How to read the bible.

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Hello,
I would like to (and need to) read the bible, in a structured way. I find when I just open it up and start reading I don’t get as much out of it, though that is a good way to start a meditation. I’ve read the New Testament and parts of the Old but does any one have any tips or a good order to read the entire Bible?
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I know of 2 reading plans online. The first is at Catholic Doors Ministry. You read straight through the Bible, at about 4 pages a day, & are done in a year. This is a bit rigid for my taste, but try googling them & you can take a look.

The one I really like is at www.presentationministries.com
and is arranged by the liturgical year. You average 3 to 5 chapters a day, & read the Bible through each year. (Actually, if you read the higher amount, you will have time to re-read parts of the Bible.) This is called “Father Al’s Plan for Reading the Bible Each Year”…
Or, you could read less, & take longer to finish, because it is a less regimented plan.

Happy reading!!
 
I love the *Great Adventure * by Jeff Cavins. It gives you a good overall picture of salvation history so you can understand the stories in Context. *Making Senses out of Scripture * by Mark Shea is good too. I am currently reading *You Can Understand the Bible * by Peter Kreeft.
 
I always recommend reading the daily and Sunday Mass readings with the Church liturgical year. I also put together a Bible Study for the Sunday readings that comes out every Wednesday, is posted on my web page, and can be recieved free every week by e-mail. For more information on this and many other tips on how to get started reading the Bible from a Catholic perspective, I humbly recommend you visit my Catholic Scripture Study web page linked below.
 
Someone has already pointed you to the book by Mark Shea, about the ‘senses’ of scripture.

In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, starting somewhere around paragraph 49 and going to about paragraph 141, there are statements and guidelines about the Bible.

Paragraph 95, in particular, states the essential unity of scripture, tradition, and magisterium. The CCC itself is a great statement of that tradition, for example, about Mary’s perpetual virginity.

Check also the Catholic Apologetics International website for assistance or Dr. Scott Hahn’s website at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology at www.salvationhistory.com for starting points and on-line classes.
 
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