Yeah it can be a bit daunting sometimes. Like this morning I had 71 verses of John 6 and 56 of Genesis 1-2 not counting the rest of the smaller verse sets! I can't stand not adding new verses, so that motivates me to get through them.
You're ahead of me! Just finished verse 12 of chapter 2. The review verses seem to pile up fast these days and I like to get through them before adding new ones. All good though!
How are you doing with Matthew? I just finished Chapter 2. Favorite verse so far: v10 - When they saw the star they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. A very simple verse, but it somehow captures something of the joy we experience when we see direct glimpses of God in this world :-)
You're ahead of me! Just finished verse 12 of chapter 2. The review verses seem to pile up fast these days and I like to get through them before adding new ones. All good though!
Yeah it can be a bit daunting sometimes. Like this morning I had 71 verses of John 6 and 56 of Genesis 1-2 not counting the rest of the smaller verse sets! I can't stand not adding new verses, so that motivates me to get through them.
Yeah I agree. I didn't want to do Matthew because of it but when I looked at it I knew half the names already. I think you mean Joseph not Jacob? Its cool how Judah's descendent is foreshadowed in Genesis 49.
Geneology is actually not as hard to learn as I had feared. It has a nice rhythm to it. Have learned a little more about Judah and his brothers the last few days. Somehow it came as a surprise to me that the lineage went through Judah and not Jacob. Of course, Jacob was not the oldest brother, but what about Reuben then? And Simeon and Levi? Why Judah, who was the fourth brother? So I learned a little more about them all.
Yeah I agree. I didn't want to do Matthew because of it but when I looked at it I knew half the names already. I think you mean Joseph not Jacob? Its cool how Judah's descendent is foreshadowed in Genesis 49.
This is interesting! So according to Matthew, Jacob is the father of Joseph, the wife of Mary. (That should help me to remember who came first of Jacob and Joseph!) But he isn't! Not according to Luke, anyway, who says that Heli is the father of Joseph. Maybe Heli was his nickname? Or maybe "it´s complicated"...
Phew, I've finished John. Slowed down a bit at the end there. I feel like the number of verses thrown at me is increasing now that i've passed the point where verses come up for "mastering". Anyway let me know what you want to do!
Let me know when you´re ready for a gospel, and which one you would like to study - although it looks like you´ve plunged into John here. And no promises that I will be able to keep up to you :-)
Phew, I've finished John. Slowed down a bit at the end there. I feel like the number of verses thrown at me is increasing now that i've passed the point where verses come up for "mastering". Anyway let me know what you want to do!
I really don´t mind... what would you like to study? I´ve done a little of the first few chapters of Luke, and nothing of Matthew or Mark, but there are advantages to all of them. Take your pick :-