Tea-ology #1

The "first" Bible I'll be journeying through is the New Chronological Bible by World Bible Publishers from 1980. It is the King James Version of the Bible. It is "large print" and black letter. It is edited by R. Jerome Boone. The chronological arrangement seems to be the work of one man. 

Even before the table of contents, we have our first "help" which is Salvation in 4 words: 

• Salvation Needed Romans 3:3
• Salvation Provide 1 Peter 2:24
• Salvation Offered Ephesians 2:8
• Salvation Accepted 1 John 5:12

The Bible is arranged in an outline with twelve major headings.

1. Development of the Early World
2. Development of Israel as a Tribe
3. Development of Israel as a Nation
4. Development of Israel as a Kingdom
5. Division of Israel into a Dual Kingdom
6. Survival of Israel in the Southern Kingdom
7. Captivity of Israel in Babylonia
8. Restoration of Israel as a Nation
9. Preservation of Israel During the Intertestamental Period
10. Inauguration of the Kingdom of God on Earth
11. Continuation of the Kingdom of God on Earth
12. Consummation of the Kingdom of God on Earth 

The earliest section, so far, is the most choppy. I don't envy anyone the task of trying to mix and blend the whole Bible into a grand opening. (I personally would not mess with Genesis 1:1, but that is just me)

Here is how Boone worked it:

Psalms 93:2

Psalms 90:2

Colossians 1:17

John 1:1-2

Proverbs 8:12-31

Genesis 1:1

Genesis 2:4

Genesis 1:2-5, 6-8,

Genesis 2:5-6

Genesis 1:9-13, 14-19, 20-23, 24-26, 

Genesis 2:7

Genesis 5:1

Genesis 2:18-25

Genesis 3:20

Genesis 1:27

Genesis 5:2

Genesis 1:28-31

Genesis 2:2-3

Genesis 2:1

Isaiah 45:18

Colossians 1:16

John 1:3

Isaiah 14:12-15

Ezekiel 28:13-16

Genesis 2:8-17

Genesis 3:1-7, 8-24

Any arrangement is going to obviously reveal the theological belief system of the arranger, the editor. For example, in this instance the interpretation that Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 refer to Satan's fall. 

I started reading on November 29, 2023. The first day I "roughly" read Genesis 1-11 and the book of Job. Job was uninterrupted (which was nice). The opening bits were choppy in my opinion. The second day (which is not over yet) I've read of Abram/Abraham through the birth of Jacob and Esau. So roughly Genesis 11-26.

I am enjoying the font type, font size, and double column layout. 

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible