Roadmap

Current Status

The last release of the OEB, ‘2020.2’, contained all the New Testament books, the book of Psalms and a miscellaneous collection of the Old Testament, being Ruth, Esther and all the Minor Prophets.

There are a number of other books which have initial drafts which aren’t yet ready to release. Of these Genesis is the furthest along.

Plan

The main plan is to work on the books of the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible more or less in reverse order using the Protestant ordering.

That is:

First, we’ll move to the Major Prophets, releasing Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel.

Second, the Wisdom Books. We have already released the Psalms, but will work on Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon.

Third, a History lesson. We aready have Ruth and Esther, but we will fill in the rest of the stories of the conquest of Canaan, the period of the judges and the united and divided monarchies. Of these, 1 Samuel is already is good shape.

And lastly, we will tackle the five books of the Law / Torah. Genesis is in not too bad shape already, but work hasn’t started yet on the other four books.

At each stage, the process will be to release, on a regular basis, the chapters which have been completed. When the book is finished to a first, but releasable, version, a new numbered OEB will be pushed to the website.