"Those who come to the Holy
Bible for the first time could expect to open at the beginning of Genesis and
read on through to Revelation with the same ease and excitement as reading the
novel Gone With the Wind. But it doesn't take the novice long to figure out
that the Bible doesn't read like a popular novel. In fact, it isn't put
together as a sequential narrative at all; instead the seventy-three books of
the Bible are grouped by types of literature [such as history, poetry, wisdom
and prophetic] rather than linear narration. Consequently, the once excited
inquirer put the untapped treasure back down on the coffee table with a sigh of
'what's the use?'" ("The Great Adventure: A Journey Through the
Bible." ii.)
With this in mind, Jeff Cavins developed a historical reading plan to help the
reader acquire an overall picture of the biblical story line. After reading the
Bible through historically, one can then go back and read the other books and
understand them in the context of the story.
Depending on your pace, you could read the entire historical books of the Bible
in three, six, or twelve months.
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1. Gen. 1,2,3,4 | |
48. 1 Sam.13,14,15,16 |
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2. Gen. 5,6,7,8 | |
49. 1 Sam.17,18,19,20 |
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3. Gen. 9,10,11,12 | |
50. 1 Sam.21,22,23,24 |
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4. Gen. 13,14,15,16 | |
51. 1 Sam.25,26,27,28 |
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5. Gen. 17,18,19,20 | |
52. 1 Sam. 29,30,31 |
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6. Gen. 21,22,23,24 | |
53. 2 Sam. 1,2,3,4 |
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7. Gen. 25,26,27,28 | |
54. 2 Sam. 5,6,7,8 |
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8. Gen. 29,30,31,32 | |
55. 2 Sam. 9,10,11,12 |
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9. Gen. 33,34,35,36 | |
56. 2 Sam.13,14,15,16 |
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10. Gen. 37,38,39,40 | |
57. 2 Sam.17,18,19,20 |
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11. Gen. 41,42,43 | |
58. 2 Sam.21,22,23,24 |
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12. Gen. 44,45,46,47 | |
59. 1 Kings 1,2,3,4, |
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13. Gen. 48,49,50 | |
60. 1 Kings 5,6,7,8 |
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14. Ex. 1,2,3,4 | |
61. 1 Kings9,10,11,12 |
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15. Ex. 5,6,7,8 | |
62.1Kings13,14,15,16 |
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16. Ex. 9,10,11,12 | |
63. 1 Kings 17,18,19 |
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17. Ex. 13,14,15,16 | |
64. 1 Kings 20,21,22 |
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18. Ex. 17,18,19,20 | |
65. 2 Kings 1,2,3,4 |
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19. Ex. 21,22,23,24 | |
66. 2 Kings 5,6,7,8 |
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20. Ex. 25,26,27,28 | |
67. 2 Kings9,10,11,12 |
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21. Ex. 29,30,31,32 | |
68. 2 Kings 13,14,15,16 |
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22. Ex. 33,34,35,36 | |
69. 2 Kings 17,18,19,20 |
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23. Ex. 37,38,39,40 | |
70. 2 Kgs 21,22,23,24,25 |
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24. Num. 1,2,3,4 | |
71. Ezra 1,2,3,4 |
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25. Num. 5,6,7,8 | |
72. Ezra 5,6,7, |
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26. Num. 9,10,11,1 | |
73. Ezra 8,9,10, |
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27. Num. 13,14,15,16 | |
74. Neh. 1,2,3,4 |
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28. Num. 17,18,19,20 | |
75. Neh. 5,6,7,8 |
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29. Num. 21,22,23,24 | |
76. Neh 9,10,11,12,13 |
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30. Num. 25,26,27,28 | |
77. 1 Macc. 1,2,3,4 |
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31. Num. 29,30,31,3 | |
78. 1 Macc. 5,6,7,8 |
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32. Num. 33,34,35,36 | |
79. 1 Macc 9,10,11,12 |
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33. Jsh. 1,2,3,4 | |
80. 1 Macc 13,14,15,16 |
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34. Jsh. 5,6,7,8 | |
81. Luke 1,2,3,4 |
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35. Jsh. 9,10,11,12 | |
82. Luke 5,6,7,8 |
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36. Jsh. 13,14,15,16 | |
83. Luke 9,10,11,12 |
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37. Jsh. 17,18,19,20 | |
84. Luke 13,14,15,16 |
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38. Jsh. 21,22,23,24 | |
85. Luke 17,18,19,20 |
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39. Judg. 1,2,3,4 | |
86. Luke 21,22,23,24 |
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40. Judg. 5,6,7,8 | |
87. Acts 1,2,3,4 |
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41. Judg. 9,10,11, | |
88. Acts 5,6,7,8 |
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42. Judg. 12,13,14 | |
89. Acts 9,10,11,12 |
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43. Judg. 15,16,17 | |
90. Acts 13,14,15, |
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44. Judg. 18,19,20,21 | |
91. Acts 16,17,18,19, |
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45. 1 Sam. 1,2,3,4 | |
92. Acts 20,21,22 |
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46. 1 Sam. 5,6,7,8 | |
93. Acts 23,24,25 |
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47. 1 Sam. 9,10,11,12 | |
94. Acts 26,27,28 |