Grant Horner System

[JM]

Anyone using this system for Bible reading?

 

[JM]

http://www.sohmer.net/media/professor_grant_horners_bible_reading_system.pdf

 

[Alyssum]

I have been using this system for about a year now.

 

[JM]

I think I might try it for a month.

 

[JM]

I do not like all the bookmarks sticking out of my Bible, don't know how long I'll stick with this reading program...

 

[JCFantasy23]

I haven't used it but heard about it the other day. Not sure how I'd feel reading in bounced around places. Could be misunderstanding but it seems to be jumping around to me. I'm one of those people who don't think a few chapters at a bible reading are a big deal though, and I have no set goals to finish the bible in such and such amount of time. Also, my bible is filled with stuff already and includes the tabs I purchased when I got it on the sides already. Not sure if I could have many more bookmarks either. Curious on others experiences, as I always like to try new things, so will wait to see with responses here, but on first look I'm not that interested.

 

[Alyssum]

I do not like all the bookmarks sticking out of my Bible, don't know how long I'll stick with this reading program...

I have to admit I don't much care for it either. I have been trying to figure out a way to make a chart that I can mark off as a way to keep track of where I am in my reading.

At first I wasn't sure how I would feel about reading 10 different books at one time, but it is working out very well. Quite often what I am reading in a chapter reviews something that I recently read in another book.

 

[JCFantasy23]

May I ask what is the goal of reading multiple books at once? Is there a good purpose for it?

 

[Alyssum]

May I ask what is the goal of reading multiple books at once? Is there a good purpose for it?

"The goal of this system is simple, and twofold: To know scripture, and to love and obey God more!" Dr. Grant Horner

"Since the lists vary in length, the readings begin interweaving in constantly changing ways. You will NEVER read the same set of ten chapters together again! Every year you’ll read through all the Gospels four times, the Pentateuch twice, Paul’s letters 4-5 times each, the OT wisdom literature six times, all the Psalms at least twice, all the Proverbs as well as Acts a dozen times, and all the way through the OT History and prophetic books about 1 ½ times. Since the interweaving is constantly changing, you will experience the Bible commenting *on itself* in constantly changing ways — the Reformer’s principle of ‘scriptura interpretans scripturam’ — ‘scripture interpreting scripture’ IN ACTION!"

These quotes are from Dr. Horner's description of the reading system he developed.

 

[JCFantasy23]

Thanks for the info, sounds interesting