Onto the New Testament
I completed the Old Testament over the weekend and now I’m onto the New! Well…sorta. I decided I wanted to break up the Psalms and Proverbs reading because of their poetic nature. I couldn’t focus on 12 pages at a time of Psalms.
I have finished Proverbs, but I’m about a third of the way through Psalms, reading a few chapters each day. So I guess I’m not technically finished with the Old.
So anyway, this is probably the first time I’ve ever read the Old Testament. I’ve read much of it before — many of the stories and people were familiar to me. But I know there were plenty of books that I’d never read.
It was a hard read for me. There were books that went smoothly, but a lot of it was a challenge. The genealogy lists, the prophets, the people who would just plain not listen to God — it was hard! I think plowing through it at a superfast pace was so helpful though.
Next time, I will have more perspective. And I will know which areas I want to study in more depth.
I’m on Day 70 of the reading (of 88…there are 2 days for “grace” days to get to the 90 days) so really I should be done by the end of August.
I’ve read all but a couple of short books of the New Testament before and I know this will probably go smoothly. I love the writing style, the stories and most importantly, the good news!
After I finish, I will map out what I will study next and how I’ll go about it.
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