Reading plan

You are free to read the books of the Bible in any order you want. If each day you read 4 chapters of the Old Testament, or 2 of the New (or 2 of the Old and 1 of the New), then you'll stay on schedule.

There are also many daily plans out there. Below is the plan I came up with, which I think has the following advantages:

It goes through books in mostly chronological order, except that parallel books are spaced apart;
It tries to pair non-narrative passages with narrative passages;
If we distribute any study aids that pertain to particular passages, it will probably follow this schedule.

Week of 1 Mar 2003

S	Gen 1-2	Pss 1-2
S	Gen 3-5	Pss 3-4
M	Gen 6-8	Pss 5-6
T	Gen 9-11	Pss 7-8
W	Gen 12-14	Pss 9-10
T	Gen 15-16	Pss 11-12
F	Gen 17-19	Pss 13-14

Week of 8 Mar 2003

S	Gen 20-22	Pss 15-16
S	Gen 23-24	Ps 17
M	Gen 25-26	Ps 18
T	Gen 27-28	Ps 19
W	Gen 29-31	Ps 20
T	Gen 32-33	Ps 21
F	Gen 34-36	Ps 22

Week of 15 Mar 2003

S	Gen 37-39	Pss 23-24
S	Gen 40-42	Pss 25-26
M	Gen 43-45	Pss 27-28
T	Gen 46-47	Pss 29-30
W	Gen 48-50	Ps 31
T	Ex 1-2	Ps 32
F	Ex 3-4	Ps 33

Week of 22 Mar 2003

S	Ex 5.1-7.7	Ps 34
S	Ex 7.8-10.29	Ps 35
M	Ex 11.1-13.16	Ps 36
T	Ex 13.17-15.21	Ps 37
W	Ex 15.22-18.27	Ps 38
T	Ex 19.1-20.21	Ps 39
F	Ex 20.22-23.33	Ps 40

Week of 29 Mar 2003

S	Ex 24	Ps 41
S	Ex 25-27	Mt 1
M	Ex 28-31	Mt 2
T	Ex 32-34	Mt 3.1-12
W	Ex 35-39	Mt 3.13-4.11
T	Ex 40	Mt 4.12-25
F	Lev 1-3	Mt 5.1-16

Week of 5 Apr 2003

S	Lev 4.1-6.7	Mt 5.17-48
S	Lev 6.8-7.37	Mt 6.1-18
M	Lev 8-10	Mt 6.19-34
T	Lev 11-13	Mt 7
W	Lev 14-15	Mt 8
T	Lev 16-17	Mt 9
F	Lev 18-20	Mt 10

Week of 12 Apr 2003

S	Lev 21-22	Mt 11
S	Lev 23-25	Mt 12
M	Lev 26-27	Mt 13
T	Num 1-2	Mt 14
W	Num 3-4	Mt 15.1-28
T	Num 5-6	Mt 15.29-16.12
F	Num 7.1-10.10	Mt 16.13-28

Week of 19 Apr 2003

S	Num 10.11-12.16	Mt 17
S	Num 13-14	Mt 18
M	Num 15-17	Mt 19.1-15
T	Num 18-19	Mt 19.16-20.16
W	Num 20-21	Mt 20.17-34
T	Num 22-24	Mt 21.1-27
F	Num 25-26	Mt 21.28-22.14

Week of 26 Apr 2003

S	Num 27-29	Mt 22.15-46
S	Num 30-31	Mt 23
M	Num 32-33	Mt 24
T	Num 34-36	Mt 25
W	Deut 1-3	Mt 26.1-35
T	Deut 4	Mt 26.36-75
F	Deut 5-6	Mt 27

Week of 3 May 2003

S	Deut 7-8	Mt 28
S	Deut 9-11	Job 1-2
M	Deut 12.1-14.21	Job 3
T	Deut 14.22-16.17	Job 4-5
W	Deut 16.18-18.22	Job 6-7
T	Deut 19.1-21.9	Job 8
F	Deut 21.10-22.30	Job 9-10

Week of 10 May 2003

S	Deut 23-24	Job 11
S	Deut 25-26	Job 12-14
M	Deut 27-28	Job 15
T	Deut 29-30	Job 16-17
W	Deut 31-32	Job 18-19
T	Deut 33-34	Job 20-21
F	Josh 1-2	Job 22

Week of 17 May 2003

S	Josh 3.1-5.12	Job 23-24
S	Josh 5.13-7.26	Job 25-26
M	Josh 8	Job 27-28
T	Josh 9-10	Job 29-31
W	Josh 11-12	Job 32-33
T	Josh 13-17	Job 34
F	Josh 18-21	Job 35

Week of 24 May 2003

S	Josh 22-24	Job 36-37
S	Judg 1.1-2.9	Job 38-39
M	Judg 2.10-3.31	Job 40-41
T	Judg 4-5	Job 42
W	Judg 6-8	Pss 42-43
T	Judg 9.1-10.5	Ps 44
F	Judg 10.6-12.15	Ps 45

Week of 31 May 2003

S	Judg 13-16	Pss 46-47
S	Judg 17-18	Ps 48
M	Judg 19-21	Ps 49
T	Ruth	Ps 50
W	1 Sam 1-3	Pss 51-52
T	1 Sam 4-7	Pss 53-54
F	1 Sam 8-10	Ps 55

Week of 7 Jun 2003

S	1 Sam 11-12	Ps 56-57
S	1 Sam 13-15	Pss 58-59
M	1 Sam 16-17	Pss 60-61
T	1 Sam 18-20	Pss 62-63
W	1 Sam 21-22	Pss 64-65
T	1 Sam 23-24	Pss 66-67
F	1 Sam 25-26	Ps 68

Week of 14 Jun 2003

S	1 Sam 27-29	Ps 69
S	1 Sam 30-31	Pss 70-71
M	2 Sam 1	Ps 72
T	2 Sam 2-4	Prov 1
W	2 Sam 5-7	Prov 2
T	2 Sam 8-10	Prov 3
F	2 Sam 11-12	Prov 4

Week of 21 Jun 2003

S	2 Sam 13-14	Prov 5
S	2 Sam 15-17	Prov 6
M	2 Sam 18-20	Prov 7
T	2 Sam 21-22	Prov 8
W	2 Sam 23-24	Prov 9
T	1 Kgs 1-2	Prov 10
F	1 Kgs 3-4	Prov 11

Week of 28 Jun 2003

S	1 Kgs 5-6	Prov 12
S	1 Kgs 7	Prov 13
M	1 Kgs 8.1-9.9	Prov 14
T	1 Kgs 9.10-10.29	Prov 15
W	1 Kgs 11	Prov 16
T	1 Kgs 12.1-14.20	Prov 17
F	1 Kgs 14.21-16.34	Prov 18

Week of 5 Jul 2003

S	1 Kgs 17-19	Prov 19
S	1 Kgs 20-21	Prov 20
M	1 Kgs 22	Prov 21.1-22.16
T	2 Kgs 1	Prov 22.17-23.21
W	2 Kgs 2-3	Prov 23.22-24.22
T	2 Kgs 4-5	Prov 24.23-34
F	2 Kgs 6.1-8.6	Prov 25

Week of 12 Jul 2003

S	2 Kgs 8.7-10.36	Prov 26
S	2 Kgs 11-12	Prov 27
M	2 Kgs 13-14	Prov 28
T	2 Kgs 15-16	Prov 29
W	2 Kgs 17	Prov 30
T	2 Kgs 18-20	Prov 31
F	2 Kgs 21.1-23.30	Eccl 1

Week of 19 Jul 2003

S	2 Kgs 23.31-25.30	Eccl 2-3
S	Hos 1-3	Eccl 4
M	Hos 4.1-6.6	Eccl 5-6
T	Hos 6.7-9.9	Eccl 7
W	Hos 9.10-11.11	Eccl 8-9
T	Hos 11.12-14.9	Eccl 10
F	Joel 1-3	Eccl 11-12

Week of 26 Jul 2003

S	Amos 1-2	Song 1-2
S	Amos 3-6	Song 3-4
M	Amos 7-9	Song 5-6
T	Obad	Song 7-8
W	Jonah	Mk 1
T	Mic 1-3	Mk 2.1-17
F	Mic 4-5	Mk 2.18-3.6

Week of 2 Aug 2003

S	Mic 6-7	Mk 3.7-19
S	Isa 1-2	Mk 3.20-34
M	Isa 3-5	Mk 4.1-34
T	Isa 6	Mk 4.35-5.20
W	Isa 7.1-9.7	Mk 5.21-43
T	Isa 9.8-12.6	Mk 6.1-29
F	Isa 13-14	Mk 6.30-56

Week of 9 Aug 2003

S	Isa 15-17	Mk 7
S	Isa 18-21	Mk 8.1-21
M	Isa 22-23	Mk 8.22-9.1
T	Isa 24-25	Mk 9.2-32
W	Isa 26-27	Mk 9.33-50
T	Isa 28-30	Mk 10.1-31
F	Isa 31-33	Mk 10.32-52

Week of 16 Aug 2003

S	Isa 34-35	Mk 11.1-26
S	Isa 36-39	Mk 11.27-12.17
M	Isa 40-41	Mk 12.18-12.44
T	Isa 42-44	Mk 13
W	Isa 45-47	Mk 14.1-11
T	Isa 48	Mk 14.12-31
F	Isa 49-50	Mk 14.32-52

Week of 23 Aug 2003

S	Isa 51-53	Mk 14.53-72
S	Isa 54-55	Mk 15.1-20
M	Isa 56-58	Mk 15.20-47
T	Isa 59	Mk 16
W	Isa 60-62	Ps 73
T	Isa 63-64	Ps 74
F	Isa 65-66	Pss 75-76

Week of 30 Aug 2003

S	Nah	Ps 77
S	Hab	Ps 78
M	Zeph	Ps 79
T	Jer 1	Ps 80
W	Jer 2.1-3.5	Pss 81-82
T	Jer 3.6-4.31	Ps 83
F	Jer 5-6	Ps 84

Week of 6 Sep 2003

S	Jer 7.1-9.6	Pss 85-86
S	Jer 9.7-10.25	Pss 87-88
M	Jer 11-12	Ps 89
T	Jer 13	1 Chr 1
W	Jer 14-15	1 Chr 2.1-4.23
T	Jer 16-17	1 Chr 4.24-7.40
F	Jer 18-20	1 Chr 8-10

Week of 13 Sep 2003

S	Jer 21-22	1 Chr 11-12
S	Jer 23-24	1 Chr 13-14
M	Jer 25-26	1 Chr 15-16
T	Jer 27-29	1 Chr 17
W	Jer 30-31	1 Chr 18-20
T	Jer 32	1 Chr 21-22
F	Jer 33-34	1 Chr 23-25

Week of 20 Sep 2003

S	Jer 35-36	1 Chr 26-27
S	Jer 37-38	1 Chr 28-29
M	Jer 39-40	2 Chr 1
T	Jer 41-42	2 Chr 2-3
W	Jer 43-45	2 Chr 4-5
T	Jer 46-47	2 Chr 6-7
F	Jer 48-49	2 Chr 8-9

Week of 27 Sep 2003

S	Jer 50	2 Chr 10-12
S	Jer 51	2 Chr 13.1-14.1
M	Jer 52	2 Chr 14.2-16.14
T	Lam 1-2	2 Chr 17
W	Lam 3-5	2 Chr 18-19
T	Ezek 1	2 Chr 20.1-21.3
F	Ezek 2-3	2 Chr 21.4-22.9

Week of 4 Oct 2003

S	Ezek 4-5	2 Chr 22.10-23.21
S	Ezek 6-7	2 Chr 24
M	Ezek 8-9	2 Chr 25-26
T	Ezek 10-11	2 Chr 27-28
W	Ezek 12-14	2 Chr 29-30
T	Ezek 15-16	2 Chr 31-32
F	Ezek 17-19	2 Chr 33

Week of 11 Oct 2003

S	Ezek 20	2 Chr 34-35
S	Ezek 21-22	2 Chr 36
M	Ezek 23-24	Ezra 1-2
T	Ezek 25	Ezra 3-4
W	Ezek 26-27	Ezra 5-6
T	Ezek 28	Ezra 7-8
F	Ezek 29-30	Ezra 9-10

Week of 18 Oct 2003

S	Ezek 31-32	Neh 1-2
S	Ezek 33	Neh 3
M	Ezek 34-35	Neh 4.1-6.14
T	Ezek 36-37	Neh 6.15-7.73
W	Ezek 38-39	Neh 8-9
T	Ezek 40	Neh 10
F	Ezek 41-42	Neh 11.1-12.26

Week of 25 Oct 2003

S	Ezek 43-44	Neh 12.27-13.31
S	Ezek 45-46	Esth 1-2
M	Ezek 47-48	Esth 3-4
T	Dan 1-2	Esth 5-6
W	Dan 3	Esth 7-8
T	Dan 4-5	Esth 9-10
F	Dan 6	Ps 90

Week of 1 Nov 2003

S	Dan 7-8	Ps 91
S	Dan 9	Pss 92-93
M	Dan 10-11	Pss 94-95
T	Dan 12	Pss 96-97
W	Hag	Pss 98-99
T	Zech 1-3	Pss 100-101
F	Zech 4-6	Ps 102

Week of 8 Nov 2003

S	Zech 7-8	Ps 103
S	Zech 9-11	Ps 104
M	Zech 12-14	Ps 105
T	Mal	Ps 106
W	Lk 1.1-38	1 Ths 1-3
T	Lk 1.39-80	1 Ths 4-5
F	Lk 2	2 Ths

Week of 15 Nov 2003

S	Lk 3.1-20	Gal 1
S	Lk 3.21-4.13	Gal 2
M	Lk 4.14-44	Gal 3.1-25
T	Lk 5.1-26	Gal 3.26-4.31
W	Lk 5.27-6.11	Gal 5
T	Lk 6.12-49	Gal 6
F	Lk 7	Rom 1.1-17

Week of 22 Nov 2003

S	Lk 8	Rom 1.18-2.16
S	Lk 9.1-50	Rom 2.17-3.20
M	Lk 9.51-10.42	Rom 3.21-31
T	Lk 11	Rom 4
W	Lk 12.1-34	Rom 5
T	Lk 12.35-13.9	Rom 6
F	Lk 13.10-35	Rom 7

Week of 29 Nov 2003

S	Lk 14	Rom 8.1-17
S	Lk 15	Rom 8.18-39
M	Lk 16	Rom 9.1-29
T	Lk 17	Rom 9.30-10.21
W	Lk 18	Rom 11
T	Lk 19.1-27	Rom 12
F	Lk 19.28-20.19	Rom 13

Week of 6 Dec 2003

S	Lk 20.20-21.4	Rom 14.1-15.13
S	Lk 21.5-38	Rom 15.14-33
M	Lk 22.1-38	Rom 16
T	Lk 22.39-23.25	1 Cor 1-2
W	Lk 23.26-56	1 Cor 3
T	Lk 24	1 Cor 4
F	Acts 1	1 Cor 5-6

Week of 13 Dec 2003

S	Acts 2	1 Cor 7
S	Acts 3	1 Cor 8-9
M	Acts 4	1 Cor 10.1-11.1
T	Acts 5	1 Cor 11.2-34
W	Acts 6	1 Cor 12
T	Acts 7	1 Cor 13
F	Acts 8	1 Cor 14

Week of 20 Dec 2003

S	Acts 9	1 Cor 15
S	Acts 10.1-11.18	1 Cor 16
M	Acts 11.19-12.25	2 Cor 1.1-2.13
T	Acts 13	2 Cor 2.14-4.18
W	Acts 14	2 Cor 4.19-6.10
T	Acts 15.1-35	2 Cor 6.11-7.16
F	Acts 15.36-16.40	2 Cor 8-9

Week of 27 Dec 2003

S	Acts 17	2 Cor 10.1-11.15
S	Acts 18.1-22	2 Cor 11.16-12.13
M	Acts 18.23-19.41	2 Cor 12.14-13.14
T	Acts 20	Phil 1
W	Acts 21.1-26	Phil 2
T	Acts 21.27-22.29	Phil 3
F	Acts 22.30-23.35	Phil 4

Week of 3 Jan 2004

S	Acts 24.1-25.22	Phlm
S	Acts 25.23-26.32	Eph 1
M	Acts 27	Eph 2
T	Acts 28	Eph 3
W	Jas 1	Eph 4.1-5.20
T	Jas 2	Eph 5.21-6.24
F	Jas 3.1-4.12	Col 1.1-2.5

Week of 10 Jan 2004

S	Jas 4.13-5.20	Col 2.6-3.17
S	1 Pet 1.1-2.3	Col 3.18-4.18
M	1 Pet 2.4-25	1 Tim 1
T	1 Pet 3.1-4.11	1 Tim 2-3
W	1 Pet 4.12-5.14	1 Tim 4-5
T	2 Pet 1	1 Tim 6
F	2 Pet 2	2 Tim 1

Week of 17 Jan 2004

S	2 Pet 3	2 Tim 2.1-3.9
S	Jude	2 Tim 3.10-4.22
M	1 Jn 1.1-2.14	Tit
T	1 Jn 2.15-3.10	Heb 1
W	1 Jn 3.11-4.21	Heb 2.1-3.6
T	1 Jn 5	Heb 3.7-4.13
F	2 Jn-3 Jn	Heb 4.14-5.14

Week of 24 Jan 2004

S	Jn 1.1-18	Heb 6
S	Jn 1.19-51	Heb 7
M	Jn 2	Heb 8
T	Jn 3	Heb 9
W	Jn 4	Heb 10
T	Jn 5	Heb 11
F	Jn 6	Heb 12

Week of 31 Jan 2004

S	Jn 7	Heb 13
S	Jn 8	Ps 107
M	Jn 9	Ps 108
T	Jn 10	Ps 109
W	Jn 11	Pss 110-111
T	Jn 12	Pss 112-113
F	Jn 13.1-30	Pss 114-115

Week of 7 Feb 2004

S	Jn 13.31-14.31	Pss 116-117
S	Jn 15	Ps 118
M	Jn 16	Ps 119
T	Jn 17	Pss 120-121
W	Jn 18.1-27	Pss 122-123
T	Jn 18.28-19.42	Pss 124-125
F	Jn 20	Pss 126-127

Week of 14 Feb 2004

S	Jn 21	Pss 127-128
S	Rev 1	Pss 129-130
M	Rev 2-3	Pss 131-132
T	Rev 4-5	Pss 133-134
W	Rev 6	Ps 135
T	Rev 7.1-8.5	Ps 136
F	Rev 8.6-9.21	Pss 137-138

Week of 21 Feb 2004

S	Rev 10-11	Ps 139
S	Rev 12-13	Pss 140-141
M	Rev 14	Pss 142-143
W	Rev 15-16	Ps 144
T	Rev 17-18	Ps 145
F	Rev 19-20	Pss 146-147

Week of 28 Feb 2004

S	Rev 21.1-22.5	Ps 148
S	Rev 22.6-21	Pss 149-150
M