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Recommended Bible Version

Metzger, Bruce M., and Roland E. Murphy. The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: An Ecumenical Study Bible. Revised ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN: 9780195283563.

Readings by Session

Though it is recommended that the following readings come from the version of the bible noted above, the e-text of the King James version (Old and New Testaments, with the Apocrypha) is available from the Electronic Text Center at the Univesrity of Virginia.

Course readings.
SES #	TOPICS	READINGS: BIBLE VERSES
1	Introduction	(no readings)
Hebrew Bible: Torah
2	Genesis	Genesis 1-11
3-4		Genesis 12-36
5		Genesis 37-50
6	Exodus	Exodus 1-15:21
7	Exodus	Exodus 15:22-40:38
8-9	Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy	Leviticus 26:3-46 Numbers 10:11-14:45; 20:1-13 Deuteronomy 1:1-4:40
Deuteronomic history
10	Samuel	1 Samuel and 2 Samuel
11	Samuel, Kings	1 Samuel and 2 Samuel 1 Kings and 2 Kings
Prophecy
12	Isaiah	Isaiah 1-12; 14; 19; 24-27; 36-39
13	Isaiah	Isaiah 40-55
Wisdom literature
14-15	Job	Job 1-14; 32-42
Apocalyptic
16	Daniel	Daniel 7-12
New Testament
17	Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew, and Luke)	Mark 1 Matthew 1-4 Luke 1-4
18		Mark 2-13 Matthew 5-25 Luke 5-21
19		Mark 14-16, Matthew 26-28 Luke 22-24
20	John	John 1-10
21	John	John 11-21
22	Acts of the Apostles	All of Acts
23-24	Pauline Epistles (Galatians and Romans)	All of Galatians and all of Romans
25	Revelation	All of Revelation