Read The Bible In A Year

[HopefulHeart]

Over the past couple of years, reading Scripture has become a major part of my spiritual life.  I try to begin every day by reading the Word of God, and it has been a very fruitful practice.  It has helped me to understand my faith more fully and to live out my faith better.  I actually succeeded in reading the entire Bible in a year, and I just wanted to share this helpful schedule that I used.  The link is:

 

http://www.chnetwork.org/readguide04.pdf

 

The daily reading takes only 15-30 minutes, depending on how fast you read, and there is the option of daily Catechism passages as well.

 

I'd strongly recommend trying it!  :)

Edited January 28, 2015 by HopefulHeart

[Era Might]

I'm doing that. I'm on Deuteronomy. I skipped Leviticus though.

[HopefulHeart]

Yeah, Leviticus can be tough to get through. Same with Numbers, which has all those censuses (though the story of Balaam is interesting).

[oratefratres]

wow i want to do this too. how do you keep going, are you doing it in a group? do you have set reading each day? you can get indulgence for reading scripture you know.

[HopefulHeart]

wow i want to do this too. how do you keep going, are you doing it in a group? do you have set reading each day? you can get indulgence for reading scripture you know.

 

I am doing it by myself, though my dad does daily Scripture reading as well. To keep on top of the reading, I find it helpful to do it at a set time each day. First thing in the morning works best for me.

 

The schedule in the link above gives a set reading for each day. There are two passages from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament. So the very first day, for example, has a chapter of Genesis, a Psalm, and a passage from Matthew. 

 

I love that there is an indulgence for Scripture reading! :)  

[PhuturePriest]

I'm doing that. I'm on Deuteronomy. I skipped Leviticus though.

 

A few years ago for Lent I read the Bible for thirty minutes every day. I stopped at Joshua to have a break from the penance that is reading Leviticus, and three years later I still haven't recovered.

[HopefulHeart]

A few years ago for Lent I read the Bible for thirty minutes every day. I stopped at Joshua to have a break from the penance that is reading Leviticus, and three years later I still haven't recovered.

That's why I like having the daily schedule. I needed to read only a couple chapters of Leviticus each day, and then there were more interesting passages (e.g. from the Psalms and the Gospels) to balance the dryness out.

I understand how you feel, though. Getting through the Pentateuch is quite a hurdle, especially after Genesis.

[PhuturePriest]

That's why I like having the daily schedule. I needed to read only a couple chapters of Leviticus each day, and then there were more interesting passages (e.g. from the Psalms and the Gospels) to balance the dryness out.

I understand how you feel, though. Getting through the Pentateuch is quite a hurdle, especially after Genesis.

 

I disagree, actually. I find Exodus and Numbers to be quite interesting, really, because there's a story being told. It's just Leviticus that makes you put your head through the wall, because it's just a book of rules and regulations. Reading Leviticus is rather like reading a book of traffic laws, rather than reading a story.

[HopefulHeart]

I disagree, actually. I find Exodus and Numbers to be quite interesting, really, because there's a story being told. It's just Leviticus that makes you put your head through the wall, because it's just a book of rules and regulations. Reading Leviticus is rather like reading a book of traffic laws, rather than reading a story.

Exodus does have some great story-telling, and so does Numbers, so I agree with you there. (Side note:  When I first read the story of Moses as a kid, I was so surprised that it wasn't exactly like The Ten Commandments movie, which was a big part of my childhood. :hehe2: )

Sometimes I made Leviticus more interesting by imagining what it would have been like to follow all those laws on a daily basis.

[Era Might]

I disagree, actually. I find Exodus and Numbers to be quite interesting, really, because there's a story being told. It's just Leviticus that makes you put your head through the wall, because it's just a book of rules and regulations. Reading Leviticus is rather like reading a book of traffic laws, rather than reading a story.

 

The first half of Exodus is exciting, the second half is kind of the prologue to Leviticus lol, so after getting through that I was like, hmmmmm, I think I'll come back to Leviticus some other time.