Read Your Bible Through in a Year with Aphrodite

[AphroditeGoneAwry]

I was inspired by my pastor to do this yesterday at church. I plan to keep up with this daily. I was given a lovely NKJV (New King James Version) Bible by a friend and in the back of it they have broken day the Bible into morning and evening readings so that in a year, you will have read (or re-read) the whole Bible.

I am planning to start tomorrow, Dec 1st. And I was hoping some of you might want to join me.

I plan to post the next day's verse here the day prior in case I cannot get up early enough to do it, or if I have to work.



Dec 1st am and pm readings:

2 Peter 3

Ezekiel 40/41

Thanks for joining me! May God be praised and glorified~

 

[IZthe411]

I recently finished it- Started at Matthew through Malachi.
Now I'm reading it Chronologically Matthew through Malachi.
Keep it up!

 

[SearchingforPeace]

Joining you in this

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

Does it have to be King James?

My copy is the Oxford Annotated.

 

[AphroditeGoneAwry]

Does it have to be King James?

My copy is the Oxford Annotated.

Oh no, not at all! I'm just sharing that this is the version I usually use.


So excited I have some takers on this journey with me!

 

[Beorn]

I'm down

 

[iwakar]

I was inspired by my pastor to do this yesterday at church. I plan to keep up with this daily. I was given a lovely NKJV (New King James Version) Bible by a friend and in the back of it they have broken day the Bible into morning and evening readings so that in a year, you will have read (or re-read) the whole Bible.

I am planning to start tomorrow, Dec 1st. And I was hoping some of you might want to join me.

I plan to post the next day's verse here the day prior in case I cannot get up early enough to do it, or if I have to work.

This is a great way to make piecemeal of an enormous text.

 

[fetus]

I admire your dedication. I'd like to join you on this, but I fear that I'll never get around to it, what with all the activities I do in my spare time (blogging, napping, internet). Ah, sigh...maybe. To be honest, I have been a bit skeptical of the Bible for a while.

On a random note, I use the NLT. It's the best version I've read so far.

 

[AphroditeGoneAwry]

Well, that is okay. Thank you for stopping by anyway.

I know you do seem busy. I hope you enjoy the forum!

What makes you skeptical of the Bible, if you don't mind my asking?

 

[1487610420]

Y U NO love for the Quran?

 

[AphroditeGoneAwry]

Y U NO love for the Quran?

I am very happy with the Bible, so I have no need for the Quran. I have tried to study it a bit, but it just seemed like it was copying the Bible to me.

 

[Coriolis]

I was inspired by my pastor to do this yesterday at church. I plan to keep up with this daily. I was given a lovely NKJV (New King James Version) Bible by a friend and in the back of it they have broken day the Bible into morning and evening readings so that in a year, you will have read (or re-read) the whole Bible.

I am planning to start tomorrow, Dec 1st. And I was hoping some of you might want to join me.

I plan to post the next day's verse here the day prior in case I cannot get up early enough to do it, or if I have to work.


Dec 1st am and pm readings:

2 Peter 3

Ezekiel 40/41

Thanks for joining me! May God be praised and glorified~

Is there any rationale or organization to which verses are selected for each day, or is it random? Some years ago I went through the Bible over the course of a year with a study group, but we started at the beginning, and just kept going, one book or chapter after another.

 

[grey_beard]

I recently finished it- Started at Matthew through Malachi.
Now I'm reading it Chronologically Matthew through Malachi.
Keep it up!

Confused, as Matthew was after Malachi.

Boredom warning: beware of Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, and some of the chronologies (I think in 1&2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Chronicles, 1 & 2 Kings).

On the other hand, some of the O.T. tends to be...gory.

 

[Beorn]

Is there any rationale or organization to which verses are selected for each day, or is it random? Some years ago I went through the Bible over the course of a year with a study group, but we started at the beginning, and just kept going, one book or chapter after another.

That's impressive.

The rationale is that it becomes pretty tough to stick to it when you're in the 15th chapter of Leviticus and have 17 more chapters.

Of course the problem is it's not as easy to see the book as a whole and read it in context. I can check, but perhaps the best way to do it is in larger clumps of chapters to get the best of both worlds. In that way we could get through a few whole books each month.

 

[Beorn]

Something like this could work, except instead of reading 7 different books every week we could just read 2 or 3 to promote more consistent discussion. So that way we would work down the first 2 or 3 rows alternating days.

http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.pdf

 

[Beorn]

I decided to start my own thread because I have my own ideas about things.
People are welcome to join the other thread or hang with AGA or do both!

 

[Ingrid in grids]

I'll tag along.

I've actually never read the bible, save for a few passages I was made to read aloud in school. They gave me a bible as a departure gift too, which I haven't bothered to touch since graduation...

Y U NO love for the Quran?

Yes, if there are knowledgable people who are willing to make similar threads on other religious texts, I'd be interested in following them also.

 

[Rambling]

As long as you read four chapters a day, the whole Bible will be read through in a year. Just keeping records of which four you read is all you need to do...

It's helpful to read Leviticus in conjunction with Hebrews, I think.

 

[AphroditeGoneAwry]

Is there any rationale or organization to which verses are selected for each day, or is it random? Some years ago I went through the Bible over the course of a year with a study group, but we started at the beginning, and just kept going, one book or chapter after another.

It is laid out in my Bible, so I figured I would use it. That way I know I am getting it all in.

I have tried starting from the beginning and reading through, but I end up getting off track. I am hoping with this framework, I can stay on track better.

 

[AphroditeGoneAwry]

Beorn's Thread

I have decided to respectfully defer to Beorn's Thread for the purpose of reading the Bible through:

http://www.typologycentral.com/forums/philosophy-and-spirituality/80462-bible-study.html#post2564381

Please let us get behind his thread. I am definitely not a Bible scholar or teacher.