Read the bible in a month?

This is crazy!  Like most I struggle reading through the bible in a year.  This guy will read it in a month.  Initially it does sound pretty crazy but then like most, there’s a certain enthusiasm in the beginning of the year with resolutions and all.. Here’s what he says:

our web stats indicate: interest in reading the Bible daily crests in January
and fades throughout the year. Maybe you’ve tried to read the Bible in
a year before and haven’t succeeded. In trying to read a good portion
of the Bible by February 1, you can rely on your initial enthusiasm and
resolve to almost carry you through—you may find that you’re done
before you realize it.

Any takers who want to do it with me?  So the reality in accomplishing this goal is you’ll have to start now and will need to spend 76 minutes per day.  (The 76 minutes actually assumes you start by December 10th).  You’re already two days behind so you’ll have to spend a bit more then 76 minutes in January.  I think this will be a good chance to read through a different translation like the ESV.

So your daily bible reading will require 6 pages in the NT and 19 pages in the OT per day if you want to be done by Feb, 1st. 2008. This daily page count assumes you’re using the ESV Classic Reference which has 1259 pages. Calculate your own bible pace by looking at the final page number in the book of Revelation and divide that page number by the number of days between now and Feb 1, 2008. That figure will determine how many pages per day you need to read. To determine the OT and NT reading do the same simple division except divide the total number of NT pages by the number of remaining days between now and Feb 1, 2008. Similarly do the same for the number of OT pages by the number of remaining days between now and Feb 1, 2008. Even if you don’t stick to this plan you’ll be way ahead for your reading for the year.

Before I end this post, it must be said that there’s obvious negatives from this approach, namely: you may not understand a thing you’ve read!  So one thing that would be helpful is to write.. actually first thing would be to pray David’s prayer before reading: “Open my eyes that I may behold wonderful things from Thy Law” (Psalm 119:18).  Second read, third write down a thought or two from your reading that you can meditate upon the day.

(HT: ESV Blog)