The Classic Plan (2-year)
In this two-year Bible reading plan, you read two chapters of the Bible each day. By the end, you'll have read the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice. At the end of the second year, you memorize 1 Corinthians 13.
Bible_reading_plan.pdf |
This is a revised version of the plan, made specifically for 2020-2021. It is compatible with the leap year and also ends with reading the Psalms of Ascents.
bible_reading_plan_2020-2021.pdf |
plan that includes the apocrypha (2-year)
In this two-year Bible & Apocrypha reading plan, you read two chapters each day. By the end, you'll have read the Old and New Testaments once each, the Gospels twice, and the Apocryphal books contained in the Septuagint. At the end of the second year, you memorize Philippians 2:1-11.
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Mustard Seed plan (2-YEAR)
In this two-year plan, you start with the shortest* book of the Bible and successively read longer* books. On the right column, you start with the longest book of the Bible and successively read shorter books. The two columns merge in 2 Samuel. After that, you read the entire New Testament again straight through (Matthew-Revelation).
As you use this plan, you should experience a snowball effect. Finishing a lot of small books of the Bible quickly gives you a sense of accomplishment and the motivation to keep reading past January and February. Just like a small mustard seed grows to become a large tree, the books you read become successively longer till you've completed the entire Bible. Another huge benefit is that you can read books with or around other books that aren't typically read together, helping to reveal Scriptural connections you might not have noticed before.
This plan is recommended for people who already have a good understanding of where the books of the Bible fit in their historical and chronological context.
As you use this plan, you should experience a snowball effect. Finishing a lot of small books of the Bible quickly gives you a sense of accomplishment and the motivation to keep reading past January and February. Just like a small mustard seed grows to become a large tree, the books you read become successively longer till you've completed the entire Bible. Another huge benefit is that you can read books with or around other books that aren't typically read together, helping to reveal Scriptural connections you might not have noticed before.
This plan is recommended for people who already have a good understanding of where the books of the Bible fit in their historical and chronological context.
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* The length of a book is defined by the number of chapters. If two books have the same number of chapters, the one with more verses in the King James Version is considered longer. If two books have the same number of verses, the one with more words in the KJV is considered longer. This website was used for the calculations: Biblebelievers.com/believers-org/kjv-stats.html
Mustard seed plan (1-Year)
In this one-year plan, you start with the shortest* books of the Bible and simply go to the longest* books of the Bible.
As you use this plan, you should experience a snowball effect. Finishing a lot of small books of the Bible quickly gives you a sense of accomplishment and the motivation to keep reading past January and February. Just like a small mustard seed grows to become a large tree, the books you read become successively longer till you've completed the entire Bible. Another huge benefit is that you can read books with or around other books that aren't typically read together, helping to reveal Scriptural connections you might not have noticed before.
This plan is recommended for people who already have a good understanding of where the books of the Bible fit in their historical and chronological context.
As you use this plan, you should experience a snowball effect. Finishing a lot of small books of the Bible quickly gives you a sense of accomplishment and the motivation to keep reading past January and February. Just like a small mustard seed grows to become a large tree, the books you read become successively longer till you've completed the entire Bible. Another huge benefit is that you can read books with or around other books that aren't typically read together, helping to reveal Scriptural connections you might not have noticed before.
This plan is recommended for people who already have a good understanding of where the books of the Bible fit in their historical and chronological context.
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* The length of a book is defined by the number of chapters. If two books have the same number of chapters, the one with more verses in the King James Version is considered longer. If two books have the same number of verses, the one with more words in the KJV is considered longer. This website was used for the calculations: Biblebelievers.com/believers-org/kjv-stats.html
an exploration of themes & chronologies (2-year)
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These plans are designed to be printed on legal size (8½” x 14”) paper.
Any chronological ordering of the Bible requires estimation. For example, we don't know exactly when Obadiah and Joel prophesied. Of course, this plan doesn't claim to be perfectly chronological. It is, rather, “An Exploration of Themes & Chronologies.” For instance:
However, this plan is not strictly chronological. For example:
For the first reading of the Psalms, the colors indicate the various individuals mentioned in the psalm titles:
Any chronological ordering of the Bible requires estimation. For example, we don't know exactly when Obadiah and Joel prophesied. Of course, this plan doesn't claim to be perfectly chronological. It is, rather, “An Exploration of Themes & Chronologies.” For instance:
- While reading the books of Moses, you also read the gospels, Romans, and Hebrews—the old covenant and the new side-by-side. (I put New Testament books here in the plan mainly so the Psalms would come later; the reason for this is the next bullet point).
- You read many of David’s psalms while reading about his life.
- The second time reading through the gospels, you alternate among them in a somewhat chronological sequence. Similarly, chapters of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles are interwoven.
- Some of the epistles are interspersed throughout Acts, as are the prophets throughout the books of history.
However, this plan is not strictly chronological. For example:
- Chapters are not split up. It is always two chapters daily.
- The chapters of the four gospels are not taken out of order (even if the events of a later chapter precede the events of an earlier one).
- You read each book of prophecy all the way through in order; they are not divided up.
For the first reading of the Psalms, the colors indicate the various individuals mentioned in the psalm titles:
- red → no name (this is not always the case in the Septuagint though)
- green → the sons of Korah
- brown → Asaph
- dark blue → David
- light blue → David according to the Septuagint
- purple → Solomon
- orange → Moses
- gray → Ethan the Ezrahite
"And take . . . the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God"
Ephesians 6:17
Ephesians 6:17