The Bible
The Constitution of the United States

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updated 2010 October 29 cbd

The title refers to the quip "The U.S. Constitution, next to the Bible, is the most perfect model for human society" or words to that effect that I heard spoken once somewhere in or near the Bible Belt.

On the premise that a reasonbly intelligent U.S. citizen and Christian ought to be able to comprehend and utilize these perfect models for human behavior, I undertook to retell the content of the Bible in my own words, one page at a time, one day at a time.  This took six years and is now complete.

The main thing I have learned is that the Bible doesn't really read like I thought it would and what a person would take from it is often different from what is commonly taught in the Bible's name.  This is true of my own instruction, historic and modern, as well as that of others.

Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth, I Samuel, II Samuel
I Kings, II Kings
I Chronicles, II Chronicles
Ezra, Nehemiah
Esther, Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos, Obadiah
Jonah, Micah
Nahum, Habakkuk
Zephaniah, Haggai
Zechariah, Malachi, Minor Prophets Concluded, Old Testament Concluded

New Testament
Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of John
Acts of the Apostles
Romans
I Corinthians
II Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
Thessalonians
Timothy
Titus, Philemon
Hebrews
James
I, II Peter
I, II, III John, Jude
Revelation
Matthew reprised
Mark reprised
Luke reprised
John reprised
Gospels Concluded, New Testament Concluded, Bible Concluded, Bible and Constitution Concluded, Case Studies, Why Did I Do This?

The U.S. Constitution and Amendments

(c) Courtney Duncan 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Scripture after February 26, 2007 is taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (r) Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society.  Used by permission of Zondervan.  All rights reserved.

Scripture before and on February 26, 2007 is taken from the HOLY BIBLE:  NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (c) 1978 by the New York International Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

Great Books of the Western World, Apocrypha