Lots of the most well known Old Testament stories are never heard. Snippets of Epistles and Gospels are pulled out of context and we never hear the whole. With the ASB Lectionary we just do not hear sufficient scripture. This in itself widens the scope enormously. But there is a different approach entirely as to how these readings are chosen.
Themes are 'out'.
Continuous readings are 'in'. This gives us the chance to hear the whole story, to get inside the mind of that particular Gospel writer. St. John's Gospel is used at particular important seasons of the year, so each year we receive some of the riches of his writing, scattered in among the others. In some seasons of the year the Old and New Testament readings are related to the Gospel. At other times these too, are read continuously, so that for instance, we might spend a few weeks reading through the Letter to the Philippians, or a few months reading through the Letter to the Romans or the Book of Jeremiah or Exodus.