Bible Study Bible in One Year...Best Method?

[TripleB]

Starting tomorrow I am going to begin reading the entire Bible in a one year time span. I know that there are 'One Year Bibles' out there but they begin on January 1st and then move forward from there.

Since I will be starting on September 19th I will be printing out my guideline from online and following it.

With that being said, I'm trying to figure out the best way to read the Bible in 1 Year: a) straight through from beginning to end; b) old testament/new testament/psalms/proverbs (some from each every day); c) chronologically; d) historically (read the books as they were written historically); e) New Testament then Old Testament.

So, in your opinion, what is the best way to read the Bible in 1 year?

Thank you for any and all help!

TripleB

 

[tim-from-pa]

It depends. Like you said, some guides take you Genesis thru Revelation straightforward. Some have you read partly the OT and partly the NT at the same time. Others yet take you thru chronologically, especially if you are new at the bible so as not to get confused.

It's important to understand that the bible is organized in sections, i.e. historical (Books of Moses and history after that), Poetical books (e.g. Psalms, Proverbs) and Prophetic books (Isaiah until Malachi) and that is often sub-divided into Major and minor prophets. needless to say, a certain prophetic passage in say Isaiah later in the OT may be referencing something that happened in the historical books earlier in the OT and this is where it becomes confusing to the newcomer.

In the NT the books are the gospels and acts telling of Christ and the early church, then the epistles (letters) from the apostles and finally the prophetic book of Revelation.

So as not to get confused, you really ought to get a bible handbook that gives a historical outline and overview (big picture map) so that as you read the bible you can relate where in history it is. Likewise, when you read the prophets, the same book can guide you to whom the prophet was speaking and when. Once you take that stance, things will begin to gel over time even if you read the bible out of chronological order.