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READ
CALVIN’S INSTITUTES
IN A YEAR

John Calvin completed the Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1559 during the height of the Reformation, giving one of the
greatest articulations of the faith in the history of Christ’s church. We invite you to read this entire work in a year. The following
suggested schedule is based on John Calvin, Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion, translated from the 1559 Latin edition by
Ford Lewis Battles, 2 volumes, in Library of Christian Classics, ed. John T. McNeill (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1960). It
can also be used with the Beveridge translation (1845).

The middle column notation is book, chapter, and section in the Institutes.
The right column in parentheses is volume and page number of the Battles 1960 edition.

Preliminaries Wk.5 Day 1 1.13.4-7 (1.124-130)

Day 2 1.13.8-12 (1.130-136)
Institutes Battles
Bk.Chp.Sec. Volume/Page Day 3 1.13.13-17 (1.136-142)
Day 4 1.13.18-22 (1.142-148)
Wk.1 Day 1 To Reader (1.3-8) Day 5 1.13.23-25 (1.149-154)
Day 2 Prefatory 1-2 (1.9-14)
Day 3 Prefatory 3-4 (1.14-23) Wk.6 Day 1 1.13.26-29 (1.154-159)
Day 4 Prefatory 5-6 (1.23-27) Day 2 1.14.1-5 (1.159-166)
Day 5 Prefatory 7-8 (1.27-31) Day 3 1.14.6-11 (1.166-171)
Day 4 1.14.12-18 (1.171-178)
Day 5 1.14.19-22 (1.178-182)
Book One
Wk.2 Day 1 1.1.1-2.1 (1.35-41) Wk.7 Day 1 1.15.1-3 (1.183-189)
Day 2 1.2.2-3.3 (1.41-47) Day 2 1.15.4-7 (1.189-195)
Day 3 1.4.1-5.1 (1.47-53) Day 3 1.15.8-16.3 (1.195-201)
Day 4 1.5.2-5 (1.53-58) Day 4 1.16.4-8 (1.201-208)
Day 5 1.5.6-11 (1.58-64) Day 5 1.16.9-17.2 (1.208-214)

Wk.3 Day 1 1.5.12-6.1 (1.64-71) Wk.8 Day 1 1.17.3-7 (1.214-220)

Day 2 1.6.2-7.2 (1.71-76) Day 2 1.17.8-12 (1.220-226)
Day 3 1.7.3-8.1 (1.76-82) Day 3 1.17.13-18.2 (1.227-232)
Day 4 1.8.2-9 (1.83-89) Day 4 1.18.3-4 (1.232-237)
Day 5 1.8.10-9.2 (1.89-95)

Wk.4 Day 1 1.9.3-11.1 (1.95-100)

Book Two
Day 2 1.11.2-6 (1.100-106) Day 5 2.1.1-4 (1.241-246)
Day 3 1.11.7-12 (1.106-112)
Day 4 1.11.13-12.2 (1.112-119)
Day 5 1.12.3-13.3 (1.119-124)
Wk.9 Day 1 2.1.5-8 (1.246-252) Wk.19 Day 1 3.2.7-10 (1.549-555)
Day 2 2.1.9-2.3 (1.252-258) Day 2 3.2.11-15 (1.555-561)
Day 3 2.2.4-7 (1.258-264) Day 3 3.2.16-21 (1.561-567)
Day 4 2.2.8-11 (1.265-270) Day 4 3.2.22-27 (1.568-573)
Day 5 2.2.12-17 (1.270-277) Day 5 3.2.28-31 (1.573-579)

Wk.10 Day 1 2.2.18-23 (1.277-283) Wk.20 Day 1 3.2.32-37 (1.579-584)

Day 2 2.2.24-27 (1.283-289) Day 2 3.2.38-42 (1.585-591)
Day 3 2.3.1-4 (1.289-294) Day 3 3.2.43-3.4 (1.591-597)
Day 4 2.3.5-9 (1.294-303) Day 4 3.3.5-10 (1.597-603)
Day 5 2.3.10-14 (1.303-309) Day 5 3.3.11-15 (1.603-609)

Wk.11 Day 1 2.4.1-6 (1.309-315) Wk.21 Day 1 3.3.16-20 (1.609-615)

Day 2 2.4.7-5.3 (1.315-320) Day 2 3.3.21-25 (1.615-621)
Day 3 2.5.4-8 (1.320-326) Day 3 3.4.1-4 (1.622-628)
Day 4 2.5.9-12 (1.326-332) Day 4 3.4.5-9 (1.628-634)
Day 5 2.5.13-17 (1.332-338) (week of Memorial Day in USA)

Wk.12 Day 1 2.5.18-6.2 (1.338-345) Wk.22 Day 1 3.4.10-15 (1.634-641)

Day 2 2.6.3-7.1 (1.345-350) Day 2 3.4.16-20 (1.641-647)
Day 3 2.7.2-7 (1.350-356) Day 3 3.4.21-26 (1.647-653)
Day 4 2.7.8-13 (1.356-362) Day 4 3.4.27-31 (1.653-659)
Day 5 2.7.14-8.1 (1.362-368) Day 5 3.4.32-35 (1.660-665)

Wk.13 Day 1 2.8.2-7 (1.369-374) Wk.23 Day 1 3.4.36-5.2 (1.666-672)

Day 2 2.8.8-14 (1.374-380) Day 2 3.5.3-8 (1.672-679)
Day 3 2.8.15-19 (1.380-386) Day 3 3.5.9-6.1 (1.679-685)
Day 4 2.8.20-26 (1.386-393) Day 4 3.6.2-7.2 (1.685-692)
Day 5 2.8.27-32 (1.393-398) Day 5 3.7.3-7 (1.692-698)

Wk.14 Day 1 2.8.33-38 (1.398-404) Wk.24 Day 1 3.7.8-8.3 (1.698-704)

Day 2 2.8.39-46 (1.404-411) Day 2 3.8.4-10 (1.704-711)
Day 3 2.8.47-52 (1.411-416) Day 3 3.8.11-9.4 (1.711-717)
Day 4 2.8.53-59 (1.416-423) Day 4 3.9.5-10.4 (1.717-723)
Day 5 2.9.1-5 (1.423-428) Day 5 3.10.5-11.4 (1.723-729)

Wk.15 Day 1 2.10.1-7 (1.428-434) Wk.25 Day 1 3.11.5-8 (1.729-735)

Day 2 2.10.8-13 (1.434-441) Day 2 3.11.9-11 (1.735-741)
Day 3 2.10.14-20 (1.441-447) Day 3 3.11.12-17 (1.741-747)
Day 4 2.10.21-11.3 (1.447-453) Day 4 3.11.18-23 (1.747-754)
Day 5 2.11.4-9 (1.453-459) Day 5 3.12.1-5 (1.754-760)

Wk.16 Day 1 2.11.10-14 (1.459-464) Wk.26 Day 1 3.12.6-13.3 (1.760-766)

Day 2 2.12.1-5 (1.464-470) Day 2 3.13.4-14.5 (1.766-772)
Day 3 2.12.6-13.1 (1.470-476) Day 3 3.14.6-11 (1.772-779)
Day 4 2.13.2-4 (1.476-481) Day 4 3.14.12-18 (1.779-785)
Day 5 2.14.1-4 (1.482-487) (week of Independence Day in USA)

Wk.17 Day 1 2.14.5-8 (1.487-493) Wk.27 Day 1 3.14.19-15.3 (1.785-791)

Day 2 2.15.1-4 (1.494-499) Day 2 3.15.4-8 (1.791-797)
Day 3 2.15.5-16.2 (1.499-505) Day 3 3.16.1-4 (1.797-802)
Day 4 2.16.3-6 (1.505-511) Day 4 3.17.1-5 (1.802-808)
Day 5 2.16.7-11 (1.511-517) Day 5 3.17.6-10 (1.808-814)

Wk.18 Day 1 2.16.12-14 (1.517-523) Wk.28 Day 1 3.17.11-15 (1.814-820)

Day 2 2.16.15-19 (1.523-528) Day 2 3.18.1-5 (1.820-827)
Day 3 2.17.1-6 (1.528-534) Day 3 3.18.6-10 (1.827-833)
Day 4 3.19.1-7 (1.833-839)
Day 5 3.19.8-12 (1.839-845)
Book Three
Day 4 3.1.1-4 (1.537-542) Wk.29 Day 1 3.19.13-16 (1.845-849)
Day 5 3.2.1-6 (1.542-549) Day 2 3.20.1-5 (2.850-856)
Day 3 3.20.6-10 (2.856-862)
 Day 4 3.20.11-14 (2.862-870) Day 4 4.9.4-11 (2.1168-1175)
Day 5 3.20.15-17 (2.870-875) Day 5 4.9.12-10.2 (2.1175-1181)

Wk.30 Day 1 3.20.18-22 (2.875-881) Wk.40 Day 1 4.10.3-8 (2.1181-1187)

Day 2 3.20.23-27 (2.881-887) Day 2 4.10.9-15 (2.1187-1194)
Day 3 3.20.28-30 (2.888-894) Day 3 4.10.16-21 (2.1194-1200)
Day 4 3.20.31-36 (2.894-900) Day 4 4.10.22-28 (2.1200-1206)
Day 5 3.20.37-42 (2.900-906) Day 5 4.10.29-11.1 (2.1206-1213)

Wk.31 Day 1 3.20.43-44 (2.906-910) Wk.41 Day 1 4.11.2-7 (2.1214-1219)

Day 2 3.20.45-47 (2.910-916) Day 2 4.11.8-13 (2.1219-1226)
Day 3 3.20.48-21.1 (2.916-923) Day 3 4.11.14-12.4 (2.1226-1232)
Day 4 3.21.2-5 (2.923-929) Day 4 4.12.5-10 (2.1232-1238)
Day 5 3.21.6-22.3 (2.929-936) Day 5 4.12.11-18 (2.1238-1244)

Wk.32 Day 1 3.22.4-7 (2.937-941) Wk.42 Day 1 4.12.19-24 (2.1245-1251)

Day 2 3.22.8-11 (2.941-947) Day 2 4.12.25-13.3 (2.1251-1258)
Day 3 3.23.1-5 (2.947-953) Day 3 4.13.4-10 (2.1258-1265)
Day 4 3.23.6-10 (2.953-959) Day 4 4.13.11-17 (2.1265-1272)
Day 5 3.23.11-14 (2.959-964) Day 5 4.13.18-14.3 (2.1272-1278)

Wk.33 Day 1 3.24.1-5 (2.964-971) Wk.43 Day 1 4.14.4-9 (2.1279-1285)

Day 2 3.24.6-11 (2.971-978) Day 2 4.14.10-15 (2.1285-1291)
Day 3 3.24.12-17 (2.978-987) Day 3 4.14.16-20 (2.1291-1297)
Day 4 3.25.1-3 (2.987-993) Day 4 4.14.21-26 (2.1297-1303)
Day 5 3.25.4-6 (2.993-998) Day 5 4.15.1-8 (2.1303-1310)

Wk.34 Day 1 3.25.7-8 (2.998-1003) Wk.44 Day 1 4.15.9-16 (2.1310-1316)

Day 2 3.25.9-12 (2.1003-1008) Day 2 4.15.17-22 (2.1317-1323)
Day 3 4.16.1-6 (2.1324-1329)
Day 4 4.16.7-13 (2.1329-1336)
Book Four Day 5 4.16.14-19 (2.1336-1342)
Day 3 4.1.1-4 (2.1011-1016)
Day 4 4.1.5-8 (2.1016-1023) Wk.45 Day 1 4.16.20-24 (2.1342-1347)
Day 5 4.1.9-14 (2.1023-1029) Day 2 4.16.25-30 (2.1348-1353)
Day 3 4.16.31-32 (2.1353-1359)
Wk.35 Day 1 4.1.15-21 (2.1029-1035) Day 4 4.17.1-5 (2.1359-1365)
Day 2 4.1.22-29 (2.1035-1041) Day 5 4.17.6-11 (2.1365-1372)
Day 3 4.2.1-5 (2.1041-1047)
Day 4 4.2.6-12 (2.1047-1053) Wk.46 Day 1 4.17.12-15 (2.1372-1378)
Day 5 4.3.1-7 (2.1053-1060) Day 2 4.17.16-20 (2.1378-1385)
Day 3 4.17.21-24 (2.1385-1391)
Wk.36 Day 1 4.3.8-15 (2.1060-1066) Day 4 4.17.25-28 (2.1391-1398)
Day 2 4.3.16-4.4 (2.1066-1072) Day 5 4.17.29-32 (2.1398-1405)
Day 3 4.4.5-10 (2.1072-1079)
Day 4 4.4.11-5.1 (2.1079-1085) Wk.47 Day 1 4.17.33-34 (2.1405-1411)
(week of Labor Day in USA) Day 2 4.17.35-39 (2.1411-1417)
Day 3 4.17.40-45 (2.1417-1424)
Wk.37 Day 1 4.5.2-7 (2.1085-1092) (week of Thanksgiving Day in USA)
Day 2 4.5.8-15 (2.1092-1098)
Day 3 4.5.16-6.3 (2.1098-1104) Wk.48 Day 1 4.17.46-18.1 (2.1424-1430)
Day 4 4.6.4-9 (2.1104-1110) Day 2 4.18.2-7 (2.1430-1436)
Day 5 4.6.10-16 (2.1110-1117) Day 3 4.18.8-13 (2.1436-1442)
Day 4 4.18.14-20 (2.1442-1448)
Wk.38 Day 1 4.6.17-7.4 (2.1117-1123) Day 5 4.19.1-6 (2.1448-1455)
Day 2 4.7.5-10 (2.1123-1129)
Day 3 4.7.11-17 (2.1129-1136) Wk.49 Day 1 4.19.7-13 (2.1455-1461)
Day 4 4.7.18-22 (2.1136-1142) Day 2 4.19.14-19 (2.1461-1467)
Day 5 4.7.23-30 (2.1142-1149) Day 3 4.19.20-25 (2.1467-1473)
Day 4 4.19.26-32 (2.1473-1480)
Wk.39 Day 1 4.8.1-7 (2.1149-1155) Day 5 4.19.33-20.1 (2.1480-1486)
Day 2 4.8.8-12 (2.1155-1161)
Day 3 4.8.13-9.3 (2.1162-1168) Wk.50 Day 1 4.20.2-7 (2.1487-1493)
Day 2 4.20.8-11 (2.1493-1500)
Day 3 4.20.12-18 (2.1500-1507)
Day 4 4.20.19-26 (2.1507-1514)
Day 5 4.20.27-32 (2.1514-1521)

May God Be Praised!