North-Orthodox Corpus Inventory
Legend
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ✅ PD | Public Domain |
| ⚠️ PD-uncertain | Likely PD but verify specific translation |
| 🔒 Copyright | Copyrighted - requires licensing or exclusion |
| 📋 In Progress | Currently being gathered |
| ❌ Excluded | Intentionally excluded |
SECTION 1: SCRIPTURE
1.1 Old Testament
| # | Source | Language | Version/Manuscript | Copyright | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OT-01 | Pentateuch | Greek | Septuagint (LXX) - Holmes-Parsons | ✅ PD | ~65,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OT-02 | Historical Books | Greek | Septuagint (LXX) | ✅ PD | ~110,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OT-03 | Poetic/Wisdom | Greek | Septuagint (LXX) | ✅ PD | ~120,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OT-04 | Major Prophets | Greek | Septuagint (LXX) | ✅ PD | ~90,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OT-05 | Minor Prophets | Greek | Septuagint (LXX) | ✅ PD | ~45,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OT-06 | Complete LXX | Greek | Various editions consolidated | ✅ PD | ~430,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OT-07 | Pentateuch | Hebrew | Masoretic Text (BHS) | ✅ PD | ~60,000 | 🟡 Secondary |
| OT-08 | Complete OT | English | KJV | ✅ PD | ~560,000 | 🟡 Secondary |
Notes:
- LXX is the Bible of the Orthodox Church. This is the PRIMARY OT source.
- KJV for English (NOT modern translations like NIV, ESV, NRSV)
- Hebrew Masoretic as reference only, not primary
1.2 New Testament
| # | Source | Language | Version/Manuscript | Copyright | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NT-01 | Complete NT | Greek | Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550) | ✅ PD | ~140,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| NT-02 | Complete NT | Greek | Westcott-Hort (Nestle-Aland basis) | ✅ PD | ~138,000 | 🟡 Reference |
| NT-03 | Complete NT | Greek | SBL Greek New Testament | ✅ PD | ~138,000 | 🟡 Reference |
| NT-04 | Complete NT | English | KJV | ✅ PD | ~145,000 | 🟡 Secondary |
| NT-05 | Complete NT | Latin | Vulgate (Clementine) | ✅ PD | ~140,000 | 🟡 Secondary |
| NT-06 | Complete NT | Syriac | Peshitta (NT only) | ✅ PD | ~140,000 | 🟢 Optional |
Notes:
- Textus Receptus is the Byzantine text-type used by the Orthodox Church
- SBL is PD and widely available
- KJV is the primary English text
SECTION 2: APOSTOLIC FATHERS
All texts below are PD (written ~95-155 AD).
| # | Source | Language | Primary Edition | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF-01 | 1 Clement | Greek | ANF + Greek original | ~25,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| AF-02 | 2 Clement | Greek | ANF + Greek original | ~18,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| AF-03 | Didache | Greek | ANF + Greek original | ~8,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| AF-04 | Epistle of Barnabas | Greek | ANF + Greek original | ~22,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| AF-05 | Letters of Ignatius (7) | Greek | ANF + Greek original | ~20,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| AF-06 | Martyrdom of Polycarp | Greek | ANF + Greek original | ~8,000 | 🟡 Important |
| AF-07 | Letter of Polycarp to Philippians | Greek | ANF + Greek original | ~6,000 | 🟡 Important |
| AF-08 | Shepherd of Hermas | Greek | ANF + Greek original | ~75,000 | 🟡 Important |
Total Apostolic Fathers: ~182,000 tokens (Greek) + English equivalents
SECTION 3: ANTE-NICENE FATHERS
All ANF writings are PD.
3.1 Early Apologists & Writers
| # | Source | Language | Era | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANF-01 | Justin Martyr - 1 Apology | Greek | ~150-155 AD | ~35,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| ANF-02 | Justin Martyr - 2 Apology (frag) | Greek | ~150-155 AD | ~3,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| ANF-03 | Justin Martyr - Dialogue w/ Trypho | Greek | ~160 AD | ~120,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| ANF-04 | Irenaeus - Against Heresies (5 books) | Greek/Latin | ~180 AD | ~400,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| ANF-05 | Tertullian - Various works | Latin | ~197-220 AD | ~200,000 | 🟡 Important |
| ANF-06 | Clement of Alexandria - Stromata | Greek | ~190-200 AD | ~250,000 | 🟡 Important |
| ANF-07 | Clement of Alexandria - Protrepticus | Greek | ~190 AD | ~30,000 | 🟡 Important |
| ANF-08 | Origen - On First Principles (4 books) | Greek/Latin | ~229-233 AD | ~150,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| ANF-09 | Origen - Contra Celsum (8 books) | Greek | ~248 AD | ~200,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| ANF-10 | Origen - Selecta in Psalmos | Greek | ~230-250 AD | ~100,000 | 🟡 Important |
| ANF-11 | Hippolytus - Refutation of All Heresies | Greek | ~225-235 AD | ~200,000 | 🟡 Important |
| ANF-12 | Tertullian - Against Praxeas | Latin | ~217 AD | ~15,000 | 🟡 Important |
| ANF-13 | Tertullian - On Baptism | Latin | ~200 AD | ~12,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| ANF-14 | Tertullian - On the Prescription Against Heretics | Latin | ~200 AD | ~15,000 | 🟢 Optional |
3.2 Major Ante-Nicene Writers
| # | Source | Language | Era | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANF-15 | Cyprian - On the Lord's Prayer | Latin | ~250 AD | ~20,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| ANF-16 | Cyprian - On the Unity of the Church | Latin | ~253 AD | ~15,000 | 🟡 Important |
| ANF-17 | Novatian - On the Trinity | Latin | ~251 AD | ~40,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| ANF-18 | Eusebius - Ecclesiastical History (10 books) | Greek | ~325 AD | ~250,000 | 🟡 Important |
| ANF-19 | Eusebius - Life of Eusebius/Pamphila (Demonstratio) | Greek | ~315 AD | ~80,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| ANF-20 | Eusebius - Preparation for the Gospel | Greek | ~315-325 AD | ~300,000 | 🟡 Important |
| ANF-21 | Eusebius - Proof of the Gospel | Greek | ~315-325 AD | ~200,000 | 🟡 Important |
| ANF-22 | Dionysius of Alexandria - Various | Greek | ~250-265 AD | ~30,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| ANF-23 | Methodius of Olympus - Symposium | Greek | ~300 AD | ~40,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| ANF-24 | Methodius of Olympus - Resurrection | Greek | ~300 AD | ~45,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| ANF-25 | Lactantius - Divine Institutes | Latin | ~307-317 AD | ~250,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| ANF-26 | Aphrahat - Demonstrations (Syriac) | Syriac | ~337-345 AD | ~150,000 | 🟢 Optional |
Estimated Ante-Nicene Total: ~3,500,000+ tokens
SECTION 4: NICENE & POST-NICENE FATHERS
4.1 Athanasius of Alexandria
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPNF-01 | On the Incarnation (De Incarnatione) | Greek | ~35,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| NPNF-02 | Against the Arians (4 books) | Greek | ~180,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| NPNF-03 | On the Councils of the Armenians | Greek | ~25,000 | 🟡 Important |
| NPNF-04 | Life of St. Anthony | Greek | ~30,000 | 🟡 Important |
| NPNF-05 | Festal Letters (select) | Greek | ~50,000 | 🟡 Important |
| NPNF-06 | Discourses Against the Arians (3rd) | Greek | ~60,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| NPNF-07 | History of the Arians | Greek | ~35,000 | 🟡 Important |
Athanasius Subtotal: ~415,000 tokens
4.2 Cappadocian Fathers
Basil the Great
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAS-01 | On the Holy Spirit | Greek | ~45,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| BAS-02 | Hexaemeron (Homilies on the Hexaemeron, 9 homilies) | Greek | ~80,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| BAS-03 | Moralia (select ascetic works) | Greek | ~120,000 | 🟡 Important |
| BAS-04 | Letters (select) | Greek | ~100,000 | 🟡 Important |
| BAS-05 | Against Eunomius | Greek | ~70,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
Basil Subtotal: ~415,000 tokens
Gregory Nazianzen (the Theologian)
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREG-01 | Five Theological Orations | Greek | ~55,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| GREG-02 | Catechetical Oration (5 discourses) | Greek | ~70,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| GREG-03 | Poeta Philosophica (select) | Greek | ~30,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| GREG-04 | Letters (select) | Greek | ~80,000 | 🟡 Important |
| GREG-05 | Funeral Oration on Basil the Great | Greek | ~15,000 | 🟡 Important |
Gregory Nazianzen Subtotal: ~250,000 tokens
Gregory of Nyssa
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNO-01 | On the Making of Man | Greek | ~25,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| GNO-02 | Great Catechism | Greek | ~30,000 | 🟡 Important |
| GNO-03 | Life of Moses | Greek | ~40,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| GNO-04 | On the Soul and Resurrection | Greek | ~25,000 | 🟡 Important |
| GNO-05 | Against Eunomius (select) | Greek | ~60,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| GNO-06 | On the Inscriptions of the Psalms | Greek | ~35,000 | 🟡 Important |
| GNO-07 | Theological and Festal Orations (select) | Greek | ~50,000 | 🟡 Important |
| GNO-08 | On Christian Perfection (Ascetical works) | Greek | ~40,000 | 🟡 Important |
Gregory of Nyssa Subtotal: ~305,000 tokens
Cappadocians Subtotal: ~970,000 tokens
4.3 John Chrysostom
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRYS-01 | Homilies on Genesis (91 homilies) | Greek | ~200,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-02 | Homilies on Matthew (90 homilies) | Greek | ~250,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-03 | Homilies on Romans (20 homilies) | Greek | ~100,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-04 | Homilies on 1 Corinthians | Greek | ~100,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-05 | Homilies on 2 Corinthians | Greek | ~50,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-06 | Homilies on Galatians | Greek | ~50,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-07 | Homilies on Ephesians | Greek | ~45,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-08 | Homilies on Philippians | Greek | ~35,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-09 | Homilies on Colossians | Greek | ~25,000 | 🟡 Important |
| CHRYS-10 | Homilies on Thessalonians | Greek | ~25,000 | 🟡 Important |
| CHRYS-11 | Homilies on Timothy (1 & 2) | Greek | ~40,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-12 | Homilies on Titus & Philemon | Greek | ~20,000 | 🟡 Important |
| CHRYS-13 | Homilies on Hebrews (24 homilies) | Greek | ~120,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-14 | Homilies on Acts of the Apostles | Greek | ~120,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-15 | Homilies on John's Gospel (80+ homilies) | Greek | ~300,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| CHRYS-16 | Homilies on 1 & 2 Timothy (patristic) | Greek | ~40,000 | 🟡 Important |
| CHRYS-17 | On the Priesthood (6 books) | Greek | ~60,000 | 🟡 Important |
| CHRYS-18 | In Illud: Tulerunt | Greek | ~15,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| CHRYS-19 | On the Incomprehensibility of God | Greek | ~15,000 | 🟡 Important |
| CHRYS-20 | Various sermons and treatises | Greek | ~150,000 | 🟡 Important |
Chrysostom Subtotal: ~1,850,000+ tokens (this is HUGE)
4.4 John of Damascus
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAM-01 | Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (4 books) | Greek | ~100,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| DAM-02 | Sources of Knowledge (Dialectica) | Greek | ~15,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| DAM-03 | On Holy Images (3 treatises) | Greek | ~30,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| DAM-04 | On the Divine Scriptures | Greek | ~20,000 | 🟡 Important |
| DAM-05 | Homilies | Greek | ~40,000 | 🟡 Important |
Damascus Subtotal: ~205,000 tokens
4.5 Other Major Post-Nicene Fathers
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER-01 | Maximus the Confessor - Ambigua | Greek | ~80,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OTHER-02 | Maximus the Confessor - Questions to Thalassius | Greek | ~60,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OTHER-03 | Maximus the Confessor - On Love (400 Texts) | Greek | ~50,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OTHER-04 | Maximus - Disputation with Pyrrhus | Greek | ~25,000 | 🟡 Important |
| OTHER-05 | Symeon the New Theologian - Hymns | Greek | ~40,000 | 🟡 Important |
| OTHER-06 | Symeon - Catecheses (select) | Greek | ~50,000 | 🟡 Important |
| OTHER-07 | Psuedo-Dionysius - Mystical Theology | Greek | ~10,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OTHER-08 | Psuedo-Dionysius - Divine Names | Greek | ~35,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| OTHER-09 | Psuedo-Dionysius - Ecclesiastical Hierarchy | Greek | ~25,000 | 🟡 Important |
| OTHER-10 | Isidore of Pelusium - Letters (select) | Greek | ~40,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| OTHER-11 | John of Shanghai - Various (Russian Orthodox) | English/Greek | ~20,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| OTHER-12 | Nilus of Sinai - Ascetic writings | Greek | ~30,000 | 🟢 Optional |
Other Post-Nicene Subtotal: ~435,000+ tokens
SECTION 5: ECUMENICAL COUNCILS
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-01 | Nicaea I (325) - Creed, Canons, Athanasian Anathemas | Greek | ~15,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| C-02 | Constantinople I (381) - Creed, Canons, Definitions | Greek | ~18,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| C-03 | Ephesus (431) - Acts excerpts, Definitions, Canons | Greek | ~40,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| C-04 | Chalcedon (451) - Tome of Leo, Creed, Acts, Canons | Greek | ~60,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| C-05 | Constantinople II (553) - Definitions, Canons | Greek | ~35,000 | 🟡 Important |
| C-06 | Constantinople III (680-681) - Definitions, Canons | Greek | ~50,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| C-07 | Nicaea II (787) - Definitions, Canons, Icon theology | Greek | ~35,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| C-08 | Quinisext/Trullo (691-692) - Canons | Greek | ~20,000 | 🟡 Important |
| C-09 | Jerusalem (1672) - Confession of Dositheus | Greek | ~30,000 | 🟡 Important |
Councils Subtotal: ~303,000 tokens
SECTION 6: LITURGICAL TEXTS
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT-01 | Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom | Greek | ~12,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| LIT-02 | Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great | Greek | ~14,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| LIT-03 | Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts | Greek | ~8,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| LIT-04 | Typikon (Euchologion - key parts) | Greek | ~50,000 | 🟡 Important |
| LIT-05 | Octoechos (8 tones, select) | Greek | ~100,000 | 🟡 Important |
| LIT-06 | Triodion (Great Lent, select) | Greek | ~80,000 | 🟡 Important |
| LIT-07 | Pentecostarion (Paschaltide, select) | Greek | ~60,000 | 🟡 Important |
| LIT-08 | Menaion (major feasts, select) | Greek | ~80,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| LIT-09 | Horologion (fixed daily cycle) | Greek | ~70,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| LIT-10 | Psalter (150 Psalms, Greek) | Greek | ~20,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
Liturgical Subtotal: ~494,000 tokens
SECTION 7: MEDIUM & LATE ANTIQUE
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MED-01 | The Philokalia (complete, Greek) | Greek | ~500,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| MED-02 | The Ladder of Divine Ascent (John Climacus) | Greek | ~30,000 | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| MED-03 | The Way of a Pilgrim (Russian trad.) | Greek | ~10,000 | 🟡 Important |
| MED-04 | Agapemon (selections) | Greek | ~50,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| MED-05 | Synaxarium (Menologion - major saints) | Greek | ~200,000 | 🟡 Important |
Medieval Subtotal: ~790,000 tokens
SECTION 8: LATIN FATHERS (SELECTIVE)
For cross-tradition understanding. Selective inclusion.
| # | Source | Language | Est. Size (tokens) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAT-01 | Augustine - Confessions | Latin | ~70,000 | 🟡 Important |
| LAT-02 | Augustine - On the Trinity (select) | Latin | ~100,000 | 🟡 Important |
| LAT-03 | Augustine - City of God (select) | Latin | ~150,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| LAT-04 | Ambrose - On the Faith | Latin | ~40,000 | 🟢 Optional |
| LAT-05 | Jerome - Vulgate (where not already covered) | Latin | ~0 | Already in NT-05 |
Latin Subtotal: ~360,000 tokens (selective)
GRAND TOTAL ESTIMATES
| Category | Greek Tokens | English Tokens | Latin Tokens | Syriac | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripture | ~610,000 | ~705,000 | ~140,000 | ~140,000 | ~1,595,000 |
| Apostolic Fathers | ~182,000 | ~182,000 | — | — | ~364,000 |
| Ante-Nicene | ~1,800,000 | ~1,800,000 | ~800,000 | ~150,000 | ~4,750,000 |
| Nicene/Post-Nicene | ~3,345,000 | ~3,345,000 | — | — | ~6,690,000 |
| Councils | ~303,000 | ~303,000 | — | — | ~606,000 |
| Liturgical | ~494,000 | ~200,000 | — | — | ~694,000 |
| Medieval | ~790,000 | ~200,000 | — | — | ~990,000 |
| Latin Selective | — | — | ~360,000 | — | ~360,000 |
| TOTAL | ~7,524,000 | ~6,735,000 | ~1,300,000 | ~290,000 | ~15,849,000 |
Approximate: ~15-16 million tokens across all languages
This is a MINIMUM viable corpus. For a 300M parameter model, you'd want significantly more - perhaps 50-100M tokens minimum for meaningful pre-training.
SOURCE COLLECTION STRATEGY
Primary Sources (PD, directly available):
- Patristic Texts → Documenta Catholica Omnia (doccat.net)
- Ante-Nicene Fathers → Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org)
- Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers → New Advent (newadvent.org)
- Septuagint → The Septuagint Institute (lxx.secs.uoi.gr) or oldperseus
- Textus Receptus → BibleGateway / oldperseus / biblehub
- Vulgate → Vulgate Clementine (newadvent.org/vulata/)
- Philokalia → Philokalia.com / various PD Greek editions
- Councils → New Advent Councils section, documentacatholicaomnia
Secondary Sources (verify copyright):
- English translations - ANF/NPNF series are PD (19th century)
- Modern Greek scholarly editions - Varies, check each
- Syriac texts - Mostly PD in critical editions
Language Strategy
The model will see:
- Greek (PRIMARY) - ~47% of corpus
- English (KJV only) - ~42% of corpus
- Latin (selective) - ~8% of corpus
- Syriac (optional) - ~2% of corpus
- Hebrew (minimal) - ~1% of corpus
PRIORITY TIER EXPLANATION
| Tier | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🔴 CRITICAL | Must have. Defines the model's identity and competence |
| 🟡 Important | Should have. Fills gaps, adds depth |
| 🟢 Optional | Nice to have. Enriches but not essential |