Because we don't do dynamic loading of versification systems, whenever
we add a versification system to Sword, it takes up space in memory just
to hold the versification tables. Accordingly, we try to be as
conservative as possible in adding new versification systems. And once
we have released a Bible using a versification system, we can never
change or remove that versification system from the library. So we have
to be extremely careful that the versification systems we include in the
library are correct.
We have two types of versification systems that we will add to Sword.
The first type is for particularly important individual texts, generally
specific manuscripts or editions. The Leningrad and Luther
versifications are in this category. Leningrad is used for exactly one
manuscript, though it appears in 2-3 modules, but it's of such
significance that we added the versification system to Sword. Luther,
similarly, is employed specifically by a set of translations by a single
translator.
The other type attempts to formalize a versification system
representative of numerous Bibles within a tradition. Examples of this
include the KJV(A), NRSV(A), Synodal, Catholic, & Catholic2. KJV(A) &
NRSV(A) happen to exactly match particular translations, but those
versification systems are in wide use beyond those translations. Synodal
and the two Catholics began with the versification systems of exemplar
translations and were then expanded to incorporate additional verses
from translations within the same tradition so that the system within
Sword could achieve maximal coverage of the verses within Bibles we
might encode.
Versification systems for particular manuscripts or editions are
relatively easy to define and incorporate in Sword, provided the edition
they represent is sufficiently significant to merit such treatment. The
next versification system that we'll add to Sword will be of this type,
and that's Rahlfs, representing Rahlfs' LXX. To construct it, I'll
derive the versification system based on a couple of independent
encodings of Rahlfs', compare them, and break any ties using the printed
text of the DBG.
Creating a versification system for Sword based on a broader tradition
requires identifying a distinct tradition, collecting many different
translations within that tradition, comparing them, and deriving the
maximal verse set that covers all of them. The first two parts require
quite a lot of work.
Your LXXE versification system is not a candidate for inclusion in Sword
because it neither represents a broad versification tradition nor a
particular edition of sufficient significance. Without even looking at
the file, I can know that it does not represent Brenton's LXX because
the versification of Brenton's LXX is not supportable by Sword. Multiple
verses of the same number within a chapter and verses that do not
strictly increase cannot be represented by a SWText module, as currently
implemented. Brenton includes both of these and so its native
versification cannot be supported by Sword.
In short order, the Rahlfs versification system should be available in
Sword SVN. That may suffice for your encoding needs in the near term.
Subsequently, it may be possible to define a more general LXX
versification system that excludes the Rahlfs'-specific books like the
variants of Joshua & Judges, the Theodotian variant books, Odes, and
PsSol and that adds verses absent from Rahlfs' in order to maximize
verse coverage in similar editions. I'll certainly consult your
versification system submission while working on that. Going forward,
that might be a better candidate for the versification system employed
by a Brenton module.
On 08/12/2012 11:37 PM, Andrew Thule wrote:
Thanks Chris.
Here's an English Septuagint versification system, based upon the text
I got from Michael and compared to a number of printed version. The
Chapter order doesn't quite follow the KJV or NSRV convention, but it
does follow the Septuagints order.
I appreciate it if you could add this so we can get an English
Septuagint module out. I worked on this weekend quickly because I've
seen you reference you're working through another one, and I wanted to
get it in on your timeline.
One question - I stuck with the names listed in the abbrevs.h and I
understand that the short forms as markers. So for example the
Septuagint calls the Prayer of Azariah the Song of the Three Children
(in Greek) and Breton translate it as such - yet the marker will be
PrAzar. I have no issue with that, but how do I now influence the
appearance of the book names (however the program deals with them).
I see this can be done in locales, but is that the right place for it?
I'd like to keep the Greek influenced names - since the original
language was Greek. I.e.
Esias for Isaiah
Jermias for Jeremiah
Osee for Hosea
Aggaeus for Haggai
Etc.
There is no way for module authors to influence how titles appear in
front ends, as far as verse pickers, searching, etc. are concerned. You
can always add a <title> element before the first chapter of the book.
Then the front end should print the title above chapter 1.
--Chris
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