BUG: HUGE problem with Orthodox lectionaries

MJ. Smith said:

Okay, the title is a hyperbole. The lectionaries actually are wonderful except ... for the New Testament, essentially my only "authentic" choice is the Eastern/Greek Orthodox Bible: New Testament. There is no Orthodox full Bible translation available. [An aside: Please order this pre-pub to solve the problem: The Holy Orthodox Bible (9 vols.) by Peter Papoutsis]. So I try to use the LES as the Old Testament, making it a series with the Orthodox NT - but the lectionary does not recognize the series but goes to my top priority Bible.

Succinctly put: what Bible works with the entire lectionary AND is based on the Greek Orthodox Greek text?

Thanks for the hyperbole. [;)]

To be clear, the HOB is only Old Testament, so that won't quite solve everything. We could maybe merge that with the EOB as a new resource someday ...

Long story short, the number of OT readings in the Byzantine Lectionary is rather small, so having a NT-only Bible as your default works the vast majority of the time.

I'd suggest using the RSV-CE, as many English-speaking jurisdictions default to an RSV-based text anyway. Licensing makes things difficult. [:)] That's what I personally use the most, and then I prioritize the LES for when I'm in the OT.

Columbcille Dougherty said:

If you're going to add the Coptic lectionary this will be a very valid issue... We have many OT texts daily in our readings from psalms to prophecies...

True. Sounds like we should account for multiple Bibles in our Lectionary resources.

MJ. Smith said:

Thanks for the quick reply Gabe. I'll direct people to it when the issue arises in the forums. I may make a serious suggestion that the lectionary support serial relationships - after all, think of Peshitta based lectionaries.

Sure. I think we need to find a way to account for multiple Bibles (one for each testament, at least), if it's not too difficult.

Thanks, Louis.