Bible Reading Plan: Need Help. - 11/19/10 09:45 PM
Bible Reading Plan: Need Help.
OK. I have decided on a Three Year Comprehensive Bible reading and study plan. Well, decided to do it and what it ought to be, anyway.
It will begin in 2011, and I intend to do this in this fashion. I want to read the Narrative aspects of the Bible in Chronological Fashion. This is easy enough, as you Start with Genesis, and move through all the Historical books such as Joshua, Judges, Ruth, the Books of the Kings, ect... but hen I hot some snags. What about the Prophets? Where do I place those?
I would also like to read the Prophets in context of the Stories set in the time they lived ( If applicable), so naturally I'll be reading Jeremiah at the same time I am reading about the last Kings of Judah before the Babylonian Captivity, but would like help in placing specific sections, especially Isaiah. In what order should this be written, and hat sections of Isaiah should correspond with what Chapter of which book?
Also, when do I insert the Wisdom Literature? Job is part of the Wisdom Literature but I decided to treat it as a Story as that’s how its written, so some time in the middle of Genesis. But what of Ecclesiastes? Or do I just keep all the Wisdom Literature Separate? I'd like to include it, even though both Psalms and Proverbs will already be read. In fact, I am reading the Coverdale Psalms over a 30 day period using the Book of Common Prayer. (Anglican, and they are the Coverdale Psalms, come sin handy in the BOCP format though), and will read them every Month that has but 30 Days, on Months with 31 Days I will read one Chapter of the Proverbs. (Yes I know that leaves February. I add two days to February and just read the Psalms starting at January 31st and ending on March first where I begin new the Cycle.)
But I'd like to also read them in the Chronological Plan.
Suggestions as to when to insert them would be nice.
Also, there is he New Testament. Naturally the Gospels will come first then Acts, but the Four Gospels tell largely of the same time period, so how do you suggest I arrange this? I have the same problem with Chronicles and the last Two Books of the Kings. DO I read them concurrently? Or one after the other?
Likewise, what order are the Epistles recommended to be read in, given I want to read those, as letters and thus addressing immediate concerns, in the Order they were written. I realise this isn't always easy to determine, but I will pick a system an stick to it.
Thanks for any help. And sorry.
OK. I have decided on a Three Year Comprehensive Bible reading and study plan. Well, decided to do it and what it ought to be, anyway.
It will begin in 2011, and I intend to do this in this fashion. I want to read the Narrative aspects of the Bible in Chronological Fashion. This is easy enough, as you Start with Genesis, and move through all the Historical books such as Joshua, Judges, Ruth, the Books of the Kings, ect... but hen I hot some snags. What about the Prophets? Where do I place those?
I would also like to read the Prophets in context of the Stories set in the time they lived ( If applicable), so naturally I'll be reading Jeremiah at the same time I am reading about the last Kings of Judah before the Babylonian Captivity, but would like help in placing specific sections, especially Isaiah. In what order should this be written, and hat sections of Isaiah should correspond with what Chapter of which book?
Also, when do I insert the Wisdom Literature? Job is part of the Wisdom Literature but I decided to treat it as a Story as that’s how its written, so some time in the middle of Genesis. But what of Ecclesiastes? Or do I just keep all the Wisdom Literature Separate? I'd like to include it, even though both Psalms and Proverbs will already be read. In fact, I am reading the Coverdale Psalms over a 30 day period using the Book of Common Prayer. (Anglican, and they are the Coverdale Psalms, come sin handy in the BOCP format though), and will read them every Month that has but 30 Days, on Months with 31 Days I will read one Chapter of the Proverbs. (Yes I know that leaves February. I add two days to February and just read the Psalms starting at January 31st and ending on March first where I begin new the Cycle.)
But I'd like to also read them in the Chronological Plan.
Suggestions as to when to insert them would be nice.
Also, there is he New Testament. Naturally the Gospels will come first then Acts, but the Four Gospels tell largely of the same time period, so how do you suggest I arrange this? I have the same problem with Chronicles and the last Two Books of the Kings. DO I read them concurrently? Or one after the other?
Likewise, what order are the Epistles recommended to be read in, given I want to read those, as letters and thus addressing immediate concerns, in the Order they were written. I realise this isn't always easy to determine, but I will pick a system an stick to it.
Thanks for any help. And sorry.