One-year NRSV Bible Reading Plans

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One-year NRSV Bible Reading Plans

The reading plans below are intended for use with an edition of the NRSV Bible which
contains the Apocrypha. As I have seen many reading plans, and yet none have taken
these works into consideration, I thought it helpful to construct these reading plans, not
least because I wanted them for myself!.

The first two plans are included in one table with dates in the left column. These plans use
the same readings per day, but with two different options for the order of reading the Old
Testament and Apocrypha, either in the order printed in the NRSV, or in the traditional
order of the books as found in Eastern Orthodox Bibles.

The first plan, "Straight through the NRSV," involves reading an average of four chapters
per day, straight through the NRSV. The plan follows the order of books in the NRSV
editions including the Apocrypha. The amount read is somewhat less in the New Testament.

The second plan utilizes the same amount of reading per day, but its order is a bit more
complex. I've called it "In LXX-ish canonical order" as it essentially follows the order of the
Septuagint as arranged in Eastern Orthodox Bibles. Some notes are in order regarding this series:

Second Esdras is inserted in its position as found in Russian Bibles.
Both versions of Esther are to be read. First the Hebrew, then the Greek version.
The Prayer of Manasseh is included after the Psalms, after Psalm 151, as this is
the location of the Odes in the Septuagint, where PrMan was to be found.
Note the difference in order (from Hebrew) of the first half of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
Note the insertion of the Prayer of Azariah/Song of the Three Youths between
Daniel 3.23 and 3.24.
Fourth Maccabees has been included at the end of the OT, as though in an appendix,
which is the treatment this book receives in Greek editions of the Septuagint.

The third plan, Daily Old and New Testament Readings, is in its own table. This plan utilizes
the order just described above, integrating the NRSV Apocrypha in the series of Old Testament
readings. These daily OT readings are then paired with a daily New Testament reading. The
difference in size between the two (OT + Apocrypha, NT) requires that the NT readings are
repeated in full three times annually, with the OT (including Apocrypha) being read once
annually. The average amount of reading is three OT chapters and two NT chapters, which is
not really much at all, considering the amount of reading of newspapers and other extraneous
garbage reading we tend toward during any given day.

As always, suggestions for improvement are welcome. Simply write to me.

	Straight through the NRSV	In LXX-ish canonical order
1-Jan	Gen 1-4	Gen 1-4
2-Jan	Gen 5-8	Gen 5-8
3-Jan	Gen 9-12	Gen 9-12
4-Jan	Gen 13-16	Gen 13-16
5-Jan	Gen 17-20	Gen 17-20
6-Jan	Gen 21-24	Gen 21-24
7-Jan	Gen 25-28	Gen 25-28
8-Jan	Gen 29-32	Gen 29-32
9-Jan	Gen 33-36	Gen 33-36
10-Jan	Gen 37-40	Gen 37-40
11-Jan	Gen 41-44	Gen 41-44
12-Jan	Gen 45-48	Gen 45-48
13-Jan	Gen 49-50	Gen 49-50
14-Jan	Ex 1-4	Ex 1-4
15-Jan	Ex 5-8	Ex 5-8
16-Jan	Ex 9-12	Ex 9-12
17-Jan	Ex 13-16	Ex 13-16
18-Jan	Ex 17-20	Ex 17-20
19-Jan	Ex 21-24	Ex 21-24
20-Jan	Ex 25-28	Ex 25-28
21-Jan	Ex 29-32	Ex 29-32
22-Jan	Ex 33-36	Ex 33-36
23-Jan	Ex 37-40	Ex 37-40
24-Jan	Lev 1-4	Lev 1-4
25-Jan	Lev 5-8	Lev 5-8
26-Jan	Lev 9-12	Lev 9-12
27-Jan	Lev 13-16	Lev 13-16
28-Jan	Lev 17-20	Lev 17-20
29-Jan	Lev 21-24	Lev 21-24
30-Jan	Lev 25-27	Lev 25-27
31-Jan	Num 1-4	Num 1-4
1-Feb	Num 5-8	Num 5-8
2-Feb	Num 9-12	Num 9-12
3-Feb	Num 13-16	Num 13-16
4-Feb	Num 17-20	Num 17-20
5-Feb	Num 21-24	Num 21-24
6-Feb	Num 25-28	Num 25-28
7-Feb	Num 29-32	Num 29-32
8-Feb	Num 33-36	Num 33-36
9-Feb	Dt 1-4	Dt 1-4
10-Feb	Dt 5-8	Dt 5-8
11-Feb	Dt 9-12	Dt 9-12
12-Feb	Dt 13-16	Dt 13-16
13-Feb	Dt 17-20	Dt 17-20
14-Feb	Dt 21-24	Dt 21-24
15-Feb	Dt 25-29	Dt 25-29
16-Feb	Dt 30-34	Dt 30-34
17-Feb	Jos 1-4	Jos 1-4
18-Feb	Jos 5-8	Jos 5-8
19-Feb	Jos 9-12	Jos 9-12
20-Feb	Jos 13-16	Jos 13-16
21-Feb	Jos 17-20	Jos 17-20
22-Feb	Jos 21-24	Jos 21-24
23-Feb	Jgs 1-4	Jgs 1-4
24-Feb	Jgs 5-8	Jgs 5-8
25-Feb	Jgs 9-12	Jgs 9-12
26-Feb	Jgs 13-16	Jgs 13-16
27-Feb	Jgs 17-21	Jgs 17-21
28-Feb	Ruth	Ruth
1-Mar	1Sam 1-4	1Sam 1-4
2-Mar	1Sam 5-8	1Sam 5-8
3-Mar	1Sam 9-12	1Sam 9-12
4-Mar	1Sam 13-16	1Sam 13-16
5-Mar	1Sam 17-20	1Sam 17-20
6-Mar	1Sam 21-24	1Sam 21-24
7-Mar	1Sam 25-28	1Sam 25-28
8-Mar	1Sam 29-31	1Sam 29-31
9-Mar	2Sam 1-4	2Sam 1-4
10-Mar	2Sam 5-8	2Sam 5-8
11-Mar	2Sam 9-12	2Sam 9-12
12-Mar	2Sam 13-16	2Sam 13-16
13-Mar	2Sam 17-20	2Sam 17-20
14-Mar	2Sam 21-24	2Sam 21-24
15-Mar	1Kgs 1-4	1Kgs 1-4
16-Mar	1Kgs 5-8	1Kgs 5-8
17-Mar	1Kgs 9-12	1Kgs 9-12
18-Mar	1Kgs 13-17	1Kgs 13-17
19-Mar	1Kgs 18-22	1Kgs 18-22
20-Mar	2Kgs 1-4	2Kgs 1-4
21-Mar	2Kgs 5-8	2Kgs 5-8
22-Mar	2Kgs 9-12	2Kgs 9-12
23-Mar	2Kgs 13-16	2Kgs 13-16
24-Mar	2Kgs 17-20	2Kgs 17-20
25-Mar	2Kgs 21-25	2Kgs 21-25
26-Mar	1Chr 1-4	1Chr 1-4
27-Mar	1Chr 5-8	1Chr 5-8
28-Mar	1Chr 9-12	1Chr 9-12
29-Mar	1Chr 13-16	1Chr 13-16
30-Mar	1Chr 17-20	1Chr 17-20
31-Mar	1Chr 21-24	1Chr 21-24
1-Apr	1Chr 25-29	1Chr 25-29
2-Apr	2Chr 1-4	2Chr 1-4
3-Apr	2Chr 5-8	2Chr 5-8
4-Apr	2Chr 9-12	2Chr 9-12
5-Apr	2Chr 13-16	2Chr 13-16
6-Apr	2Chr 17-20	2Chr 17-20
7-Apr	2Chr 21-24	2Chr 21-24
8-Apr	2Chr 25-28	2Chr 25-28
9-Apr	2Chr 29-32	2Chr 29-32
10-Apr	2Chr 33-36	2Chr 33-36
11-Apr	Ezra 1-5	1Esd 1-4
12-Apr	Ezra 6-10	1Esd 5-9
13-Apr	Neh 1-4	Ezra 1-5
14-Apr	Neh 5-8	Ezra 6-10
15-Apr	Neh 9-13	Neh 1-4
16-Apr	Est 1-4	Neh 5-8
17-Apr	Est 5-8	Neh 9-13
18-Apr	Est 9-10	2Esd 1-4
19-Apr	Job 1-4	2Esd 5-8
20-Apr	Job 5-8	2Esd 9-12
21-Apr	Job 9-12	2Esd 13-16
22-Apr	Job 13-16	Tob 1-5
23-Apr	Job 17-20	Tob 6-10
24-Apr	Job 21-24	Tob 11-14
25-Apr	Job 25-28	Jdt 1-4
26-Apr	Job 29-33	Jdt 5-8
27-Apr	Job 34-38	Jdt 9-12
28-Apr	Job 39-42	Jdt 13-16
29-Apr	Ps 1-4	Est 1-4
30-Apr	Ps 5-8	Est 5-8
1-May	Ps 9-12	Est 9-10
2-May	Ps 13-16	GkEst 1-4
3-May	Ps 17-20	GkEst 5-8
4-May	Ps 21-24	GkEst 9-12
5-May	Ps 25-28	GkEst 13-16
6-May	Ps 29-32	1Macc 1-4
7-May	Ps 33-36	1Macc 5-8
8-May	Ps 37-40	1Macc 9-12
9-May	Ps 41-44	1Macc 13-16
10-May	Ps 45-48	2Macc 1-4
11-May	Ps 49-52	2Macc 5-8
12-May	Ps 53-56	2Macc 9-12
13-May	Ps 57-60	2Macc 13-15
14-May	Ps 61-64	3Macc 1-3
15-May	Ps 65-68	3Macc 4-7
16-May	Ps 69-72	Ps 1-4
17-May	Ps 73-76	Ps 5-8
18-May	Ps 77-80	Ps 9-12
19-May	Ps 81-84	Ps 13-16
20-May	Ps 85-88	Ps 17-20
21-May	Ps 89-92	Ps 21-24
22-May	Ps 93-96	Ps 25-28
23-May	Ps 97-100	Ps 29-32
24-May	Ps 101-104	Ps 33-36
25-May	Ps 105-108	Ps 37-40
26-May	Ps 109-112	Ps 41-44
27-May	Ps 113-116	Ps 45-48
28-May	Ps 117-120	Ps 49-52
29-May	Ps 121-124	Ps 53-56
30-May	Ps 125-128	Ps 57-60
31-May	Ps 129-132	Ps 61-64
1-Jun	Ps 133-136	Ps 65-68
2-Jun	Ps 137-140	Ps 69-72
3-Jun	Ps 141-144	Ps 73-76
4-Jun	Ps 145-148	Ps 77-80
5-Jun	Ps 149-150	Ps 81-84
6-Jun	Prov 1-4	Ps 85-88
7-Jun	Prov 5-8	Ps 89-92
8-Jun	Prov 9-12	Ps 93-96
9-Jun	Prov 13-16	Ps 97-100
10-Jun	Prov 17-20	Ps 101-104
11-Jun	Prov 21-24	Ps 105-108
12-Jun	Prov 25-28	Ps 109-112
13-Jun	Prov 29-31	Ps 113-116
14-Jun	Eccl 1-4	Ps 117-120
15-Jun	Eccl 5-8	Ps 121-124
16-Jun	Eccl 9-12	Ps 125-128
17-Jun	Song 1-4	Ps 129-132
18-Jun	Song 5-8	Ps 133-136
19-Jun	Isa 1-4	Ps 137-140
20-Jun	Isa 5-8	Ps 141-144
21-Jun	Isa 9-12	Ps 145-148
22-Jun	Isa 13-16	Ps 149-150
23-Jun	Isa 17-20	Ps 151; PrMan
24-Jun	Isa 21-24	Job 1-4
25-Jun	Isa 25-28	Job 5-8
26-Jun	Isa 29-32	Job 9-12
27-Jun	Isa 33-36	Job 13-16
28-Jun	Isa 37-40	Job 17-20
29-Jun	Isa 41-44	Job 21-24
30-Jun	Isa 45-48	Job 25-28
1-Jul	Isa 49-52	Job 29-33
2-Jul	Isa 53-57	Job 34-38
3-Jul	Isa 58-62	Job 39-42
4-Jul	Isa 63-66	Prov 1-4
5-Jul	Jer 1-4	Prov 5-8
6-Jul	Jer 5-8	Prov 9-12
7-Jul	Jer 9-12	Prov 13-16
8-Jul	Jer 13-16	Prov 17-20
9-Jul	Jer 17-20	Prov 21-24
10-Jul	Jer 21-24	Prov 25-28
11-Jul	Jer 25-28	Prov 29-31
12-Jul	Jer 29-32	Eccl 1-4
13-Jul	Jer 33-36	Eccl 5-8
14-Jul	Jer 37-40	Eccl 9-12
15-Jul	Jer 41-44	Song 1-4
16-Jul	Jer 45-48	Song 5-8
17-Jul	Jer 49-52	Wis 1-4
18-Jul	Lam	Wis 5-8
19-Jul	Ezk 1-4	Wis 9-12
20-Jul	Ezk 5-8	Wis 13-16
21-Jul	Ezk 9-12	Wis 17-19
22-Jul	Ezk 13-16	Sir 1-4
23-Jul	Ezk 17-20	Sir 5-8
24-Jul	Ezk 21-24	Sir 9-12
25-Jul	Ezk 25-28	Sir 13-16
26-Jul	Ezk 29-32	Sir 17-20
27-Jul	Ezk 33-36	Sir 21-24
28-Jul	Ezk 37-40	Sir 25-28
29-Jul	Ezk 41-44	Sir 29-32
30-Jul	Ezk 45-48	Sir 33-36
31-Jul	Dan 1-4	Sir 37-40
1-Aug	Dan 5-8	Sir 41-44
2-Aug	Dan 9-12	Sir 45-48
3-Aug	Hos 1-5	Sir 49-51
4-Aug	Hos 6-9	Hos 1-5
5-Aug	Hos 10-14	Hos 6-9
6-Aug	Joel	Hos 10-14
7-Aug	Amos 1-4	Amos 1-4
8-Aug	Amos 5-9	Amos 5-9
9-Aug	Obad; Jonah	Micah 1-4
10-Aug	Micah 1-4	Micah 5-7
11-Aug	Micah 5-7	Joel
12-Aug	Nahum	Obad; Jonah
13-Aug	Hab	Nahum
14-Aug	Zeph	Hab
15-Aug	Hag	Zeph
16-Aug	Zech 1-5	Hag
17-Aug	Zech 6-10	Zech 1-5
18-Aug	Zech 11-14	Zech 6-10
19-Aug	Mal	Zech 11-14
20-Aug	Tob 1-5	Mal
21-Aug	Tob 6-10	Isa 1-4
22-Aug	Tob 11-14	Isa 5-8
23-Aug	Jdt 1-4	Isa 9-12
24-Aug	Jdt 5-8	Isa 13-16
25-Aug	Jdt 9-12	Isa 17-20
26-Aug	Jdt 13-16	Isa 21-24
27-Aug	GkEst 1-4	Isa 25-28
28-Aug	GkEst 5-8	Isa 29-32
29-Aug	GkEst 9-12	Isa 33-36
30-Aug	GkEst 13-16	Isa 37-40
31-Aug	Wis 1-4	Isa 41-44
1-Sep	Wis 5-8	Isa 45-48
2-Sep	Wis 9-12	Isa 49-52
3-Sep	Wis 13-16	Isa 53-57
4-Sep	Wis 17-19	Isa 58-62
5-Sep	Sir 1-4	Isa 63-66
6-Sep	Sir 5-8	Jer 1-4
7-Sep	Sir 9-12	Jer 5-8
8-Sep	Sir 13-16	Jer 9-12
9-Sep	Sir 17-20	Jer 13-16
10-Sep	Sir 21-24	Jer 17-20
11-Sep	Sir 25-28	Jer 21-24
12-Sep	Sir 29-32	Jer 25-28
13-Sep	Sir 33-36	Jer 29-32
14-Sep	Sir 37-40	Jer 33-36
15-Sep	Sir 41-44	Jer 37-40
16-Sep	Sir 45-48	Jer 41-44
17-Sep	Sir 49-51	Jer 45-48
18-Sep	Bar	Jer 49-52
19-Sep	LetJer; Sus; PrAz; Bel	Bar
20-Sep	1Macc 1-4	Lam
21-Sep	1Macc 5-8	LetJer
22-Sep	1Macc 9-12	Ezk 1-4
23-Sep	1Macc 13-16	Ezk 5-8
24-Sep	2Macc 1-4	Ezk 9-12
25-Sep	2Macc 5-8	Ezk 13-16
26-Sep	2Macc 9-12	Ezk 17-20
27-Sep	2Macc 13-15	Ezk 21-24
28-Sep	1Esd 1-4	Ezk 25-28
29-Sep	1Esd 5-9	Ezk 29-32
30-Sep	PrMan; Ps 151	Ezk 33-36
1-Oct	3Macc 1-3	Ezk 37-40
2-Oct	3Macc 4-7	Ezk 41-44
3-Oct	2Esd 1-4	Ezk 45-48
4-Oct	2Esd 5-8	Sus; Dan 1.1-3.23; PrAz; Dan 3.24-4.37
5-Oct	2Esd 9-12	Dan 5-8
6-Oct	2Esd 13-16	Dan 9-12; Bel
7-Oct	4Macc 1-4	4Macc 1-4
8-Oct	4Macc 5-9	4Macc 5-9
9-Oct	4Macc 10-14	4Macc 10-14
10-Oct	4Macc 15-18	4Macc 15-18
11-Oct	Mt 1-3	Mt 1-3
12-Oct	Mt 4-6	Mt 4-6
13-Oct	Mt 7-9	Mt 7-9
14-Oct	Mt 10-12	Mt 10-12
15-Oct	Mt 13-15	Mt 13-15
16-Oct	Mt 16-18	Mt 16-18
17-Oct	Mt 19-21	Mt 19-21
18-Oct	Mt 22-24	Mt 22-24
19-Oct	Mt 25-28	Mt 25-28
20-Oct	Mk 1-3	Mk 1-3
21-Oct	Mk 4-6	Mk 4-6
22-Oct	Mk 7-9	Mk 7-9
23-Oct	Mk 10-12	Mk 10-12
24-Oct	Mk 13-16	Mk 13-16
25-Oct	Lk 1-3	Lk 1-3
26-Oct	Lk 4-6	Lk 4-6
27-Oct	Lk 7-9	Lk 7-9
28-Oct	Lk 10-12	Lk 10-12
29-Oct	Lk 13-15	Lk 13-15
30-Oct	Lk 16-18	Lk 16-18
31-Oct	Lk 19-21	Lk 19-21
1-Nov	Lk 22-24	Lk 22-24
2-Nov	Jn 1-3	Jn 1-3
3-Nov	Jn 4-6	Jn 4-6
4-Nov	Jn 7-9	Jn 7-9
5-Nov	Jn 10-12	Jn 10-12
6-Nov	Jn 13-15	Jn 13-15
7-Nov	Jn 16-18	Jn 16-18
8-Nov	Jn 19-21	Jn 19-21
9-Nov	Acts 1-3	Acts 1-3
10-Nov	Acts 4-6	Acts 4-6
11-Nov	Acts 7-9	Acts 7-9
12-Nov	Acts 10-12	Acts 10-12
13-Nov	Acts 13-15	Acts 13-15
14-Nov	Acts 16-18	Acts 16-18
15-Nov	Acts 19-21	Acts 19-21
16-Nov	Acts 22-24	Acts 22-24
17-Nov	Acts 25-28	Acts 25-28
18-Nov	Rom 1-3	Rom 1-3
19-Nov	Rom 4-6	Rom 4-6
20-Nov	Rom 7-9	Rom 7-9
21-Nov	Rom 10-12	Rom 10-12
22-Nov	Rom 13-16	Rom 13-16
23-Nov	1Cor 1-3	1Cor 1-3
24-Nov	1Cor 4-6	1Cor 4-6
25-Nov	1Cor 7-9	1Cor 7-9
26-Nov	1Cor 10-12	1Cor 10-12
27-Nov	1Cor 13-16	1Cor 13-16
28-Nov	2Cor 1-3	2Cor 1-3
29-Nov	2Cor 4-6	2Cor 4-6
30-Nov	2Cor 7-9	2Cor 7-9
1-Dec	2Cor 10-13	2Cor 10-13
2-Dec