I am enrolled in a 1 year Bible reading plan with Renovation Church, my home church in Atlanta. I figured it would be useful to take notes on what I'm reading as I go to keep it fresh in my mind and to be able to go back to do analysis later. I decided to do it open book style, with notes to secure what happened into my memory and questions I have as they come up. People who care can read along with, or comment on my notes.
The plan we're on appears to be a variant of the M'Cheyne Bible plan. Apparently, we'll go through the New Testament and Psalms twice, and the Old Testament once. Also, the 4 chapters we cover each day are from different parts of the Bible. It'll be interesting to see multiple stories unfold at once.
What's my position? I'm a Christian, a skeptic, and academically minded, though my background is technology, not philosophy or other liberal arts. I'm aware of stories in the Bible and have done some reading but don't know it thoroughly or always know what happened when.
I will make weird notes that aren't necessarily interesting to read, and I'll raise questions I don't have answers to or theories on. If I ever choose to go deeper in scholarly analysis, the notes may prove useful. My only goal though is to actually get something from this beyond reading the words, and to use analysis as a means to achieve contemplation.
Let's see what happens.
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