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 as a continuous story.

— 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