Bible history rotation question

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  • June 22, 2012 at 3:22 pm
    Sara B.
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    My dh would like me to do both OT & NT every week (rather than the SCM curriculum guide rotation). I originally thought to do Monday 1 chapter OT, Tuesday 1 chapter NT, Wednesday 1 chapter OT, Thursday 1 chapter NT, & Friday 1 chapter of Psalms or Proverbs. But that’s not working on a 6 yr rotation. I can get NT done in less than 3 years, but OT would take more than 8, skipping Song of Songs in the first 6 grades & doing Psalms & Proverbs every year. (This is based on a 180 day school year, plus we’d have other devotions daily.)

    Does anyone else do a 6 yr rotation doing both Old and New Testaments every day/ week? If so, what does it look like?

    June 22, 2012 at 4:46 pm
    4myboys
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    How old are your kids?  Which Mods were you planning to start with?  If starting with Mods 1 & 2, how about either assigning a section of NT for personal reading at morning devotional time or evening read aloud with Dad over those two years?  Maybe you could cover Psalms one Summer and Proverbs the next, then when you move to NT in Mod 3 – 6 you could spread OT readings over those 4 years in the same way. 

    June 22, 2012 at 6:39 pm
    Rachel White
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    I don’t go along with the SCM cycle of history here. This our method, based upon the traditional cycle of reading established during the Babylonian exile and during the Hasmonian period; a cycle used by Messiah when He went to the Synagogue; adjusted to add-in readings from the New Covenant(NC).

    We read through the Torah in one year, in 54 named portions, beginning in the autumn after a specific Holiday; in addition to those, we read from a matching Prophets selection, which were specifically chosen to share similar ideas that were written in the Torah; also, one or more selections from the New Covenant for that week – creating continuity throughout.

    For Proverbs, they read one chapter a day; according with the days of the month. So my children read through the Proverbs 12x a year. In addition to the appropriate Proverb chapter for the day, they also read straight through a book from the NC-a chapter a day till they’re finished, then they start a new book.

    For Psalms, we follow the monthly pattern described here:

    http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Scripture/Ketuvim/Psalms/Perek_Yomi_Tehillim/perek_yomi_tehillim.html

    Job, Ruth, Ecclesiates, Lamentations and Esther are read yearly at their respective Holidays with which they are attached. You’d probably have to modify this to pick times to read these in the year accordning to your schedule.

    I am trying to decide when to add-in the last four Writings that are left: Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles

    So I can’t suggest anything here.

    It’s very organized and creates the above mentioned continuity, plus a strong memory of the readings.

    If you have any questions, just let me know.

    June 23, 2012 at 1:00 pm
    Rachel White
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    I should add that although we started w/the monthly plan, I plan on modifying the Psalms schedule; as long as we get through them at least 2x-3x a year, reading daily.

    I know our way of reading through the Bible doesn’t have anything to do with the SCM history rotation, but perhaps it can help w/some modification.

    June 23, 2012 at 2:49 pm
    Janell
    Participant

    Thank you, Rachel, for sharing in detail how your family reads Scripture. We have a similar plan like the Proverbs of the day. I googled the Torah 54 readings and found a nice chart. I am very interested in learning more about the Holidays that Job, Ruth, Ecclesiates, Lamentations, and Esther are attached. I have a general understanding of Jewish Holidays and would love to go a bit deeper. I have to go plant ten trees, but later this weekend I am going to sit down and dig a little bit into this subject.

    Janell

    June 23, 2012 at 3:57 pm
    Rachel White
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    Feel free to PM me whenever, Janell. Also, that way I can send you resources and sites that aren’t on the “fringes”, as there are many of those with very bad theology.

    July 12, 2016 at 1:02 pm
    Heather
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    Rachel,

    I’m very interested in learning more about the resources you recommend for scripture study, and how you feel the SCM resources work within your worldview. My family is not Jewish, but has been moving more and more toward Messianic Judaism over the past several years.

    I clicked on your name, but do not see a mechanism for sending a PM. I would love to contact you directly if possible.

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