Reading Plan

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. - 2 Timothy 3:16 KJV

Welcome to the Bible Study.

Purpose of Bible Study
Many people have Bibles.  Some have more than one copy and more than one translation.  Many people don't read their Bibles.  Others read popular scriptures.  Most people don't understand the Bible - especially those scriptures that go into genealogies and the law.

The purpose of this Bible study is to increase knowledge, increase relationship with God, and to document the timelines through the Bible.

Preparation
In preparation for the Bible study, I've accumulated different versions of the Bible, even though my Bible of choice is the King James Version.  I have a concordance, a dictionary, and I also look to other commentaries of the Bible to stimulate interesting discussions.

Bible study is not a chore or a task to be anticipated with trepidation.  It is not a race.  There is no plan to read through the Bible in one week or one month - there is no hurry.  This study is an adventure that will take us through the Bible as we look at the history of man and the history of God that He shares with us.

We start each Bible study with prayer and worship of God, and open ourselves to receive from God.

Plan
I have read through the Bible a few times, from cover to cover.  The first time, I experienced a feeling of accomplishment for having completed reading the entire Bible.  On other occasions, as I've read, I've discovered things I somehow missed, during earlier readings.

Sometimes it is easy to "skip over" things, and sometimes that changes the meaning of what is being read.

I considered two plans: reading the Bible from the first book to the last book, and reading it chronologically through time.

For this study, we will do a chronologically reading of the Bible.  I chose the plan that was posted by The One Year Bible Online, simply because it was a clear and organised plan, and it saved me doing prior research to track time lines.

I hope that we will be able to stimulate interesting discussions as we travel together through the Bible.

Resources

1. Holy Bible: King James Version, Hendrickson Publishers Inc, MA, 2004. 
2. Holy Bible: King James Version - Jimmy Swaggart Commentary Edition, Heritage Publishers, TX
3. Quest Study Bible: New International Version, Zondervan, MI, 2002
4. The Student Bible: New Revised Standard Version, Zondervan, MI, 1996
5. Webster's English Dictionary, Strathearn Books Limited, ON, 2005
6. The New Combined Bible Dictionary and Concordance, Baker Book House, MI, 2004
7. The One Year Chronological Bible - http://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/  - http://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/readingplan/oneyearchronologicalbiblereadingplan.pdf
8. ESV Bible, 2010 - http://www.esvbible.org/
9. eSword, 2011 - http://www.e-sword.net/