the bible in a year is a reading plan and audio series that guides you through the entire catholic bible in 365 days, organised by historical periods. this allows you to follow the complete biblical narrative, where the core scriptures tell the story, supplementary passages provide context, the gospels show their fulfilment, and the wisdom books inspire individual contemplation. you can listen here: ✦

— jan 01 ⋅ jan 26: early world & the patriarchs

• ▢ narrative readings: genesis 1–50
• ▢ supplementary readings: job 1–42
• ▢ wisdom: psalms 1-2, 16-17, 19, 104, 136; proverbs 1–4

— jan 27 ⋅ feb 15: egypt & the exodus

• ▢ narrative readings: exodus 1–40; leviticus 1–27
• ▢ wisdom: psalms 44-50, 53, 71, 73-79, 81-83, 115, 119

— feb 16 ⋅ mar 21: desert wanderings

• ▢ narrative readings: numbers 1–36; deuteronomy 1–34
• ▢ wisdom: psalms 10, 33, 84-85, 87-88, 90-100, 102, 105-107, 111-114, 116-118, 120-121

— mar 22 ⋅ apr 8: conquest & judges

• ▢ narrative: joshua 1–24; judges 1–21; ruth 1–4
• ▢ wisdom: psalms 86, 123, 125-126, 128-135, 137, 146-150

— apr 9 ⋅ apr 15: the gospel according to saint john ✦

• ▢ gospel reading: john 1–21
• ▢ wisdom: proverbs 5:1–6:22

— apr 16 ⋅ jun 2: royal kingdom

• ▢ narrative: 1 samuel 1–31; 2 samuel 1–24; 1 kings 1–11; 1 chronicles 1–29; 2 chronicles 1–9
• ▢ supplementary: ecclesiastes 1–12
• ▢ wisdom: psalms 3-9, 12-15, 18, 24-28, 30-32, 34-43, 51-52, 54-66, 89, 142; proverbs 6:23-35

— jun 3 ⋅ jun 10: the gospel according to saint mark ✦

• ▢ gospel reading: mark 1–16
• ▢ wisdom: psalms 11, 20-23, 29, 67-68

— jun 11 ⋅ jul 2: divided kingdom

• ▢ narrative: 1 kings 12–22; 2 kings 1–17; 2 chronicles 10–28
• ▢ prophetic: hosea 1–14; amos 1–9; jonah 1–4; micah 1–7
• ▢ wisdom: song of solomon 1–8; psalms 69-70, 72, 101, 103, 108-110, 122, 124, 127, 138-140

— jul 3 ⋅ sep 14: exile & prophets

• ▢ narrative/prophetic: 2 kings 18–25; 2 chronicles 29–36; isaiah 1–66; jeremiah 1–52; lamentations 1–5; ezekiel 1–48; daniel 1–14; tobit 1–14; judith 1–16; baruch 1–6
• ▢ minor prophets: joel 1–3; nahum 1–3; habakkuk 1–3; zephaniah 1–3; obadiah
• ▢ wisdom: psalms 141, 143-145; proverbs 7:1–24:34

— sep 15 ⋅ sep 23: the gospel according to saint matthew ✦

• ▢ gospel reading: matthew 1–28
• ▢ wisdom: proverbs 18:17–19:29

— sep 24 ⋅ oct 8: return from the exile

• ▢ narrative: ezra 1–10; nehemiah 1–13; esther 1–16
• ▢ prophetic: haggai 1–2; zechariah 1–14; malachi 1–4
• ▢ wisdom: proverbs 20:1–22:16

— oct 9 ⋅ nov 8: the maccabean revolt

• ▢ narrative: 1 maccabees 1–16; 2 maccabees 1–15
• ▢ wisdom: sirach 1–51; wisdom 1–19; proverbs 22:17–25:23

— nov 9 ⋅ nov 17: the gospel according to saint luke ✦

• ▢ gospel reading: luke 1–24
• ▢ wisdom: proverbs 25:1–30:33

— nov 18 ⋅ dec 31: the church & revelation

• ▢ narrative: acts 1–28
• ▢ letters: romans; 1 corinthians; 2 corinthians; galatians; ephesians; philippians; colossians; 1 thessalonians; 2 thessalonians; 1 timothy; 2 timothy; titus; philemon; hebrews; james; 1 peter; 2 peter; 1 john; 2 john; 3 john; jude
• ▢ prophecy: revelation 1–22
• ▢ wisdom: proverbs 31:1–31