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How to read the whole Bible in a Year

Many people aspire to read the through the Bible in a year but few actually do it. While there's no secret formula or method of doing this other than just taking the Bible in your hands and actually reading it, this post presents some information and motivation  for doing this. Reading through the Bible in twelve months is easier than we tend to imagine, and you don't have to begin in January! The right attitude with which to embark on this task is not to try to complete it in record time, but rather to go at our own pace, enjoying the journey, learning, growing  and applying what we read to our lives.
As you might be aware, The Bible is a compilation of 66 books; 39 in the Old testament and 27 in the new testament. There are a total of 1,189 chapters in the entire Bible; 929 in the old testament and 260 in the new testament. The Bible has a total of 31,164 verses and approximately 810,000 words (depending on the version). So, the Bible is not a large book. 
There are 52 weeks in a calendar years with 365 days. In order to read through the entire Bible in a year, one would have to read at least 4 chapters per day or alternatively read not less than 23 chapters per week. Given that the entire Bible has approximately 810,000 words - depending on the version - each chapter then has an average of 680 words. Given that the average human reading speed is 200 to 250 words per minute, it would take a person approximately 4 to 5 minutes to read an entire chapter. A very slow reader would take approximately 7 minutes to read through a chapter. 
We have already seen that for a person to read the entire Bible in a year, he'll have to read at least 4 chapters per day for all the 365 days. We have also established that a chapter will take you approximately 4 to 7 minutes to read. Therefore 4 chapters will require 16 to 28 minutes to complete.
So, what does it take to read the whole Bible in a year? Well, that's 4 chapters per day and will take you approximately 16 to 28 minutes only. What could be easier than that? 

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