Has anyone here ever read the bible front to back??

Question

i started but it was really hard, my grampa who is now in heaven read the bible many times that was all he read and he would hitch hike teaching people about the word of god...you may have heard of him he was well known his nick name was "bible bill". he hitch hiked through canada. so how do you read it without feeling lost and unable to complete it?

Answer 1

I bet your grandfather was an inspiration to many. I have read the Bible twice. Now I just open and read from time to time, or to check to see if someone quoting it has taken it out of context. Each time you read there is an opportunity to see "something" new in a passage you have already read before. Some people believe that this is the Holy Spirit working in your studies. Keep on reading, even the "boring" books like Chronicles have good stuff in them. You will be "illuminated" and rewarded for your study and prayer.

Grace and Peace.

Answer 2

I have read it, but it was a struggle (mainly because of my own comprehension issues). I listened to the bible on CD and it was a little better. But I think the important thing is to just keep reading it. I no longer try to read cover to cover, but just read some sections.
Like I'll read a proverb a day and then maybe a psalm and something from another book. Since I have been doing that I see things in the word that I hadn't realized before (even though I had read it several times before)

So, just keep reading, and pray for wisdom.

Answer 3

I did. 4 times, when I was a christian. I'm a Muslim now.

The key is to do only a little bit every day, literally a few minutes only or a short chapter. Then, when you feel really alert and feel like reading more, just keep going. Stop whenever you have difficulty concentrating and just come back to it later. Just make sure you understand what you read, even if that means you have to ask questions, or the whole thing is pointless.

Also, you mentioned that was all he would read. That's key. Don't waste time reading magazines or even t.v. if you can avoid it. Those things will be there for you later, and when you come back to them you will realize you didn't even miss out on anything. :) (TV shortens your attention span anyway)

Answer 4

Are you reading a modern day translation? They are much easier. I have read it countless times and have many parts memorized.

You can skip Leviticus the first time through, it is the hardest. Many people do it the chapter a day method with a Chapter in the First 5 Books and then a chapter from Psalms and a chapter from the New Testament, per day.

There are several Bible in a year formats on Yahoo RSS

Answer 5

I have read the bible through, and i can tell you i found no contradictions like people say.
I found that no man could ever write such an wise book , other than being inspired by the spirit we call God.
I must also add that i found that the bible , to me, is a spiritual book about the spiritual lives of people .The natural earth and all the things therein are used to portray the spiritual message of this book.
See it and understand it physically, then one get's lost.
I am not going to bore you with many texts and versus.
Thanks for asking.

Answer 6

Yes in the school I'm in it is required reading.
We also have the 10 commandments at the court house lawn.
There philosphy, if we can read huck fin from cover to cover.
Well, you know. But it is a really good new english version.
King James is here but it is inacurate and we don't talk that way today. We study a portion every week.
Sorry never heard of him.

Answer 7

I read it daily, over time you will get through the whole thing. I read to investigate questions or ideas I have encountered. I read the history around the era each letter was written to understand the writer and how, why, where he was inspired.

I read the secular writers of the same era, the early church Fathers and how they saw it all transpiring. I read Jewish critics of Jesus and the Roman scholars who didn't really care, but were recording the events and reaction to this man named Jesus.

Answer 8

I have a number of times......It is difficult to get through because of the fact that it is organized not chronologically but by category....and some of the earliest book are leviticus and deuteronomy which are difficult to concentrate on because they deal with legal language

I suggest........you read the gospels and psalms and proverbs to begin....add Paul's letters......then some great OT books like Ruth, Esther, Judges......Genesis and exodus....later on tackle the prophets and law books

Answer 9

I had the same problem when I tried to read it cover to cover....and i was skipping the genealogies.... I have however read the whole thing...just not totally consecutively. I would suggest that you not try....it is actually several books,treat it that way....like a series...read some....read some other boooks and then go back...i bet you can finnish it in a year to two years that way.

Answer 10

I tried, I really did. But I got really bored in Numbers and Deutoronomy. I guess I should just try the New Testament. You know, they do have student editions that give you sort of footnotes that tell you what the verse or chapter is about. That helps with some of the archaic language and hidden meanings.