Saturday, April 16, 2016

Reading the Bible in Chronological Order

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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
Luke 1 (4 BC - 3 BC)
Job 1-42
John 1
Genesis 11-50 (2166 BC - 1804 BC)
Matthew 1 (2 BC)
Exodus 1-40 (1804 BC - 1446 BC)
Luke 2 (2 BC - AD 11)
Leviticus 1-27 (1446 BC - 1445 BC)
Matthew 2 (1 BC)
Numbers 1-36 (1445 BC - 1444 BC)
Mark 1
Deuteronomy 1-34 (1444 BC - 1406 BC)
Luke 3 (AD 29)
Joshua 1-24 (1406 BC - 1375 BC)
Matthew 3
Judges 1-21 (1379 BC - 1100 BC)
John 1
Ruth 1-4 (<1100 BC)
Matthew 4
1 Samuel 1-31
Luke 4-5
2 Samuel 1-4
John 2-4 (AD 30)
1 Chronicles 1-10
Mark 2
2 Samuel 5:1-10
John 5
1 Chronicles 11-12
Mark 3
2 Samuel 5:11-6:23
Luke 6
1 Chronicles 13-16
Matthew 12:1-21,5-7
2 Samuel 7
Luke 7
1 Chronicles 17
Matthew 8:1-13,11
2 Samuel 8-9
Luke 11
1 Chronicles 18
Matthew 12:22-50
2 Samuel 10
Luke 8
1 Chronicles 19
Matthew 13,9-10
2 Samuel 11-12
Mark 6
1 Chronicles 20
Luke 9:1-17
2 Samuel 13-23
Matthew 14
1 Chronicles 21-22
John 6 (AD 32)
2 Samuel 24
Mark 7
1 Chronicles 23-29
Matthew 15
1 Kings 1-2
Mark 8
2 Chronicles 1
Luke 9:18-27
1 Kings 3-4
Matthew 16
Song of Solomon 1-8
Mark 9
Proverbs 1-31
Luke 9:28-62
2 Chronicles 2-3
Matthew 17-18
1 Kings 5-6 (up to 960 BC)
John 7-10
2 Chronicles 4
Luke 10-17:10
1 Kings 7
John 11
2 Chronicles 5
Luke 17:11-18:14
1 Kings 8
Mark 10
2 Chronicles 6-8
Matthew 19-21
1 Kings 9
Luke 18:15-19:48
Ecclesiastes 1-12
Mark 11
2 Chronicles  9
John 12
1 Kings 10-14
Mark 12
2 Chronicles 10-16
Matthew 22
1 Kings 15-16
Luke 20-21
2 Chronicles 17
Matthew 23
1 Kings 17-21
Mark 13
2 Chronicles 18
Matthew 24-25
1 Kings 22
Mark 14
2 Chronicles 19-23
Matthew 26
Obadiah 1
John 13
2 Kings 1-13
Luke 22
2 Chronicles 24
John 14-17
2 Kings 14
Mark 15
2 Chronicles 25
Matthew 27
Jonah 1-4 (just after ~800 BC)
John 18-19
2 Kings 15
Luke 23
2 Chronicles 26
Mark 16
Isaiah 1-8
Matthew 28
Amos 1-9
John 20-21
Isaiah 9-12
Luke 24 (AD 33)
2 Chronicles 27
Acts 1-14 (AD 33 - AD 48)
Micah 1-7
James 1-5
2 Kings 16-17
Acts 15-16 (AD 49)
2 Chronicles 28
Galatians 1-6 (AD 49)
Isaiah 13-27
Acts 17-18:18
2 Kings 18:1-8
1 Thessalonians 1-5
2 Chronicles 29-31
2 Thessalonians 1-3
Hosea 1-14
Acts 18:19-19:41
Isaiah 28-48 (up to 722 BC)
1 Corinthians 1-16
2 Kings 18:9-19:37
2 Corinthians 1-13
Isaiah 49-66
Romans 1-3
2 Kings 20-21
Acts 20:1-3
2 Chronicles 32-33
Romans 4-16
Nahum 1-3
Acts 20:4-28 (AD 55 - AD 57)
2 Kings 22-23
Philemon
2 Chronicles 34-35
Colossians 1-4
Zephaniah 1-3
Ephesians 1-6
Jeremiah 1-40 (after 628 BC)
Philippians 1-4
2 Kings 24-25
1 Timothy 1-6 (AD 65)
2 Chronicles 36
Titus 1-3 (AD 65)
Habakkuk 1-3
1 Peter 1-5
Jeremiah 41-52 (<587 BC)
Hebrews 1-13
Lamentations 1-5 (587 BC)
2 Timothy 1-4
Ezekiel 1-48 (587 BC)
Jude
Joel 1-3
2 Peter 1-3
Daniel 1-12
1 John 1-5
Ezra 1-6 (537 BC – 486 BC)
2 John
Haggai 1-2
3 John
Zechariah 1-14
Revelation 1-22
Esther 1-10 (478 BC)

Ezra 7-10 (458 BC)

Nehemiah 1-13 (445 BC)

Malachi 1-4

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