Bible Study Timeline Calculator

Plan your Bible reading schedule by choosing scope (whole Bible, OT, or NT), target completion days, reading speed, and days per week.

Inputs

Reading scope

Target days to finish

Reading speed multiplier

Reading days per week

Tab to move between fields

Results

Chapters per reading day

3.3

Minutes per reading day

Total chapters1,189

Actual reading days365

Calendar days needed365

Total reading hours79.3

How to Use This Calculator

Select the Reading Scope (whole Bible, New Testament, Old Testament, or a specific book).
Enter Target Days to Finish and Reading Days per Week.
Set your Reading Speed Multiplier (1.0 = average pace).
Review Total Chapters, Chapters per Reading Day, and Minutes per Reading Day.
Use Calendar Days Needed and Total Reading Hours to schedule your reading plan.

How the result changes with Target days to finish

Target days to finish	Chapters per reading day	Minutes per reading day
366	3.2	13
1,278	0.9	3.7
2,373	0.5	2
3,285	0.4	1.4

What each input means

Reading scope: 0 = Whole Bible (1,189 ch), 1 = Old Testament (929 ch), 2 = New Testament (260 ch).
Target days to finish: Number of calendar days you want to complete the reading plan in.
Reading speed multiplier: 1 = average pace (~250 wpm). 0.5 = slow/study pace. 2 = fast reader.
Reading days per week: How many days per week you plan to read. Rest days are excluded from the schedule.

What each result means

Total chapters: Number of chapters in your chosen reading scope.
Chapters per reading day: How many chapters to read each day you sit down to read.
Minutes per reading day: Estimated reading time per session at your speed.
Actual reading days: Total days you will actually read (excluding rest days).
Calendar days needed: Total calendar days from start to finish including rest days.
Total reading hours: Cumulative hours of reading time for the entire plan.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Reading scope = 0, Target days to finish = 365, Reading speed multiplier = 1, Reading days per week = 7 = 4 input(s) provided
Calculate Chapters per reading day
3.3 = 3.3
Calculate Minutes per reading day
Minutes per reading day = (chaptersPerDay * AVG_MINUTES_PER_CHAPTER) / readingSpeed
13 = 13
Calculate Total chapters
1189 = 1189
Calculate Actual reading days
Actual reading days = round(totalWeeks * daysPerWeek)
365 = 365

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