Introduction to The Bible in One Year

     Our pastor (John Scholer) at First Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg, Virginia challenged our congregation to read the Bible in one year.  He handed out a nifty, organized method to accomplish this which involves daily readings in seven different categories.  The week is organized the following way:

     Sunday: Epistles (stating with Romans)
     Monday: The Law (starting with Genesis)
     Tuesday: History (starting with Joshua)
     Wednesday: Psalms (starting with Psalm 1, obviously)
     Thursday: Poetry (starting with Job)
     Friday: Prophecy (starting with Isaiah)
     Saturday: Gospels (starting with Matthew)

     Completing each days readings for 52 straight weeks accomplishes the lofty goal of reading the entire Bible in one year.  I like the way this is organized, challenging the reader each day with a different area of the Bible.  My wife and I decided to accept the challenge.  I found myself furiously scribbling notes as  I read and decided to blog the experience, mainly as a way to keep everything organized.

     I am using The New Oxford Annotated Bible (NRSV), edited by Bruce M. Metzger and Roalnd E. Murphy and also reading Asimov's Guide to the Bible by Isaac Asimov and Rafael Palacios (illustrator).  I have found Asimov's book very helpful in uderstanding the historical context of these different parts of the Bible, in particular the Old Testament books.

     I will try to write a weekly blog post with our progress and thoughts.  If this blog stops or disappears, you will know that I failed in my goal!