On Memorizing Whole Books of the Bible: Easier Than You Think
When I was in seminary, I listened in awe as a professor shared with the class how he had memorized the book of Philippians. I thought he was a prodigy. I knew I couldn't do that! And then, a few years later, I came across a tremendous resource. This website offered a way to memorize the New Testament in five years . * All I had to do was memorize four to six new verses every day. I began that project in 2010. And while I never came very close to memorizing the New Testament, I did manage to memorize whole books of the Bible, including Philippians. For a while, I was very deliberate about my memory work, and I stuck to it. There was a time when each night before going to sleep I would rehearse one of those books. In hindsight, I wish I had never stopped. But eventually, I became busy with other things and let a lot of it slip. Now that I have more time again, I have been going over my old verses, and I am amazed at how much I have retained, and still more amazed by how little w...