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The One Year Bible KJV

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This One Year Bible is a great way to read the Bible through in one year. It is arranged so that you can read some of the Old Testament and New Testament every day. In addition you will read something from Psalms and Proverbs every day. This arrangement will allow you to read through the Psalms twice. The beauty of this plan is that you can pick it up and start any day of the year. I have personally read the Bible through this way every year for the last eight years and I never get tired of it.

I had never read the entire Bible from cover to cover, and this seemed like an excellent tool for doing so.

I confess, I picked up the KJV because I'm an English major snob and I like the poetry of the old language. However, I must make another confession: the old text sometimes has words that had me reaching for my Merriam Webster dictionary because I suddenly said, "huh?" while reading.

The best aspect of the one-year KJV is that it provides a variety of readings on a daily basis--a little OT, a little NT, something from Psalms, something from Proverbs--so you don't have a long, hard slog through some books, like the oh-so-gruesome Book of Leviticus. This variety speeds the process along, and really at a couple pages a day, they do make it easy for you.

My one gripe about the one-year format is that it is not good for referencing specific books, chapters, or passages. For instance, sometimes I may have a need to look up a specific book. Given the not-quite-sequential nature of the daily readings, I find myself wishing for a traditionally ordered KJV, so I have the feeling that I'll be buying that next.

And so, on December 31, I managed to complete my reading of the King James Bible. I did not read every single day...Later in the year I ended up reading a week at a time when my schedule was free. That doesn't always allow for a deep reading or understanding. And, honestly, the highfalutin language got to be a little too much even for me. I might try the Revised Standard Version or (maybe) the NIV at some later point so I have a clearer idea of what I was reading. Or I'll pick up a study bible so I could get some things clarified.

So what did I learn? If I had to summarize the Old Testament and New Testament separately, I would use the following verses:

"I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments." (Exodus 20:2-6)

This seems to sum up the "story" of the Old Testament nicely. God made a pact with his chosen people, Israel, and obedience to Him was the primary thing he required on his side of the bargain. The Old Testament then goes on to show all the bad things that happen to the Israelites when they do not obey--God's favor is withdrawn, and their nation suffers. This lesson, the first of the Ten Commandments, has resonance today because, if human beings do not start with a belief in God to whom they are answerable, they are likely to violate all the other Commandments as well.

The New Testament can be summed up by that verse you see on signs at football games, John 3:16:

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

If the Old Testament emphasizes God's law, the New Testament emphasizes His love, as exemplified by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The New Testament has three great heroes: Jesus is the subject of the story and also the great story teller; the apostle Peter is the leader who falls and then redeems himself after Jesus's crucifixion; St. Paul is the great evangelizer and systematizer of Christian doctrine and behavior.

If I had to pick a favorite book or two out of the Bible, I would pick the Psalms for their sheer poetry and ability to bring comfort and joy. Following that, I might choose the Book of Ecclesiastes and the Gospel of Matthew, which seems to be the Gospel that speaks in the clearest language.

I am glad that I finally read the Bible all the way through. It was something I needed to do. However, when I next feel like educating myself on its text, I will take the easier way out and try a version closer to the language I speak.

This is a great book for anyone who is struggling to read the entire Bible. It is arranged in such a way that makes it interesting and easy to read the Bible in one year and I highly recommend it.

I've read the bible all the way through a couple of times in the past. Started at Genesis and worked my way through to Revelation. At the beginning the reading was action packed and very dynamic. But there were certain times when I had to admit that reading nothing but prophesies and the written law got kind of difficult. It's a lot better to have a plan that includes a mixture of all.
This book makes it easier and a lot more interesting. I started with the New Living Version of the One year Bible in paperback around this time last year. It was the same size as this book. The font size was a bit small and hard to read. Then I found a large print NLV soft cover edition and purchased that one also.
I purchased this version because of the familiar language of the King James but the font size is still a bit small for me. Nevertheless these One Year Bibles are a great way of reading through the bible in a year. I'm already into my second year of reading through the bible. The readings are arranged in four groups: first are a few chapters of the Old Testament, second a chapter from the New Testament, third one chapter from the book of psalms and finally a couple of verses from proverbs.
The readings go through all of the Psalms twice which is a good feature. I spend about 20 minutes each morning and I hope to continue in this fashion. I recommend this book to anyone interested in reading through the bible.

I absolutely love this bible!! 2010 will be my 5th year in a row to read the bible through using the One Year Bible. This is the first bible reading program that has effectively helped me to form a daily bible-reading routine. Each day of the year has the day's date, so you don't have to start Jan. 1st. You can begin at any point during the year and read the entire bible through by that time the next year. Each day, you read from the O.T., N.T., Psalms and Proverbs so there is always something interesting in your devotion. I highly recommend this product.

I had previously purchased the study companion to the "One Year Bible" to use with a regular Bible. This edition is already arranged with the daily readings for the Old and New Testaments, the Psalms and Proverbs. That eliminates the need to keep flipping back and forth, and keeping four bookmarks in your Bible. The daily readings will probably take you from 15-30 minutes to read. While I prefer to read the King James Version, many readers may be more comfortable with the Revised Standard.

I love reading the one year KJV Bible.I read it every year. I have done this for 14 years now. I find something new everytime I read it. I even got the Bible on D V D so when I get to some of the names I can't pronounce I have it to help me. I would not trade my daily reading for nothing else. Thank You and have a Blessed day.

The item is exactly as we expected. One of our two favorite daily devotional bibles. Easy-to-follow daily reading plan makes it so easy to read the Bible through in a year!

The One-Year Bible by Tyndale is the easiest and most enjoyable way l have found to read the entire Holy Bible. Each day there is a Scripture from the Old Testament, the New Testament, the Psalms, and the Proverbs. For me this 20-30 minute daily reading has been far more interesting than reading the Bible in sequence from front cover to back cover. ln the past, l have bogged down in Numbers and Kings, and probably a few others, when l have been tempted to skip over some of the verses.

That isn't likely to happen now, because of the above mentioned foremat. Thank you Amazon.com for carrying a wide selection of Bibles and music.

this is an excellent way for kids to read the Bible tru and keep track easily where they are. I love it myself also.