How to Read the Online Edition of the Bible in a Year
Reading the Bible in a year requires determination and perseverance, but need not require a a big time commitment. The Bible is available online for you to read at your leisure, or you can join an online reading program to stay on track with your daily reading, which should take approximately 15 minutes a day.
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Choose your reading plan according to your preferences. Some prefer to read the Bible from beginning to end, while others find it inspiring to read passages from both the Old and New Testaments each day. A chronological reading of the Bible, which rearranges chapters to reveal the order of biblical events in history, is also becoming popular: for instance, a chronological reading places the Book of Job in the midst of the book of Genesis because Job lived after Adam and Eve but before Abraham.
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Find a website that offers the reading plan you want. Biblegateway.com offers a 365-day reading plan you can start any day of the year to read the Bible from beginning to end in any number of translations. Oneyearbibleonline.com lets you choose between a chronological reading and a daily reading plan that includes Old Testament and New Testament passages every day. Ewordtoday.com allows you to choose from among several plans, including a historical reading plan that gives you the Bible books in the order in which they were likely written. Bibleplan.org sends you a daily e-mail with a link to the day's reading. If you prefer to read passages at your will, most online editions of the Bible allow you to enter your desired passage into a search box.
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Choose your Bible translation. The New American Standard Bible is one of the most accurate English translations. The King James Version is reliable but uses outdated English, while the New King James Version has updated the English while remaining true to the original KJV texts. The New International Version is a popular modern translation. Perhaps the most colorful translation is the Living Bible, which is paraphrased to make it easily understandable for the leisure reader; however, for a serious scholar, it is less accurate than other translations. Websites such as Bible Gateway also offer translations of the Bible in languages other than English.
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Tips & Warnings
If you see a reading plan that starts on January 1, feel free to start on any day of the year, adjusting the dates of your plan accordingly.
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