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I have looked throughout the internet for a good Bible Reading plan, and have generally found myself unsatisfied. I want a good Bible reading plan that breaks scripture down into good, bite-size chunks, and spreads them throughout a set period of time. My main problem with them is that the chunks are usually irregular of size, or are too long to read comfortably.
For example, one such plan I saw had you read through the entire Old Testament in one go over the course of 365 days. This sounds good at first, until you see what it consisted of: reading through about 6 chapters every day in one go! Now, you might be thinking to yourself that this doesn’t sound too bad. Well the problem is that in some parts, a chapter is only a few lines (e.g. Psalm 117), and in other parts, it’s a few pages long (psalm 119). Plus, reading through 6 pages nonstop numbs your brain to whatever you’re reading.
Seeing these problems, I decided to make my own reading plan. It will take you through the entire New Testament in 30 days, and the Old Testament in 150 days. Now, you ask, “but doesn’t that mean even larger chunks?!” Well, yes, the chunks you would have to read would be larger than a course that spreads the reading over a year, but I found a solution. Instead of reading, say, 12 chapters of Genesis in one chunk, I divided each reading among the separate categories of Old Testament books. So, in reality, you would read only 2 chapters of Genesis, 4 chapters of Joshua, a psalm, 2 chapters of Job, and 3 chapters of Isaiah. This means that each day, the reader would read a part of each of these book categories: Pentateuch, History, Psalm, Wisdom, Prophet, Gospel, Acts, Letter, and Revelation.
Now, to divide each book category into equal parts, I did not merely just count the number of chapters in the book, and divide it by 150, I did not even count each individual verse of each chapter, and divide that number by 150 to get an equal verse count, rather, I accurately surmised how long each chapter is, then using the length of each chapter, I added the lengths up to find out how long each book is, then divided that number by 150. This way, it is guaranteed that each section is equal to any other.
Of course, this process takes a long time, and I will post each section by increments. I will post the Gospel reading plan tonight or tomorrow, and then I will eventually get the rest of the New Testament posted, then I will start working on the Old Testament. Hopefully this reading plan will get you to read your Bible more often, contemplatively, and prayerfully!
God bless.
For example, one such plan I saw had you read through the entire Old Testament in one go over the course of 365 days. This sounds good at first, until you see what it consisted of: reading through about 6 chapters every day in one go! Now, you might be thinking to yourself that this doesn’t sound too bad. Well the problem is that in some parts, a chapter is only a few lines (e.g. Psalm 117), and in other parts, it’s a few pages long (psalm 119). Plus, reading through 6 pages nonstop numbs your brain to whatever you’re reading.
Seeing these problems, I decided to make my own reading plan. It will take you through the entire New Testament in 30 days, and the Old Testament in 150 days. Now, you ask, “but doesn’t that mean even larger chunks?!” Well, yes, the chunks you would have to read would be larger than a course that spreads the reading over a year, but I found a solution. Instead of reading, say, 12 chapters of Genesis in one chunk, I divided each reading among the separate categories of Old Testament books. So, in reality, you would read only 2 chapters of Genesis, 4 chapters of Joshua, a psalm, 2 chapters of Job, and 3 chapters of Isaiah. This means that each day, the reader would read a part of each of these book categories: Pentateuch, History, Psalm, Wisdom, Prophet, Gospel, Acts, Letter, and Revelation.
Now, to divide each book category into equal parts, I did not merely just count the number of chapters in the book, and divide it by 150, I did not even count each individual verse of each chapter, and divide that number by 150 to get an equal verse count, rather, I accurately surmised how long each chapter is, then using the length of each chapter, I added the lengths up to find out how long each book is, then divided that number by 150. This way, it is guaranteed that each section is equal to any other.
Of course, this process takes a long time, and I will post each section by increments. I will post the Gospel reading plan tonight or tomorrow, and then I will eventually get the rest of the New Testament posted, then I will start working on the Old Testament. Hopefully this reading plan will get you to read your Bible more often, contemplatively, and prayerfully!
God bless.
