3 John x20
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 07:42PM I finished my first read-through-a-book-of-the-Bible-twenty-times today.
As suggested in the article, I took Joe's advice and started with the shortest book, 3 John, so that I could ease into the discipline. I have a habit of getting excited and biting off more than I can chew. I'm glad I did it this way. I learned a great deal more than I expected by the repeated readings.
I can see that this will take time, concentration, reflection, determination, and a great deal of commitment to finish all 66 books of the Bible. To that end, I have realized already that this is not the kind of undertaking for which you set time goals. My only goal is to keep doing it.
I'm going on to Jude next. Unlike 3 John, I have studied that book in depth more than once, and have taught through it twice, so I'm interested in seeing how the repeated readings enrich my understanding.
Reader Comments (2)
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This bible reading idea is a good one too. I read the book of James over and over on my holidays. I felt a bit slack at the time only reading the one book but I did get a lot more out of the repeated readings. I'm going to practice this idea for a while in my own quiet times and see how I go. I may not go for 20 ereadings though. As soon as I put limits on myself I find reading a chore, so for reasons of motivation I won't set a quota.
Thanks for inspiring me - as usual.
Oh, and how did you reading of Jude go?
Hi MissM,
I haven't finished the 20 readings of Jude yet. I decided that this isn't a marathon, so I am taking it a bit slower than the first book. I don't want to string it out so long that I lose the benefits, but I need time to reflect. 3 John was "easier" because I wasn't as familiar with it to begin with. I think every book will be a little different. It could take me a year to get through Romans!