Savor the Greek New Testament: The Two Year Plan

As I have been doing every year since 2008, I have posted a new GNT calendar with daily reading assignments for 2012. If you follow this calendar you will be able to read the entire GNT in one year.

GNT One-Year Calendar 2012

However, the feedback I have received from many of you indicates that it is quite challenging to attempt to read the whole Greek New Testament in one year. The reading portions are too big. So this year I have created a new calendar for those who would like to go at a more leisurely pace. If you follow this calendar, you will read Matthew 1 through Acts 9 in 2012, followed by Acts 10 through Revelation in 2013.

GNT Two-Year Calendar, Year One 2012

You will notice that the reading portions are not all of equal length. This is owing to the desire, as far as could be practically achieved, to match the reading portions with the content-based divisions of the text.

I plan to upload Year Two 2013 at a later time.

Also, to assist you in reading, don't forget to check my Greek Syntax Notes:

http://www.upper-register.com/papers.html#GNT

I will personally be doing the slower 2-year pace this year (along with the Vulgate), so anyone who wants to join me, feel free to drop me a note.

Comments

[Steve Brandon]

Lee,

Good to see your passion for the Greek New Testament hasn't diminished over the years. Every year, I make it my aim to read through the Greek New Testament as well. I've made it through a couple of times, but I usually fade as the year goes by. Perhaps with the encouragement of this link, I'll finish this year.

I've pasted a link to the schedule that I developed a bunch of years ago, based upon the length or reading, the difficulty of the author and the extent of the vocabulary. I find that it give equal challenge each day. It's pretty close to yours, but gives more time in Luke and Acts (which are more difficult grammatically). I like your "catch-up" days.
http://www.rockvalleybiblechurch.org/ResourcesAndLinks/GreekNTReadingSchedule.PDF

Press on,

Steve Brandon

[Jason Kuo]

Hi Lee,

Thanks for posting this. I was wondering if you happen to have the year 2 schedule, even if it's the old 2011 one available. I might be doing it backwards a little bit...

Thanks!
Jason

[Lee Irons]

Jason, this is the first year that I have done a 2-year schedule, so this one will be from 2012 to 2013. Sorry, I don't have one that goes from 2011 to 2012.

[Jason Kuo]

Lee,

Thanks. I should have read your original post a little more carefully! I may attempt the two year plan as you have it.

Thanks,
Jason

[Keith]

I think I MIGHT be ready to start your two-year plan next January - if I can by the end of this year FINALLY masster all the vocabulary and finish compiling grammar notes from Wallace (embarrasingly, after 5+ years). Looking forward to starting the two-year plan along with studying your syntax notes in earnest. THANK YOU for all your encouragement over the years. I hope you will also post articles on specific issues in Greek study and exegesis.