Reading Plan Conundrum

I'm hoping to get some help with creating my Bible reading plan.

I currently do my devotional Bible reading with a print Bible, but I'm considering changing over to the computer in the morning. What holds me back is the inability to generate my current reading plan. Currently I read a chapter of Old Testament (not including Psalms), a chapter from the Psalms, and a chapter from the New Testament. Is there any way to create a reading plan like this in Logos? It seems that the only way to do it is to create 3 different reading plans, one for the OT, one for Psalms, and one for the NT. I know Logos has some premade reading plans that include daily readings from different sections of the Bible, but I don't know how to recreate this for myself.

I guess 3 different plans would work (though it wouldn't be ideal), but my problem with this model is that there is no way that I know of to create an OT reading plan that would not include Psalms. It seems I would actually have to create 4 plans. One OT: Gen-Job plan, one Psalms plan, one OT: Prov-Mal plan (but not to start until Gen-Job was finished), and one NT plan. Is this the only possible way to go about making this type of reading plan? It seems really complicated and bulky for what I thought was a reletively common reading plan. (I would also have to go through each of these 4 blocks of Bible and add up the chapters to create the right amount of sessions to complete the reading- over all this seems extremely complicated for something I hoped would be more simple.)

Thanks for the help everybody-

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George Somsel

I think you are correct that 4 plans would be needed. Perhaps you might try a lectionary such as the RCL. It has an OT reading, a Psalms reading, a Gospel section and an Epistle section for each day.

Liam

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/556241#Comment_556241

Hey George thanks for the heads up on the lectionary! I never really paid much attention to the ones I have in my library and it looks like it is really useful as a Bible reading plan. The RCL is actually exactly what I'm looking for but with one exeption. The readings are not in order and they jump around a lot from book to book. I would prefer to stay in each book and work through it morning by morning to get the full message that the Biblical writer wants to communicate; but this might be a good work around until Logos makes a OT, Psalm, NT plan more intuitive. Thanks again!

George Somsel

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/556250#Comment_556250

Hey George thanks for the heads up on the lectionary! I never really paid much attention to the ones I have in my library and it looks like it is really useful as a Bible reading plan. The RCL is actually exactly what I'm looking for but with one exeption. The readings are not in order and they jump around a lot from book to book. I would prefer to stay in each book and work through it morning by morning to get the full message that the Biblical writer wants to communicate; but this might be a good work around until Logos makes a OT, Psalm, NT plan more intuitive. Thanks again!

I haven't checked all of the lectionaries. Perhaps another one might suit you better. I think MJ would be a good resource for this.

George Somsel

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/556254#Comment_556254

BTW: Most lectionaries don't have you read EVERY chapter in the bible, but this shouldn't be too much of a problem unless you think that the "begats" and other such sections are inspirational.

Jack Caviness

Currently I read a chapter of Old Testament (not including Psalms), a chapter from the Psalms, and a chapter from the New Testament. Is there any way to create a reading plan like this in Logos?

Yes, you can do this.

Open a new Reading Plan Document—give it a title if you wish.

When you click on "All Passages, you will see this dialog

I created a new reference range that I called OT Psalm NT. You can see the range construction in the above screenshot, but this is the plan

[quote]Gen-Job, Pr-Mal | Ps | Mt-Rev

Comma separated ranges will run in series while those separated by | will run in parallel.

When you click Generate, you will have this plan

If this is not clear, let me know, and I will try again

GregW

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/556276#Comment_556276

Yes, you can do this.

Open a new Reading Plan Document—give it a title if you wish.

When you click on "All Passages, you will see this dialog

I created a new reference range that I called OT Psalm NT. You can see the range construction in the above screenshot, but this is the plan

[quote]Gen-Job, Pr-Mal | Ps | Mt-Rev

Comma separated ranges will run in series while those separated by | will run in parallel.

When you click Generate, you will have this plan

Jack's done a great job of showing you how to do this: I'd add a couple of comments -

You can't currently specify whole chapters or numbers of chapters for each session. Although this shouldn't be a problem, the RP will sometimes split up your reading in the middle of a pericope (or the middle of a Psalm).
While it might look desirable to have your Bible Reading all in one plan, it gets a bit messy if you don't do all of your reading in one session: I changed back to having separate plans for Old Testament, Psalms, and New Testament. That way, I can do my OT and NT readings in the morning, and my Psalms in the evening, or other permutations. Although it looks a bit messy, I have found it i a lot more manageable.

By the way, Jack, I like the way you've split up the Greek New Testament: I read straight through, and often get a bit bogged down in some of the epistles, but mixing Matthew-Acts and Romans-Revelation is a brilliant idea which I'll probably take on next time around.

Jack Caviness

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/556280#Comment_556280

By the way, Jack, I like the way you've split up the Greek New Testament: I read straight through, and often get a bit bogged down in some of the epistles, but mixing Matthew-Acts and Romans-Revelation is a brilliant idea which I'll probably take on next time around.

That is the plan I am currently following. Looks like I need to investigate to see why that particular range is listed twice.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/556250#Comment_556250

I would prefer to stay in each book and work through it morning by morning to get the full message that the Biblical writer wants to communicate

The two year Office of Readings lectionary would meet your needs - well almost because the Gospels are omitted as they are covered in the Daily lectionary each year. Unfortunately, it is not currently in Logos and probably will not be until multiple lectionaries for a user are supported.

George Somsel

I should originally have mentioned the Daily Office. You might take a look at that.

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Liam

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/556276#Comment_556276

Yes, you can do this.

Jack thank you for the heads up on this! I created the reading plan that I planned on no problem! I had no idea about the , and | separations! Works great! I also found that I can specify the verse count for each session, so I can slow the plan down to 40-50 verses a day (10-12 per reading)! I find the smaller chunks are better because they allow me to actually read prayerfully and reflect on what I'm reading! This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks again!

Thanks everyone else for all the additional info! Great stuff!