Read Through the Bible in One Year
Take the Village Challenge to read through the Bible in one year! The One Year Bible daily reading plan enables you to read through the entire Bible in one year. It consists of passages from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs. This arrangement of Scripture brings variety and a fresh approach to each day’s 15 minute reading, while providing a clear understanding of the Bible’s larger message. There are a couple of ways for you to do this:
Use your own Bible: Download each month’s reading schedule below. Keep the schedule in your Bible and check off your reading as you go.
Purchase a One Year Bible: An English Standard Version (ESV) of the One Year Bible can be purchased locally or through Amazon.com
- LifeWay Christian Store (formerly Christian Supply), 2785 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, Price: $14.95
- Amazon.com - The One Year Bible: English Standard Version arranged in 365 daily readings (Paperback)
- Amazon.com – The One Year Bible – New Living Translation (Kindle Edition)
Our Daily Bread
Daily devotions at http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml.
Bible Dictionary
Unger’s Bible Dictionary, by Merrill F. Unger
A volume combining geographical information, historical backgrounds, archaeological illumination and confirmation, thousands of Biblical facts, and an impartial treatment of problems of interpretation.
Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, by Walter A. Elwell
This leading reference work continues to provide comprehensive, useful and accurate information in systematic, historical and philosophical theology as well as theological ethics.
Exhaustive Concordance
The NIV Exhaustive Concordance, by Goodrick & Kohlenberger
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, by James Strong
(for the King James Bible translation)
Survey Books
New Testament Survey, by Merrill C. Tenney
A comprehensive survey of the New Testament world and the New Testament message.
A Survey of Old Testament Introduction, by Gleason L. Archer
Archer presents a systematic study of the ancient background against which the first thirty-nine books of the Bible are to be properly understood.
Bible Commentaries
Generally good commentaries are noted below. Be aware that if a commentary series is for the whole New or Old Testament or for both, that usually an author is better in some books than others. There are also “critical” commentaries that do work out of the original languages and get you further into the meaning of individual works and “devotional” commentaries that are good but light reading on passages.
William Hendriksen – His commentaries would be identified as “critical” and would be mostly New Testament on individual books.
Warren W. Wiersbe – Good balance between “critical” and “devotional” commentaries. Excellent at helping you get to the point of the passage. Old and New Testament books are available.
H. C. Leupold – Commentaries by Leupold are good for those interested in the Old Testament and give solid help in understanding these books.
A. W. Pink – Pink has both commentaries and biographical studies in the Old Testament.
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch – Old Testament “critical” commentaries that give you lots of material and a deep sense for a passage.
Background Books
The Temple, It’s Ministry and Services As They Were at the Time of Jesus Christ, by Alfred Edersheim
A great work, insightful for anyone seeking understanding of the practices of the Jews in Jesus’ time. Multitude of information that brings clarity to Biblical passages, both Old and New Testament.
