RTB - Read the Bible: Recent Episodes
Fr Tim
Read the Bible (RTB) with Fr. Tim offers weekly commentary and Q&A for a three year Bible reading plan made for college students.
End of Semester! Next fall (likely October) we will cover the Gospel of John, 1-3 John, and Revelation.
Semester 4 Week 15 Reading Plan: The Book of Esther (This Episode will air in two weeks on May 29th)
Semester 4 Week 14 Reading Plan: The Book of Judith
(This episode will air in two weeks on May 15th)
Semester 4 Week 9 Reading Plan (Psalms 1-41)
No Class on Mar 27th. Next Release on April 3rd
Mar 28 (Thu): Psalms 1-6
Mar 29 (Fri): Psalms 7-12
Mar 30 (Sat): Psalms 13-18
Mar 31 (Sun):Psalms 19-24
Apr 1 (Mon): Psalms 25-30
Apr 2 (Tue): Psalms 31-36
Apr 3 (Wed): Psalms 37-41
Semester 4 Week 8 Reading Plan (Sirach 24-51)
Mar 14 (Thu):Sirach 24-27
Mar 15 (Fri): Sirach 28-32
Mar 16 (Sat): Sirach 33-36
Mar 17 (Sun): Sirach 37-39
Mar 18 (Mon): Sirach 40-43
Mar 19 (Tue): Sirach 44-50
Mar 20 (Wed): Sirach 51
Semester 4 Week 7 Reading Plan (Sirach 1-23)
Mar 7 (Thu): Sirach 1-3
Mar 8 (Fri): Sirach 4-7
Mar 9 (Sat): Sirach 8-11
Mar 10 (Sun): Sirach 12-14
Mar 11 (Mon): Sirach 15-18
Mar 12 (Tue): Sirach 19-21
Mar 13 (Wed): Sirach 22-23
Semester 4 Week 6 Reading Plan (Wisdom of Solomon)
Feb 29 (Thu): Wisdom 1-2
Mar 1 (Fri): Wisdom 3-5
Mar 2 (Sat): Wisdom 6-9
Mar 3 (Sun): Wisdom 10-12
Mar 4 (Mon): Wisdom 13-14
Mar 5 (Tue): Wisdom 15-17
Mar 6 (Wed): Wisdom 18-19
Semester 4 Week 5 Reading Plan (Song of Songs)
Feb 22 (Thu): Song of Songs 1
Feb 23 (Fri): Song of Songs 2
Feb 24 (Sat): Song of Songs 3-4
Feb 25 (Sun): Song of Songs 5
Feb 26 (Mon): Song of Songs 6
Feb 27 (Tue): Song of Songs 7
Feb 28 (Wed): Song of Songs 8
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Semester 4 Week 4 Reading Plan (Job):
Feb 15 (Thu): Job 1-3
Feb 16 (Fri): Job 4-14
Feb 17 (Sat): Job 15-21
Feb 18 (Sun): Job 22-26
Feb 19 (Mon): Job 27-31
Feb 20 (Tue):Job 32-37
Feb 21 (Wed): Job 38-42
Semester 4 Week 3 Reading Plan (Ecclesiastes):
Feb 8 (Thu): Ecclesiastes 1-2
Feb 9 (Fri): Ecclesiastes 3-4
Feb 10 (Sat): Ecclesiastes 5-6
Feb 11 (Sun): Ecclesiastes 7-8
Feb 12 (Mon): Ecclesiastes 9-10
Feb 13 (Tue): Ecclesiastes 11-12
Semester 4 Week 2 Reading Plan (Proverbs):
Feb 1 (Thu): Proverbs 1-9
Feb 2 (Fri): Proverbs 10-13
Feb 3 (Sat): Proverbs 14-18
Feb 4 (Sun): Proverbs 19-21
Feb 5 (Mon): Proverbs 22-24
Feb 6 (Tue): Proverbs 25-29
Feb 7 (Wed): Proverbs 30-31
Last episode of the semester!
Look out for an Introduction to the Wisdom literature in late January or early February!
Semester 3: Week 8 Reading Plan: Jude
Jude will be the last episode for the semester.
RTB will resume in February of 2024
Semester 3 Week 7 Reading Plan: 2 Peter
No RTB next week.
The next session will be released on Wednesday Nov 29th.
Semester 3 Week 6 Reading Plan (1 Peter)
Nov 9 (Thurs): 1 Peter 1
Nov 10 (Fri): 1 Peter 2
Nov 11 (Sat): 1 Peter 3
Nov 12 (Sun): 1 Peter 4
Nov 13 (Mon): 1 Peter 5
Semester 3 Week 5 Reading Plan (James)
Nov 2 (Thurs): James 1
Nov 3 (Fri): James 2
Nov 4 (Sat): James 3
Nov 5 (Sun): James 4
Nov 6 (Mon): James 5
Semester 3 Week 4 Reading Plan (Hebrews)
Oct 26 (Thurs): Hebrews 1-2
Oct 27 (Fri): Hebrews 3-4
Oct 28 (Sat): Hebrews 5-6
Oct 29 (Sun): Hebrews 7-8
Oct 30 (Mon): Hebrews 9-10
Oct 31 (Tues): Hebrews 11-13
Semester 3 Week 3 Reading Plan (Gospel of Matthew 13-28)Oct 19 (Thurs): Matthew 13-15Oct 20 (Fri): Matthew 16-17Oct 21 (Sat): Matthew 18-20Oct 22 (Sun): Matthew 21-23Oct 23 (Mon): Matthew 24-25Oct 24 (Tues): Matthew 26-28
Semester 3 Week 2 Reading Plan (Gospel of Matthew 1-12):
Oct 12 (Thurs): Matthew 1-2
Oct 13 (Fri): Matthew 3-4
Oct 14 (Sat): Matthew 5-7
Oct 15 (Sun): Matthew 8-9
Oct 16 (Mon): Matthew 10-11
Oct 17 (Tues): Matthew 12
Welcome Back to Semester 3 of RTB!
Semester 3 Week 1 Reading Plan (Gospel of Mark):
Oct 5 (Thurs): Mark 1-2
Oct 6 (Fri): Mark 3-5
Oct 7 (Sat): Mark 6-8
Oct 8 (Sun): Mark 9-10
Oct 9 (Mon):Mark 11-13
Oct 10 (Tues): Mark 14-16
Thanks for a great year! Check back in September/October 2023 for the next semester of RTB which will feature Mark, Matthew, Hebrews, James, 1-2 Peter, and Jude.
Semester 2 Week 14 Reading Plan (Malachi)
May 18 (Thurs): Malachi 1
May 19 (Fri): Malachi 2
May 20 (Sat): Malachi 3
May 21 (Sun): Malachi 4
Semester 2 Week 13 Reading Plan (Haggai and Zechariah)
May 12 (Fri): Haggai
May 13 (Sat): Zechariah 1-3
May 14 (Sun): Zechariah 4-7
May 15 (Mon): Zechariah 8-11
May 16 (Tue): Zechariah 12-14
Semester 2 Week 12 Reading Plan (Micah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah)
May 6 (Sat): Micah 1-3
May 7 (Sun): Micah 4-7
May 8 (Mon): Habakkuk
May 9 (Tue): Zephaniah
Semester 2 Week 11 Reading Plan (Jonah and Nahum)
Jonah and Nahum will be released on Friday May 5th
Semester 2 Week 10 Reading Plan (Joel, Amos, Obadiah)
April 20 (Thu): Joel 1-2
April 21 (Fri): Joel 3
April 22 (Sat): Amos 1-3
April 23 (Sun): Amos 4-6
April 24 (Mon): Amos 7-9
April 25 (Tue): Obadiah
Semester 2 Week 9 Reading Plan (Hosea)
April 13, 2023 (Thu): Hosea 1-2
April 14, 2023 (Fri): Hosea 3-4
April 15, 2023 (Sat): Hosea 5-7
April 16, 2023 (Sun): Hosea 8-9
April 17, 2023 (Mon): Hosea 10-12
April 18, 2023 (Tue): Hosea 13-14
Semester 2 Week 8 Reading Plan (Daniel)
April 6 (Thu): Daniel 1-2
April 7 (Fri): Daniel 3-4
April 8 (Sat): Daniel 5-6
April 9 (Sun): Daniel 7-9
April 10 (Mon): Daniel 10-12
April 11 (Tue): Daniel 13-14
Semester 2 Week 7 Reading Plan (Ezekiel 25-48):
March 30 (Thu): Ezekiel 25-28
March 31 (Fri): Ezekiel 29-33
April 1 (Sat): Ezekiel 34-36
April 2 (Sun): Ezekiel 37-39
April 3 (Mon): Ezekiel 40-44
April 4 (Tue): Ezekiel 45-48
Semester 2 Week 6 Reading Plan (Ezekiel 1-24)
March 23 (Thu): Ezekiel 1-3
March 24 (Fri): Ezekiel 4-7
March 25 (Sat): Ezekiel 8-14
March 26 (Sun): Ezekiel 15-19
March 27 (Mon): Ezekiel 20-22
March 28 (Tue): Ezekiel 23-24
Semester 2 Week 4 Reading Plan (Lamentations and Baruch)
March 16 (Thu): Lamentations 1-2
March 17 (Fri): Lamentations 3-4
March 18 (Sat): Lamentations 5
March 19 (Sun): Baruch 1-2
March 20 (Mon): Baruch 3-4
March 21 (Tue) Baruch 5-6
Semester 2 Week 3 Reading Plan (Jeremiah 26-52)
March 9, 2023 (Thu): Jeremiah 26-30
March 10, 2023 (Fri): Jeremiah 31-33
March 11, 2023 (Sat): Jeremiah 34-36
March 12, 2023 (Sun): Jeremiah 37-41
March 13, 2023 (Mon): Jeremiah 42-45
March 14, 2023 (Tue): Jeremiah 46-50
March 15, 2023 (Wed): Jeremiah 51-52
Semester 2 Week 3 Reading Plan (Jeremiah 1-25)March 2, 2023 (Thu): Jeremiah 1-5 March 3, 2023 (Fri): Jeremiah 6-10 March 4, 2023 (Sat): Jeremiah 11-14 March 5, 2023 (Sun): Jeremiah 15-18 March 6, 2023 (Mon): Jeremiah 19-22 March 7, 2023 (Tue): Jeremiah 23-25 March 8, 2023 (Wed): Jeremiah 1-25
Semester 2 Week 2 Reading Plan (Isaiah Chapters 40-66)
February 23, 2023 (Thu): Isaiah 40-44
February 24, 2023 (Fri): Isaiah 45-48
February 25, 2023 (Sat): Isaiah 49-52
February 26, 2023 (Sun): Isaiah 53-55
February 27, 2023 (Mon): Isaiah 56-60
February 28, 2023 (Tue): Isaiah 61-66
Semester 2 Week 1 Reading Plan (Isaiah Chapters 1-39):
February 9, 2023 (Thu): Isaiah 1-5
February 10, 2023 (Fri): Isaiah 6-12
February 11, 2023 (Sat): Isaiah 13-23
February 12, 2023 (Sun): Isaiah 24-27
February 13, 2023 (Mon): Isaiah 28-35
February 14, 2023 (Tue): Isaiah 36-39
The last episode of the semester. Check back on February 8, 2023 as we will begin our Old Testament reading with the Prophets.
Week 12 Reading Plan (1-2 Timothy, Titus):
Dec 8 (Thu): 1 Timothy 1-2
Dec 9 (Fri): 1 Timothy 3-4
Dec 10 (Sat): 1 Timothy 5-6
Dec 11 (Sun): 2 Timothy 1-2
Dec 12 (Mon): 2 Timothy 3-4
Dec 13 (Tue): Titus 1-3
Week 11 Reading Plan (Ephesians):
Dec 1 (Thu): Ephesians 1
Dec 2 (Fri): Ephesians 2
Dec 3 (Sat): Ephesians 3
Dec 4 (Sun): Ephesians 4
Dec 5 (Mon):Ephesians 5
Dec 6 (Tue): Ephesians 6
Week 10 Reading Plan (Colossians):
Nov 24 (Thurs): Eat Turkey
Nov 25 (Fri): Colossians 1
Nov 26 (Sat): Colossians 2
Nov 27 (Sun): Colossians 3
Nov 28 (Mon): Colossians 4
Week 8 Reading Plan (Philippians):
Nov 10 (Thu): Philippians 1
Nov 11 (Fri): Philippians 2
Nov 12 (Sat): Philippians 3
Nov 13 (Sun): Philippians 4
Week 7 Reading Plan (Romans):
Nov 2 (Wed): Romans 1-2
Nov 3 (Thu): Romans 3-5
Nov 4 (Fri): Romans 6-7
Nov 5 (Sat): Romans 8
Nov 6 (Sun): Romans 9-11
Nov 7 (Mon): Romans 12-13
Nov 8 (Tue): Romans 14-15
Nov 9 (Wed): Romans 16
Week 6 Reading Plan (Galatians)
Oct 27 (Thu): Galatians 1
Oct 28 (Fri): Galatians 2
Oct 29 (Sat): Galatians 3
Oct 30 (Sun): Galatians 4
Oct 31 (Mon): Galatians 5
Nov 1 (Tue): Galatians 6
Nov 2 (Wed): Romans 1-2
Week 5 Reading Plan (2 Corinthians):
Oct 20 (Thu): 2 Corinthians 1
Oct 21 (Fri): 2 Corinthians 2-3
Oct 22 (Sat): 2 Corinthians 4-5
Oct 23 (Sun): 2 Corinthians 6-7
Oct 24 (Mon): 2 Corinthians 8-9
Oct 25 (Tue): 2 Corinthians 10-11
Oct 26 (Wed): 2 Corinthians 12-13
Week 4 Reading Plan (1 Corinthians):
Oct 13 (Thu): 1 Corinthians 1-3
Oct 14 (Fri): 1 Corinthians 4-6
Oct 15 (Sat): 1 Corinthians 7-8
Oct 16 (Sun): 1 Corinthians 9-10
Oct 17 (Mon): 1 Corinthians 11-12
Oct 18 (Tue): 1 Corinthians 13-14
Oct 19 (Wed): 1 Corinthians 15-16
Week 3 Reading Plan (1 and 2 Thessalonians):
Oct 6 (Thu): 1 Thessalonians 1
Oct 7 (Fri): 1 Thessalonians 2
Oct 8 (Sat): 1 Thessalonians 3
Oct 9 (Sun): 1 Thessalonians 4
Oct 10 (Mon): 1 Thessalonians 5
Oct 11 (Tue): 2 Thessalonians 1-2
Oct 12 (Wed): 2 Thessalonians 3
Week 2 Reading Plan (Acts of the Apostles 1-28):
Sept 29 (Thu): Acts 1-4
Sept 30 (Fri): Acts 5-7
Oct 1 (Sat): Acts 8-12
Oct 2 (Sun): Acts 13-16
Oct 3 (Mon): Acts 17-20
Oct 4 (Tue): Acts 21-24
Oct 5 (Wed): Acts 25-28
Week 1 Reading Plan (Luke 1-24):
Sept 22 (Thu): Luke 1-2
Sept 23 (Fri): Luke 3-4
Sept 24 (Sat): Luke 5-8
Sept 25 (Sun): Luke 9-14
Sept 26 (Mon): Luke 15-19
Sept 27 (Tue): Luke 20-21
Sept 28 (Wed): Luke 22-24