As part of my re-evaluation of theology I cast my mind to thinking about the authenticity of the canon of scripture (oh and the "you must read it in the morning" edict).

Pagan Christianity helped reveal that some of the nuances of the order of the new testament were based upon cultural normatives rather than any 'spiritual' principles. I had already found out about the translating of the Septuagint (the LXX). I had thought about why some refer to the King James Version as being the only true one, and why people stay well clear of paraphrase.



I wondered why, if the bible is "His story", it doesn't read like a novel. If the books were all assembled to reveal the character and nature of God and his relationship to his creation, then why isn't the bible chronological? I can't follow the order of the Star Wars movies or any that have too many flashbacks or forwards, so jumping around all over the place just doesn't help!

Isn't sequential order how we teach mathematics and reading? Don't we start at the beginning and work our way to the end, in most things?

So in a spontaneous whim I added a chronological bible (New Living Translation) to my homeschooling book order as it was just as cheap as buying a printed reading plan anyway. They were not easy to find on the website at all, hidden away in a corner so as to speak. But reading through the bible this way just makes sense - like there is a purpose to it

Did you know that there are at least 4 different ideas about the ordering too?

Anyway, I found this reading plan for those who don't want to go out and purchase yet another bible version for your bed stand. It has a chronological reading guide for many of the mainstream translations as well as a when-it-was-written plan and others.

And I don't know whether its psychological or not but I am actually wanting to read 'His story' for the first time in a year or two. There is no compulsion to do so. No interpretation I am being 'sold'. It just seems more logical to read it in the order it occurred.