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    General Bible Reading Plans
    by Heidi Fenton
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    I was very impressed by this first site--especially if you've never really read the
    Bible before, this is a *great* place to start:

    http://www.wwco.com/~pvk/

    It contains three different tracks, each of which involves reading about a chapter a
    day.  The first track serves as a six-week foundation for reading the Bible:  Two weeks
    each on "The Life and Teaching of Jesus," "The Life and Teachings of Paul," and "The
    Old Testament."   Additional two-week tracks a variety of topics are provided. The
    second track dives into every book of the Bible (not including Catholic/Orthodox books)
    over the course of 180 days as a general overview of the Bible--only a part of each
    book is read.  Finally, in the third track you read the entire (Protestant) Bible in a
    three-year plan that alternates between the Old and New Testament.  This would also be
    a great page to refer to as a resource for group Bible studies.

    If you really want to read the Bible in one year, check out these plans:
    http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/biblereading-1yr.html
    http://tcpiii.tripod.com/biblereadingplan.pdf
    http://www.veritas.org.sg/presentation_ministries/reflections/byear.html (Catholic
    Bible)
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    Second, in alphabetical order, here are some LECTIONARY resources--sites that are based
    directly on a certain church denomination's plan of readings that vary according to the
    season of the church year--these will most likely not cover every word in the Bible
    (*definitely* not in one year--most are based on a 2- or 3-year cycle):

    ~The Book of Common Prayer~
    http://www.cresourcei.org/epiphany2.html
    This is a link to a daily lectionary based on the "Book of Common Prayer" used in the
    Episcopal and Anglican churches.  Several other Protestant churches use lectionaries
    based on the "Book of Common Prayer" (though their church calendars may differ
    somewhat), and it is probably the best-known daily lectionary in print.  Note that when
    you get to February 12, you have to go down to the link at the bottom of the page for
    "Readings for Lent 2."

    ~Lutheran~
    http://worship.lcms.org/LHP/dailylect.htm
    This daily lectionary for the Lutheran church is a work in progress.  A schedule of
    daily readings is included in the Lutheran Book of Worship, but I cannot find it
    online. After clicking on the link, you'll have to scroll down the page. January is
    toward the bottom.  When you get to February 13 (Ash Wednesday), instead of continuing
    with the calendar readings, go up to the top of the lectionary to the Ash Wednesday and
    Lenten readings.

    ~Orthodox~
    http://dynamis.cjb.net/
    To get a printable list of the month's readings, click on the month, and then, on the
    month's page, click on Index.  In addition to the readings, it notes commemorations and
    Fast and Strict Fast days.

    ~Presbyterian~
    http://horeb.pcusa.org/search/dailyreadings.htm
    http://www.natpresch.org/DailyReadings.shtml
    The first link provides the daily lectionary for the Presbyterian Church (USA).
    Clicking on the "Daily Lectionary" link on this site will give you the day's readings
    in full, but it does not provide a way to print out a calendar of readings.
    The second link provides a three-week list of readings which are (apparently) the same
    as those on the first site *except* for the Psalm, which is different.

    ~Roman Catholic~
    http://www.themass.org/calendar.htm
    http://www.catholicity.com/cathedral/readings.html
    http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/inspiration.htm
    http://www.emmausjourney.org/resource/lectionary/index.htm
    The first link provides the a calendar of the month's readings based on the Lectionary
    for Mass.
    The second link provides the day's readings from the Liturgy of the Hours (but no
    calendar or list is available).  To understand what this is, check out
    http://liturgyny.catholic.org/lithours.htm and
    http://www.universalis.com/cgi-bin/display/office.htm
    The third link provides two weeks of current readings based on the Lectionary for Mass,
    accompanied by brief excerpts by Catholic saints and pontiffs.
    The fourth provides a link to download a partial lectionary in list form.
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    Choose what works for you and God bless your reading!

    In Christ,
    Heidi


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