There are 66 books in the Protestant Bible, and a few more in the Roman Catholic Bible. My 2023 Bible in a Year challenge was a podcast with daily readings from the Catholic Bible, and I have to say none of those extra chapters or books will make it anywhere close to my list of favourite books. That could be because I was listening, not reading. Or it could be because I was unfamiliar with them.
Either way, it reminded me that our favourite book is likely to be one that is familiar, and it will only become familiar through repeated reading.
There are certain books in the Bible that no amount of reading can persuade me to love (like Job and Revelation). I’m also not a big fan of reading the genealogies, although they do remind me God’s plan is outworked through His people … His many people.
