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Fascinating Stats on Christians' Bible Reading Habits

Michael Foust : Aug 1, 2018  ChristianHeadlines.com

Includes which books of the Bible readers feel are the most difficult to understand and which are the most popular.

airlift[Christianheadlines.com] The average Bible reader spent 24 out of the last 30 days reading Scripture in the early morning, read the Old Testament far less frequently than the New Testament, and found the Prophetic books of the Old Testament the most difficult to understand. (Photo credit: Jenny Smith-Unsplash)

That's according to a survey of 6,000 Bible readers by the Christian book publisher Crossway that examined Bible reading habits of those who read Scripture regularly.

Among the findings:

Early morning is the most popular time of the day to read the Bible. Bible readers spent, on average, 24 days of the past 30 days reading Scripture in the early morning. The second most popular time was late morning (21.59 days), and the third most popular time early afternoon (20.75 days). Late evening (19.02 days) was the least popular time.

"Women are more likely than men to journal and use devotional resources" while reading Scripture. Men use commentaries more frequently than do women.

The Old Testament Prophetic books (Isaiah-Malachi) are the section of Scripture hardest to understand...

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