My Reading Plan 2021 (Share your own!)
As we begin a new year, many users ask questions about reading plans. There have been some changes made to this feature since last year. I thought I would share my new reading plan and some observations on how it applies to Logos. Feel free to share your own!
I wanted to focus on the NT this year, so I did not create a "through the Bible in a year" plan.
- I used "generate a reading plan" so that I could customize things, but not have to create individual readings for each day.
- The syntax I used for the readings was Mt-Jn, Mt-Jn | Acts, Acts | Rom-Rev, Rom-Rev . This plan has me read the Gospels, Acts, and the Epistles through twice during the year. (Most) every day I will have a bit from those three selections. (Sometimes Acts is left out because there aren't enough readings)
- I chose "by Pericope" so that the readings would break more naturally. This will create longer or shorter readings, depending upon the pericopes for each reading.
- I chose "every weekday" because I inevitably miss a day and this allows me catch up time each week.
- I chose the CSB because it is still new to me. I will likely use the NASB 2020 next year.
- For the purpose of understanding the syntax, the "pipes" (i.e. "|") create the selections. By repeating each selection twice through the use of the commas, the plan is repeated during the year. A similar (but not equal) method would have been to create a six month plan and then to restart it. As it turns out, July 2nd has two readings from the first read through and two readings to start the second read through.
One last note: Since I am using an M1 MacBook Air, I have the iPad app installed. I did my first reading today and noticed that FL appears to include "verse of the day" artwork based upon my readings after I finished for the day.
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This year I am using the Daily Psalter along with the Daily Officenfrom the Book of Common Prayer.
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I'm not sure if it is entirely original (but I couldn't find one just like it), but I made my own a few years ago. In theory, I read the OT (minus psa and pro) every day at 2 chapters a day. I read the NT at one chapter a day each weekday. And I read a psalm or proverb a day as a 'prayer.' Since there are 150 psa and 31 pro, that are about a 1/2 year long (180ish readings) i do it twice through the year.
This is a PDF spreadsheet of the plan: http://www.preachertony.com/stuff/readingplans/Tony%20Walker%202021%20Bible%20Reading%20Plan.pdf
But it would be neat to have it in Logos. I did it last year in Logos but made it as three separate plans: one for OT, one for NT, and one for Psa/Pro.
I didn't know the 'pipes' mentioned in the first post did that. I will need to play around with that.
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Here is my devotional reading plan for 2021:
- Last year I used D. A. Carson's "For the Love of God" (Volume 1) so this year I am planning to continue to Volume 2 as I enjoyed it very much as a devotional.
- It follows the Robert Murray M’Cheyne reading plan which goes through the OT 1x and the NT and Psalms 2x but I decided to do it in 2 years. I try to read a different version each year so I will continue to use the NRSV for the OT to finish reading it. I try to translated a verse or two of Hebrew too.
- For the NT and Psalms I plan to read them in Greek. I've really enjoyed first listening to the passage being read aloud by John Schwandt and trying to translate on the fly.
- This year I also plan to read through the Passion Translation of the NT and compare it to the Greek.
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This is not my own but am going to give it try. It was created by the one of the guys that did one of the Logos 9 launch videos, Jason Mayfield. Heard some people were annoyed by his personality but that aside, I like the plan. He has a Facebook page that goes with it but I am just simply using the reading plan. I personally do my reading plan to simply facilitate reading. This is separate from any in depth study plans or devotionals. With that in mind I liked this one because.
He said it was designed to:
-take approx 20 minutes a day
-take you through the New Testament 3 times in various orders
-take you through the Old Testament once in a condensed chronological order (it leaves out the long genealogies, temple rituals/measurements, numeric lists, etc)
-gives some Psalms or Proverbs everyday
Plan can be found at www.tearupyourbible.com
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Looks to have similarities to yours Tony.
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At the start of 2020 I made and have been reading a 2 year Chronological plan with the NRSV. For 2022 I made a year reading plan for my own to take off on the days I want to take off. In 2023 to 2030 going to focus on smaller sections of the bible to read through multiple times a year like you have here.
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JT (alabama24) said:
The syntax I used for the readings was Mt-Jn, Mt-Jn | Acts, Acts | Rom-Rev, Rom-Rev . This plan has me read the Gospels, Acts, and the Epistles through twice during the year. (Most) every day I will have a bit from those three selections. (Sometimes Acts is left out because there aren't enough readings)
Mt-Jn, Mt-Jn | Acts-Rom, Acts-Rom | 1 Cor-Rev, 1 Cor-Rev allows three readings each day.
Dave
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I read through this entire thread, lots of good, ambitious desires to stay in the Word along with the workable Plans to make that happen!JT (alabama24) said:Feel free to share your own!
My plan must be somewhat similar to Matt's;
Below is a 2+ year Chronological, Mixed Devotional plan I started in 2017 and have been revising as I work through--now on my second complete pass. Each pass takes a reader through Psalms and Proverbs 7 total times, the rest of the OT one time chronologicially, as well as and through the NT chronologically four times with reasonable sized chunks of daily readings. Since it had its basis in other Logos Reading Plans, some well established and some more recently derived, it served as a litmus test for them, enabling the correction of several typos, omissions, and accidental duplications there. However, the OT has now been heavily reworked, especially the placement of the Psalms, and since this has not fully settled down, I still consider it in its beta testing phase. I'll end it out with quotes from that thread;Matt Hamrick said:At the start of 2020 I made and have been reading a 2 year Chronological plan
Here is the core suggested program with four daily reading sections, set for 2 or more years, with mixtures of OT Chronological, Psalms and Proverbs Devotional, and NT Chronological, 1 pass for the former, 6 additional passes for the devotionals, and 4 passes for the latter--and with two brief purpose passages (Ecc 3:1-8, Jer 6:16) to kick it off (and notes at the said link why 4 Psalms are included within the NT chronology)...
In summary; it's broken into four daily readings, Psalms, the OT Chronologically, Proverbs, and the NT Chronologically
{purpose}, {Psalms Devotional} x 6 | {OT Chronology (w/Ps & Pr)} | {Proverbs Devotional} x 6 | {NT Chronology} x 4
In total; the suggested 2+year core for Beta Version 7.5 follows;
Ecc 3:1-8, Jer 6:16, Ps, Ps, Ps, Ps, Ps, Ps | Ge, Ex, Nu 9:15-23, Nu 7:1-9:14,Lev, Nu 1-6, Nu 10-36, Dt 1-32, Ps 90-91, Dt 33-34, Jos, Judges, Ruth, 1Sa 1-18, Ps 11, Ps 23, Ps 26,1Sa 19, Ps 28, Ps 59, 1Sa 20:1-21:15,Ps 5, Ps 56, Ps 34, 1Sa 22, Ps 52, Ps 57, Ps 58, Ps 121, Ps 142, 1Sa 23, Ps 7, Ps 27, Ps 54, Ps 140-141, 1Sa 24:1-25:1, Ps 12-13, Ps 17, Ps 31, Ps 35, Ps 55,Ps 70, Ps 120, 1Sa 25-26, 1Ch 12:1-22, 1Sa 27, 1Sa 28-31, Ps 18, 1Ch 9:35-10:14, 1Ch 12:23-40, 2Sa 1-4, Ps 6, Ps 8,Ps 10, Ps 16, Ps 19, Ps 38, Ps 41-43, Ps 45, Ps 49, Ps 81,Ps 86,Ps 88, Ps 92-93, 2Sa 5:1-10, 1Ch 11, Ps 84,Ps 87, Ps 107, Ps 128-130, 2Sa 5:11-25,2Ch 13-14, Ps 124-125,2Sa 6, 1Ch 15-16, Ps 146-150, Ps 9, Ps 14-15,Ps 24, Ps 47, Ps 68, Ps 96, Ps 100-101, Ps 105, 2Sa 7, 1Ch 17, Ps 25, Ps 29, Ps 33, Ps 36,Ps 110, 2Sa 8-9, 1Ch 18, Ps 50, Ps 53, Ps 75, Ps 76, 2Sa 10, 1Ch 19, Ps 20-21, Ps 60, Ps 65-66, Ps 69, 1Ch 20, 2Sa 11-12, Ps 51, Ps 32, 2Sa 13-15, Ps 3-4,Ps 39, Ps 61-64, 2Sa 16-18, Ps 40, Ps 95,Ps 97,Ps 99, Ps 103, Ps 122, 2Sa 19-24, 1Ch 21-22, Ps 108-109, 1Ch 23-26, Ps 138-139, Ps 143-145, 1Ch 27-29, Ps 127, Ps 111-117, 1Ki 1-2, Ps 71, Ps 94, Ps 119:1-88, 1Ki 3-4, Ps 72, Ps 119:89-176, Song 1-8, Prov 1-24, 1Ki 5-6, 2Ch 2-3, 1Ki 7, 2Ch 4, 1Ki 8:1-21, Ps 30, 1Ki 8:22-66, 2Ch 5-7, Ps 131-136, 1Ki 9, 2Ch 8, Prov 25-29, Eccl, 1Ki 10-11, 2Ch 9,Ps 104, Prov 30-31, 1Ki 12-14, 2Ch 10-12, 1Ki 15:1-24, 2Ch 13-16, 1Ki 15:25-16:34,1Ki 22:41-50, 2Ch 17, 1Ki 17-19, 1Ki 20:1-21:16,Ps 37,Ps 73,1Ki 21:17-22:40, 2Ch 18-21,2Ch 18,1Ki 22:51-53,2Ch 19-20, Ps 82-83,2Ki 1,2Ch 21,2Ki 2-10,2Ki,2Ch 22-23,2Ki 11-13, 2Ch 24,Joel, Jonah, 2Ki 14, 2Ch 25, Amos, 2Ki 15:1-7, 2Ch 26, Isa 6, 2Ki 15:8-38, 2Ch 27-28,Isa 7-8, 2Ch 29-30, Isa 9-12, Isa 1-5, Micah, 2Ki 16-17, Isa 13-27, 2Ki 18:1-12, 2Ch 31, Ps 48, Hosea, Isa 28-35, 2Ch 32, Isa 36-37, 2Ki 18:13-20:21, Isa 38-48, Ps 44, Ps 46, Isa 49-66, 2Kgs 21, 2Ch 33, Nahum, 2Ki 22-23, 2Ch 34-35, Je 1-6, Hab, Zeph, Je 47-48, Je 26, Je 25, Je 36, Jer 45-46, Je 19-20, Da 1-3, Je 7-18, Je 35, Je 49:1-33, Je 22:24-24:10, Je 29-31, Je 49:34-51:58, 2Ki 24, Je 37-38, Je 27-28, 2Ch 36:1-11, Je 51:59-52:34, Eze 1-7, Eze 8-19,Eze 20-23,Eze 24-25,Je 39, Eze 29:1-16, Je 21, Je 22:1-23, Je 34,Eze 26-28, 2Ch 36:11-21, Ps 74, Ps 79-80, Je 51:59-52:34, Je 34, Eze 30:20-31:18, Je 32-33, Ps 77-78,Lam 1-4, Ps 137,Lam 5, Obad, 2Ki 25,Je 40-44, Eze 33:21-39:29, Eze 32:1-33:20,1Ch 1-8, Job,Ps 1,1Ch 9:1-34, Da 4, Eze 40-48, Eze 29:17-30:19, Da 7-8,Da 5-6,Da 9, Ps 85, Ps 102, Ps 106, Ps 123, Ps 126, 2Ch 36:22-23, Ezra 1-3,Da 10-12,Ezra 4-6, Haggai ,Zechariah, Esther, Ezra 7-10, Neh 1, Ps 89, Neh 2-13, Mal | Pr, Pr, Pr, Pr, Pr, Pr | Lk 1, Jn 1:1-14, Mt 1, Lk 2:1-38, Mt 2, Lk 2:39-52, Mt 3, Mk 1, Lk 3, Mt 4, Lk 4-5, Jn 1:15-4:54, Mk 2, Jn 5, Mt 12:1-21, Mk 3, Lk 6, Mt 5:1-8:13, Lk 7, Mt 11, 12:22-50, Mt 13, Lk 8, Mt 8:14-34, Mk 4-5, Mt 9-10,14, Mk 6, Lk 9:1-17, Jn 6, Mt 15, Mk 7, Mt 16, Mk 8, Lk 9:18-27, Mt 17, Mk 9, Lk 9:28-62, Mt 18, Jn 7:1-10:21, Lk 10-11, Jn 10:22-42, Lk 12-17:10, Jn 11, Lk 17:11-18:14, Mt 19, Mk 10, Mt 20-21, Lk 18:15-19:48, Mk 11, Jn 12, Mt 22, Mk 12, Mt 23, Lk 20-21, Mk 13, Mt 24-26, Mk 14, Lk 22, Jn 13-17, Mt 27,Ps 22, Mk 15, Lk 23, Jn 18-19, Mt 28, Mk 16, Lk 24, Jn 20-21, Ac 1-8, Ps 67,Ac 9-10,Ps 98,Ac 11-14, Jas, Ac 15-16, Ga, Ac 17-18:18, 1Th-2Th1,Ps 2,2Th2-3, Ac 18:19-19:41, 1 Co-2 Co, Ac 20:1-3, Ro, Ac 20:4-28:31, Col, Phm, Eph-Php, 1 Ti, Tt, 1 Pe, Heb, 2 Ti, 2 Pe, Jud, 1 Jn-3 Jn, Rev, Lk 1, Jn 1:1-14, Mt 1, Lk 2:1-38, Mt 2, Lk 2:39-52, Mt 3, Mk 1, Lk 3, Mt 4, Lk 4-5, Jn 1:15-4:54, Mk 2, Jn 5, Mt 12:1-21, Mk 3, Lk 6, Mt 5:1-8:13, Lk 7, Mt 11, 12:22-50, Mt 13, Lk 8, Mt 8:14-34, Mk 4-5, Mt 9-10,14, Mk 6, Lk 9:1-17, Jn 6, Mt 15, Mk 7, Mt 16, Mk 8, Lk 9:18-27, Mt 17, Mk 9, Lk 9:28-62, Mt 18, Jn 7:1-10:21, Lk 10-11, Jn 10:22-42, Lk 12-17:10, Jn 11, Lk 17:11-18:14, Mt 19, Mk 10, Mt 20-21, Lk 18:15-19:48, Mk 11, Jn 12, Mt 22, Mk 12, Mt 23, Lk 20-21, Mk 13, Mt 24-26, Mk 14, Lk 22, Jn 13-17, Mt 27,Ps 22, Mk 15, Lk 23, Jn 18-19, Mt 28, Mk 16, Lk 24, Jn 20-21, Ac 1-8, Ps 67,Ac 9-10,Ps 98,Ac 11-14, Jas, Ac 15-16, Ga, Ac 17-18:18, 1Th-2Th1,Ps 2,2Th2-3, Ac 18:19-19:41, 1 Co-2 Co, Ac 20:1-3, Ro, Ac 20:4-28:31, Col, Phm, Eph-Php, 1 Ti, Tt, 1 Pe, Heb, 2 Ti, 2 Pe, Jud, 1 Jn-3 Jn, Rev, Lk 1, Jn 1:1-14, Mt 1, Lk 2:1-38, Mt 2, Lk 2:39-52, Mt 3, Mk 1, Lk 3, Mt 4, Lk 4-5, Jn 1:15-4:54, Mk 2, Jn 5, Mt 12:1-21, Mk 3, Lk 6, Mt 5:1-8:13, Lk 7, Mt 11, 12:22-50, Mt 13, Lk 8, Mt 8:14-34, Mk 4-5, Mt 9-10,14, Mk 6, Lk 9:1-17, Jn 6, Mt 15, Mk 7, Mt 16, Mk 8, Lk 9:18-27, Mt 17, Mk 9, Lk 9:28-62, Mt 18, Jn 7:1-10:21, Lk 10-11, Jn 10:22-42, Lk 12-17:10, Jn 11,Lk 17:11-18:14, Mt 19, Mk 10, Mt 20-21, Lk 18:15-19:48, Mk 11, Jn 12, Mt 22, Mk 12, Mt 23, Lk 20-21, Mk 13, Mt 24-26, Mk 14, Lk 22, Jn 13-17, Mt 27,Ps 22, Mk 15, Lk 23, Jn 18-19, Mt 28, Mk 16, Lk 24, Jn 20-21, Ac 1-8, Ps 67,Ac 9-10,Ps 98,Ac 11-14, Jas, Ac 15-16, Ga, Ac 17-18:18, 1Th-2Th1,Ps 2,2Th2-3, Ac 18:19-19:41, 1 Co-2 Co, Ac 20:1-3, Ro, Ac 20:4-28:31, Col, Phm, Eph-Php, 1 Ti, Tt, 1 Pe, Heb, 2 Ti, 2 Pe, Jud, 1 Jn-3 Jn, Rev, Lk 1, Jn 1:1-14, Mt 1, Lk 2:1-38, Mt 2, Lk 2:39-52, Mt 3, Mk 1, Lk 3, Mt 4, Lk 4-5,Jn 1:15-4:54, Mk 2, Jn 5, Mt 12:1-21, Mk 3, Lk 6, Mt 5:1-8:13, Lk 7, Mt 11, 12:22-50, Mt 13, Lk 8, Mt 8:14-34, Mk 4-5, Mt 9-10,14, Mk 6, Lk 9:1-17, Jn 6, Mt 15, Mk 7, Mt 16, Mk 8, Lk 9:18-27, Mt 17, Mk 9, Lk 9:28-62, Mt 18, Jn 7:1-10:21, Lk 10-11, Jn 10:22-42, Lk 12-17:10, Jn 11, Lk 17:11-18:14, Mt 19, Mk 10, Mt 20-21, Lk 18:15-19:48, Mk 11, Jn 12, Mt 22, Mk 12, Mt 23, Lk 20-21, Mk 13, Mt 24-26, Mk 14, Lk 22, Jn 13-17, Mt 27,Ps 22, Mk 15, Lk 23, Jn 18-19, Mt 28, Mk 16, Lk 24, Jn 20-21, Ac 1-8, Ps 67,Ac 9-10,Ps 98,Ac 11-14, Jas, Ac 15-16, Ga, Ac 17-18:18, 1Th-2Th1,Ps 2,2Th2-3, Ac 18:19-19:41, 1 Co-2 Co, Ac 20:1-3, Ro, Ac 20:4-28:31, Col, Phm, Eph-Php, 1 Ti, Tt, 1 Pe, Heb, 2 Ti, 2 Pe, Jud, 1 Jn-3 Jn, Rev
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Anthony, I like this and am considering using this instead of the plan I had in mind especially since you have it setup to use in Logos. I am relatively new to this. If I used yours would I just paste the data you have into New Reference Range when creating a plan?
Nice work!
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Thank you, Greg, and I hope you are able to use it (exactly why I've been working all day to get it posted a few places)!
There is a video on this, but it's not working exactly that way on my Logos 8, or maybe I'm just not used to going to the Library to set up a plan.
As we step thru this, the quickest/most intuitive way I know to set it up is to go to "Docs" and "New"..."Reading Plan" ... "Generate a Reading Plan" and yes, exactly as you said, when you click on "All Passages" it allows you to change that by pasting that entire string (block of text) directly into the "New Reference Range." I suggest setting the dates for 2+ years for a manageable diet. Many blessings!0 -
Anthony, Got it done just in time as I am on Central Time!
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Good Job! Yeah, there are times I've had to change the date on my computer to get one to publish with the dates I desire, since it won't let us pre-date them otherwise--just a minor hassle and then we must remember to quickly fix the date or else start dating everything else (emails in Outlook, files we save, etc.) with the wrong date!Greg Dement said:just in time as I am on Central Time!
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I have had the same yearly reading plan since 1/1/2010! I start in Genesis and read through to Revelation, enjoying the unfolding of the story. I mostly use NIV84 but will once in a while change to ESV. I just like the nice readability of NIV84 for my morning devotional reading. I walk around my house and read aloud. [:)] Sometimes I just read and sometimes I jump off to review word meanings or commentary discussions on something that seems "hard".
In the evenings, I do focused book or topic studies for the phase of life I seem to be going through.
God's blessing on you all as you read His Word each day in 2021!
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Anthony Grubb said:
Good Job! Yeah, there are times I've had to change the date on my computer to get one to publish with the dates I desire, since it won't let us pre-date them
Seems extreme. Plans can be pre-dated as long as you understand that several sessions will be treated as "Behind" (which is what will happen when the Plan is used on a computer with the correct date).
Dave
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Every morning at 5:00 AM.... I get a cup of coffee and then read.... generally 4-8 chapters. For me, reading early before people are up and it's quiet... seems to work best. For my reading.... I don't use electronics.... I like the book... opened on my desk... just me and the book... and coffee.... Yeah baby! [<:o)]
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Yeah, you're right. I was playing around with Logos 8 after posting this and only now getting back to admit it's not actually necessary to do this. Piecing this together... I have more experience with having built plans on Logos 5, looking again at it, no it doesn't require this per se. Ah yes, I remember; if I wanted to print it out hardcopy (for those not using Logos Bible Software to use a reading plan) with consistently listed dates (Like "February 20, 2021, February 21, 2021, February 22, 2021, February 23, 2021, etc.) down the left column--and not say "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Tuesday, ..." when it got to the current week, this has been necessary, at least in Logos 5. In my defense, I also worked for years in a furniture sales establishment where our software, "Genesis," required us to change my computer's date for processing a certain day, and I became somewhat desensitized to this--and it did create other issues with emails and other things. Honestly, though, extreme is a good word for that! Nevertheless, without taking the time to print out samples of reading plans on Logos 8 or Logos 9, I'll hypothesize it could still be necessary for consistently dated hardcopy printouts, but only for that, and that's not what we were talking about here, so my apologies!Dave Hooton said:Seems extreme. Plans can be pre-dated as long as you understand that several sessions will be treated as "Behind" (which is what will happen when the Plan is used on a computer with the correct date).
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In my plans is to start reading D. A. Carson's "For the Love of God" [:)]
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My wife and 2 daughters (19 & 17) read through the Bible last year together. This year, as a family we are reading the Bible chronologically in a year. Several times a week, we are getting together to discuss what we have been reading & to discuss questions that have arisen. It has been quite exciting and I love watching my girls really grow in the Lord.
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Alice Hilligan said:
In my plans is to start reading D. A. Carson's "For the Love of God"
Welcome Alice. That sounds like a a good read. Keep us informed.
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Alice Hilligan said:
In my plans is to start reading D. A. Carson's "For the Love of God"
Welcome Alice. I too am working my way through Carson's "For the Love of God". Last year I did volume 1 and this year I'm working my way through volume 2. Enjoy!
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I am doing something quite extensive this year. I have chosen to take a Introduction/Survey (Exploring the Old and New Testament - 6 volumes), a one volume commentary (The New Bible Commentary) and a full commentary series (The Revised Expositors Bible Commentary - 13 Volumes) and read through them simultaneously over the next year. I have found a one year bible reading plan and use that as my guide. This is a larger project than I have taken on in previous years in that it encompasses over 15,000 pages. That means that I am covering about 300 pages a week. So far I am about 4 days ahead of schedule. I am sure though that as the year progresses I will not be able to keep up my pace and probably will have to carry it over into the new year. At any rate I will be further along than any other plan that I have used in the past.
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Michael, be encouraged I suspect you will get it done with room to spare. This encourages me. I like it because of structure. I am good about sticking to my reading plan. Outside of that I have way too many books/resources I am reading simultaneously that I not only don’t end up finishing them all but certainly am taking less from them than I could. I may have questions for you.
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Michael, Loved the idea of what you are doing and thinking of what resources I would use.
I am interested in what went into you choosing:
-Introduction/Survey (Exploring the Old and New Testament - 6 volumes): I have this but have not utilized it and at this point I plan to use this for my plan as well. If anyone else has suggestions for what to use for the Intro/Survey portion would love to hear.
-The Revised Expositors Bible Commentary: I don’t have this but like the idea of an expository type commentary. I also would love to hear if anyone else has input on this as well.
I would guess that you considered among other things:
Length of the works. Clearly some resources would be too large to warrant a 1 year reading plan. What you chose are certainly ambitious and not short but doable.
Type of commentary. Expository, Application, etc.
Sorry for all the questions but with the time investment required to see something like this through I want to take the time and solicit feedback from the folks on this forum who are the best of the best to put together something optimal.
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Is there a way to filter my books in my library by percentage read?
I would like to be able to view the books that I have read thus far and also monitor how far I am in some of the others that I have started and not finished.
Thanks in advance. You folks on the forum are awesome by the way imho!
Jesse
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Good morning Greg. I basically had decided that I wanted to use one survey/introduction, one one volume commentary, and one larger multi volume commentary. I had initially started thinking that I would just work with a multi volume commentary but then decided to add a survey/introduction and one volume commentary to the mix. I wanted to see other scholar's interpretation of the text as I read through the various books of the Bible. Particularly by noting the things that are bought out in multiple resources it forces me to think more deeply on them.
In choosing an Introduction/Survey I have a fairly large number of these kinds of resources. I reviewed my list of resources and came to the decision to use the Exploring the Old and New Testament. I liked that it was in multiple volumes and that would give me a sense of accomplishment as I complete each volume. It would also make it easier to switch to a different book or section of the Bible if I want more variety in my readings. I do not have to read sequentially from Genesis to Revelation. It was rated fairly high on the Logos website and on other websites as well.
In choosing a one volume commentary I also have a number of these. I like one volume commentaries for devotional study because they don't go into great detail but still hit the important points in the text. I reviewed the resources in my library and then compared listings at Best Commentaries and some other sites. The New Bible Commentary was in the top of these lists and also one of the ones that I had already chosen. It was number one on Best Commentaries and also on John Pipers list. It doesn't have an many pictures etc. as some other one volume commentaries but that means there is more information, more discussion of the Bible text.
In choosing the multi-volume commentary set I had originally settled on the Tyndale but as I reviewed the commentaries that would be in a reasonable size I finally settled on The Revised Expositors Bible Commentary. It was rated high on the Logos website but also I was impressed by the endorsements. Many of the individuals who have endorsed it are authors that I highly respect. I also appreciate that it is from a conservative view. Of the three resources that I am using I would say that I am getting the most out of this resource.
Yes you are right in my considerations. I wanted the complete page count to be something that I could work with. I also wanted to work with an expository commentary as my main resource. I do appreciate your questions and wish you well in your study. I should say that I am retired and so I have more time available for study than some other Logos users do. I could not have taken this on when I was working full time. Overall I think it is important to consider which resources you will select but not to spend too much time on this. Select your resources, develop your reading plan, get started and then monitor your plan as you go along. Be flexible and adjust your plan if needed. It would be better to complete it in a longer time period than to abandon it because you are not keeping up. I will be happy to answer any other questions that you have.
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Jesse Blevins said:
Is there a way to filter my books in my library by percentage read?
Hello Jesse. You can filter reading status in your library (Unread, Reading or Finished). I don't think you can by percentage read though. Maybe someone else has more info to share.
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Thank you Michael.
I like that feature. Maybe this can be done already: can I filter by the percentage of the book read? Say 75, 50, or 25.
When I filter books currently reading about 4000 books show up which is basically every book that I have looked at for sermon prep and other research. It's hard to filter out 4000 books currently reading, LOL!
Jesse
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Jesse Blevins said:
can I filter by the percentage of the book read? Say 75, 50, or 25.
In the wiki, I don't see a library find-filter for Reading Status:
https://wiki.logos.com/Library__
But if you clik on the header (Reading Status) in details view, it will show 3 status rollups (eg Reading, Finished, Unread). Then, if you select one, the list is in descending percent-read.
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Michael, I am retired as well and have the time for it, despite having 12 & 15 year old kids :-) I want to stay the course for my current daily reading plan this year, so I would start this new plan Jan 2022, to your point I don’t want to overthink it but have plenty of time to adjust. Your total collection hits right around the sweet spot I envision as well (approx 300 pages a week).
I plan to use Exploring the Old and New Testament (6 Volumes) as you have.
A little personal perspective for my goal. I do want to incorporate expository type commentaries but I have not landed on being Reformed or not, currently loosely Molinist-ish/Lutheran-ish in terms of soteriology for lack of a better term. So I plan to use both a Non-Reformed and a Reformed commentary simultaneously.
So far I am thinking of using The Bible Knowledge Commentary (2,580 pages) along with Matthew Poole’s Commentary on the Holy Bible (3,059 pages). I would appreciate any suggestions anyone else may have for which commentaries to use. Max pages combined for just the commentaries would need to 12,000 or less, current combination I listed is a little over 5,600.
I have not used or read either The Bible Knowledge Commentary or Matthew Poole’s Commentary so again would really appreciate feedback on either of these or suggestions of what else to use for commentaries from anyone on the forum.
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Hello Greg. Sure stay your course to complete the plan that you have. My birthday was in March so I started my plan at that time. This will give you some time to review resources and firm up your plan. I was doing some studies in Psalms and one of the resources was from The People's Bible published by Northwestern Publishing. It is from a Lutheran perspective. I was very impressed with the Psalms volume that I was using. On the Logos website there are 7 reviews of the complete set and all of them are rated at 5 stars. Here is the link. https://www.logos.com/product/9330/the-peoples-bible-complete-set
Both Bible Knowledge and Matthew Poole's are good commentaries. Also check out one volume commentaries on the Logos website. I think you will probably have suitable resources already in your library without having to purchase new resources.
God bless you in your studies.
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Read one book at a time in alphabetical order at your own pace if you want to mix it up.
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Also reading one book at a time is more efficient and you get the flow better...
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Anthony Grubb put together a nice reading plan that I am currently using. It uses different sections from several books of the Bible each day. Michael Kinch is doing a plan very similar to what I plan to do next. This uses various resources and not just the Bible (Introduction/Survey, One Volume Commentary and a Commentary set). Pretty sure he is just manually doing it. Is there a way to create a reading plan in Logos that uses more than one resource? The goal would be to have to have a day’s reading from scripture also include the commentaries and other resources match up to the scripture.
I have watched some videos but have yet to be able to determine if this is possible and if there are directions on how to do it.
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Greg Dement said:
Is there a way to create a reading plan in Logos that uses more than one resource?
Create reading plans for each resource that you want, but be careful about breaks as these will be reproduced in the final plan. Then create A Reading Plan with Customizable Sessions
Set the Starting Date. Keep the Reading Session date the same for each plan you Add if you want to combine the sessions i.e. if reading more than one resource per session.
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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I am assuming when creating a reading plan if Read defaults to All Passages that is the exact same as selecting Entire Bible (Ge-Re) from dropdown. Is that correct or is there a subtle difference I should be aware of?
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I don't think in terms of a year anymore. That being said, the following bibles are my top five and I thought it a good idea to read through them. I will change up the reading plan for them each year but until 2028 reading through my top five and in 2028 I am assuming NASB20 will be released.
The numbered books are books in my library I am reading in order one at a time. Currently, I am reading Walton's Old Testament Survey. When that is finished I will start on this list. When five of them are read I will make a new list and move the bottom five up and identify 5 more to read. My reading is specific on how I want to read. I am trained in expository preaching and pastoral leadership with a minor in apologetics and my reading tends to reflect that. And between 2020 and 2030 I am doing multiple Mobile Education courses for certificate programs and that comes with it's own reading. I am also reading the Jane Hawk books in print and on the last book The Night Window in the series.
2023 NIV
2024 LEB
2025 NLT
2026 ESV
2027 RSV2CE
2028 NASB201. Zondervan Introduction of Old Testament
2. Church History, Volume 2
3. Jesus, Divorce, & Remarriage: In Their Historical Setting
4. Zondervan Introduction of New Testament
5. Preaching with Bold Assurance: A Solid and Enduring Approach to Engaging Exposition
6. Rejecting Rapturemania: Making Sense of the Second Coming
7. The Screwtape Letters
8. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages
9. Where Was the Biblical Red Sea?: Examining the Ancient Evidence
10. Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository Preaching0 -
Greg Dement said:
I am assuming when creating a reading plan if Read defaults to All Passages that is the exact same as selecting Entire Bible (Ge-Re) from dropdown. Is that correct or is there a subtle difference I should be aware of?
All Passages means ALL books in that bible, in the order they appear. Ge-Re may summarise that order, even for bibles that include the Apocrypha.
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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Dave, thank you for always answering my questions. I was able to successfully put together the same resources that Michael Kinch put together for an intensive reading plan including Intro/Survery, One Vol Commentary, One Full Series Commentary:
-Only difference is that I have the Ancient Christian Commentary Series in my layout. I won't read it in entirety as I will the others but have already and plan to continue to refer to it for certain verses. He is doing it on a One Year reading plan, I am doing it on a 78 week plan.
I works better than I expected by having a layout using the Bible reading plan and then all the resources in the layout synced (I thought I would have to access the reading plan in one layout and the resources in a separate one and switch back & forth). I did a lot of consideration for what resources to use but it became clear that Michael's choices were well thought out and worked great for me. I was going to start in Jan but couldn't wait. Thanks for letting me steal your idea Michael
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