Mark's Notebook

Bible Reading Plan Progress

I've posted a couple times before about my new plan for reading through the New American Standard Bible in one year.

I'm happy to say that after five months, I have almost finished reading the Bible. I am just over 90 percent done.

Here is a summary of my progress up until now:

I have only 94 chapters left to read. At the average rate I've been reading over five months, I should finish in 13 more days, or around May 13. At the average rate I've been reading more recently, over the last one month, I should finish in 13 more days. At the nominal plan rate of four chapters per day, I should finish in 24 more days, or around May 24. In any case, I should finish before the end of May, which puts me on track to finish the entire Bible in less than six months.

I've already been shopping for a new Bible to read after finishing this one. I'd like to read a more modern translation like the Good News Bible (Today's English Version) or even the New Living Translation, a very recent version. One thing we're keeping in mind (we're both shopping for new Bibles) is that we'll be traveling through Europe later this year and we'd like to take the smallest and lightest Bible possible. Mary is thinking about taking the New Testament only. I'm thinking about taking something on my Palm Tungsten. Don't know about charging it in Europe, though.

Previous posts on this topic:

• March 1, 2006
• Feb. 1, 2006
• Dec. 19, 2005

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Last updated Tuesday 13 May 2008