Considering that the Bible is a history as I have been going over the last few months, one different, but helpful way to read the Bible, is in Chronological Order. This would probably not be the best idea the first time through, but it does give a bit more historical perspective. Some of the dates are questionable as to when they took place and I have seen different lists and orders, but here is one:
Genesis 1-10
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Luke 1 (4 BC - 3 BC)
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Job 1-42
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John 1
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Genesis 11-50 (2166 BC - 1804 BC)
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Matthew 1 (2 BC)
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Exodus 1-40 (1804 BC - 1446 BC)
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Luke 2 (2 BC - AD 11)
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Leviticus 1-27 (1446 BC - 1445 BC)
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Matthew 2 (1 BC)
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Numbers 1-36 (1445 BC - 1444 BC)
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Mark 1
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Deuteronomy 1-34 (1444 BC - 1406 BC)
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Luke 3 (AD 29)
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Joshua 1-24 (1406 BC - 1375 BC)
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Matthew 3
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Judges 1-21 (1379 BC - 1100 BC)
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John 1
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Ruth 1-4 (<1100 BC)
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Matthew 4
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1 Samuel 1-31
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Luke 4-5
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2 Samuel 1-4
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John 2-4 (AD 30)
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1 Chronicles 1-10
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Mark 2
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2 Samuel 5:1-10
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John 5
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1 Chronicles 11-12
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Mark 3
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2 Samuel 5:11-6:23
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Luke 6
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1 Chronicles 13-16
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Matthew 12:1-21,5-7
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2 Samuel 7
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Luke 7
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1 Chronicles 17
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Matthew 8:1-13,11
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2 Samuel 8-9
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Luke 11
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1 Chronicles 18
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Matthew 12:22-50
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2 Samuel 10
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Luke 8
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1 Chronicles 19
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Matthew 13,9-10
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2 Samuel 11-12
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Mark 6
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1 Chronicles 20
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Luke 9:1-17
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2 Samuel 13-23
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Matthew 14
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1 Chronicles 21-22
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John 6 (AD 32)
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2 Samuel 24
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Mark 7
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1 Chronicles 23-29
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Matthew 15
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1 Kings 1-2
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Mark 8
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2 Chronicles 1
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Luke 9:18-27
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1 Kings 3-4
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Matthew 16
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Song of Solomon 1-8
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Mark 9
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Proverbs 1-31
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Luke 9:28-62
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2 Chronicles 2-3
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Matthew 17-18
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1 Kings 5-6 (up to 960 BC)
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John 7-10
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2 Chronicles 4
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Luke 10-17:10
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1 Kings 7
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John 11
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2 Chronicles 5
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Luke 17:11-18:14
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1 Kings 8
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Mark 10
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2 Chronicles 6-8
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Matthew 19-21
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1 Kings 9
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Luke 18:15-19:48
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Ecclesiastes 1-12
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Mark 11
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2 Chronicles 9
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John 12
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1 Kings 10-14
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Mark 12
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2 Chronicles 10-16
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Matthew 22
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1 Kings 15-16
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Luke 20-21
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2 Chronicles 17
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Matthew 23
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1 Kings 17-21
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Mark 13
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2 Chronicles 18
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Matthew 24-25
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1 Kings 22
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Mark 14
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2 Chronicles 19-23
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Matthew 26
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Obadiah 1
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John 13
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2 Kings 1-13
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Luke 22
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2 Chronicles 24
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John 14-17
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2 Kings 14
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Mark 15
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2 Chronicles 25
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Matthew 27
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Jonah 1-4 (just after ~800 BC)
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John 18-19
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2 Kings 15
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Luke 23
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2 Chronicles 26
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Mark 16
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Isaiah 1-8
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Matthew 28
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Amos 1-9
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John 20-21
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Isaiah 9-12
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Luke 24 (AD 33)
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2 Chronicles 27
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Acts 1-14 (AD 33 - AD 48)
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Micah 1-7
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James 1-5
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2 Kings 16-17
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Acts 15-16 (AD 49)
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2 Chronicles 28
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Galatians 1-6 (AD 49)
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Isaiah 13-27
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Acts 17-18:18
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2 Kings 18:1-8
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1 Thessalonians 1-5
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2 Chronicles 29-31
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2 Thessalonians 1-3
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Hosea 1-14
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Acts 18:19-19:41
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Isaiah 28-48 (up to 722 BC)
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1 Corinthians 1-16
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2 Kings 18:9-19:37
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2 Corinthians 1-13
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Isaiah 49-66
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Romans 1-3
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2 Kings 20-21
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Acts 20:1-3
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2 Chronicles 32-33
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Romans 4-16
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Nahum 1-3
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Acts 20:4-28 (AD 55 - AD 57)
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2 Kings 22-23
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Philemon
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2 Chronicles 34-35
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Colossians 1-4
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Zephaniah 1-3
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Ephesians 1-6
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Jeremiah 1-40 (after 628 BC)
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Philippians 1-4
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2 Kings 24-25
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1 Timothy 1-6 (AD 65)
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2 Chronicles 36
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Titus 1-3 (AD 65)
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Habakkuk 1-3
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1 Peter 1-5
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Jeremiah 41-52 (<587 BC)
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Hebrews 1-13
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Lamentations 1-5 (587 BC)
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2 Timothy 1-4
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Ezekiel 1-48 (587 BC)
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Jude
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Joel 1-3
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2 Peter 1-3
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Daniel 1-12
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1 John 1-5
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Ezra 1-6 (537 BC – 486 BC)
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2 John
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Haggai 1-2
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3 John
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Zechariah 1-14
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Revelation 1-22
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Esther 1-10 (478 BC)
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Ezra 7-10 (458 BC)
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Nehemiah 1-13 (445 BC)
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Malachi 1-4
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Psalm - All
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