SDA Sabbath School did a study on Proverbs last quarter, Jan – Mar 2015.  The first lesson Jan 2015 used Prov 1-3, Gen 1:1, Exod 19:16, Exod 20:20, Prov 11:30, 13:12 and 15:4

The prior time they did a study on Proverbs was Oct – Dec 2000.  The first lesson from Oct 2000 used Prov 1:1-7, 2:10-11, Prov 4:5-7, Prov 2:1-6, James 1:5, Prov 2:7-10, 21:3 and Prov 2:1-9 The readings used were very different.

Not sure how your work on lectionaries would apply. 

Lynden Williams is possibly a better source. The general topics seem to repeat every five years but the next study on the topic would not be the same lesson.  It most likely would use a different book of the Bible to cover that topic.

Got the 2014 Fourth Quarter files.  [[Your Lectionary file and the DOCX file from the SDA Lesson Group and already had the PDF file ]]- will play and report back.  [[Am assuming that the minor readings were ignored to get the main readings done]]

I am beginning to see the Power in this that MJ. Smith has recommended especially in mobile devices

One problem in the mobile devices is that they only allow one resource to be open. Yes, one can click on a Bible verse and see it expand. Then one can go to the reference. But then one has to return to the main text. Trying to remember what you read on the other screen can be difficult in complex passages.

But what if there was a tool that looked up all of the Bible references and presented them in another resource? Having one resource open in Logos – The Lesson and the other, the Lectionary to the Lesson, open in Verbum? Switching between Logos and Verbum on my tablet is something I do often [Currently used to have four versions of the Bible open at once – six if I use another app also]

Yes, other works referenced could also be added to the Lectionary to the Lesson file. Standard References such the CCC and works by Ellen White that are referenced by standard abbreviations should be easy to add. The CCC has standard references to paragraphs. Most of the White works are referenced by Book ,Page and paragraph [as in GC88 392.2]

Left out one item: How we currently link to a White resource [A reference to the CCC would be similar]
From the PDF for Friday: [original source document]
“These things made His path a thorny one to travel. So pained was Christ by the misapprehension in His own home that it was a relief to Him to go where it did not exist.”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 326.

From the lesson DOCX file [PBB source file]
“These things made His path a thorny one to travel. So pained was Christ by the misapprehension in His own home that it was a relief to Him to go where it did not exist.”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, [[p. 326>> logosres:iv-da;ref=Page.p_326]].

From the Lesson in Logos [PBB resource in Logos]
“These things made His path a thorny one to travel. So pained was Christ by the misapprehension in His own home that it was a relief to Him to go where it did not exist.”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 326.

Where the 326 after the p. is a link to the Logos Resource DA page 326 paragraph 1

The PROBLEM is that now each link has to be inserted by hand. Open the resource, Find the reference, mark the reference, and paste the mark into the Lesson Docx file.  <<<the text [[p. 326>> logosres:iv-da;ref=Page.p_326]] >>>

However if you have text in your Lesson Docx file like “”it is written to the broader Christian community “scattered abroad” (James 1:1).”” The text “”James 1:1” becomes a link to the Bible text.

So it would be possible for Logos to make a reference of CCC 26 to insert a link to:
“”26 We begin our profession of faith by saying: “I believe” or “We believe.” Catholic Church, Catechism of the Catholic Church,””

Or a reference of DA 326.1 to insert a link to
“”The enmity kindled in the human heart against the gospel was keenly felt by the Son of God, and it was most painful to Him in His home; for His own heart was full of kindness and love "" Ellen Gould White, The Desire of Ages; Conflict of the Ages Series; Desire of Ages, 326.1.””

We will just have to work with Logos to define the limited set of resources that that will work with and how to mark the text. James 1:1 works why not CCC 26 and DA 326.1??

If we automate this process what do we need to require in the lesson file?

[[Lesson File Requirements proposal zero: or maybe minus 210?? ]]

Lesson and Number

Date the Lesson to be used

If the date is in the format x/z/y that there be a way to tell the app that the date is in the format of MM/DD/YR or DD/MM/YR It gets obvious when the DD exceeds 12 but the first two weeks??

If the date is in the format of only x/z or April q then the app assumes that the date is after today’s date that is the next April

Bible references in the format book ch:t,w assume to be t-w if w is = t+1 or expand to book ch:t book ch:w to include the non continues reading of verse t and then w

If after a book ch:t a v s is found then insert a Bible reference of the last book ch:s      Often authors add additional verses in the text.

When another book reference is found insert link

Example CCC 395 is a link to paragraph CCC 395
Example DA 395.1 is a link to Page DA 395 paragraph 1

Will need rules for references  Standard abbreviation, Use paragraph or page 

[[Most documents would only use a limited subset of all registered resources.
That is unless I was the author don’t expect that the CCC and DA would both be used in the same lesson.]]