What books in the Bible should I read first?

The Best Order to Read the Bible for Beginners

Genesis.
Exodus.
Joshua.
1 Samuel.
2 Samuel.
1 Kings.
2 Kings.
Ezra.

What book of the Bible should I start with?

I think starting in the Gospel of John for anyone who hasn’t read the Bible before is a great place the start. Probably the best place. Next, I would encourage you to read through the rest of the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke). That’s where I would start if I were you.

What books help you study the Bible?

The best books on The Bible

A History of the Bible. by John Barton.
An Introduction to the New Testament. by Raymond E Brown.
Jesus the Jew: a Historian’s Reading of the Gospels. by Geza Vermes.
The Misunderstood Jew: the Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus.
Seeing the Word: Refocusing New Testament Study.

Which Bible is easiest to understand?

What version of the Bible is easiest to read? For many people, the New Living Translation (NLT) is the easiest version of the Bible to read because it uses normal modern English. It is an accurate thought-for-thought translation of the original languages of the Bible and is widely accepted.

Which books of the Bible are easiest to read?

– the potential to get bogged down – different tastes and different attention spans of different readers – popularity of the book – how well a given book is likely to hold the attention of a Western reader – the potential for misunderstanding or misinterpretation – the distance between the words and the meaning

Which book in the Bible should I read first?

Simple: don’t read the Bible from cover to cover. The Bible is made up of sixty-six books, and many of them can be read independently of each other. So where do I start? You start by getting to know Jesus, and the best place to do that is in the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

What are the most interesting books in the Bible?

Genesis: it’s just totally awesome

Exodus: first part is fascinating too.

parts of Numbers have narrative and are interesting

Deuteronomy: one of my favourites.

Joshua: first part is good narrative.

Judges: an eye-opener about what human nature is like.

Ruth: just beautiful (but it helps to know the culture of the time)

Samuel,Kings.

What are the best books for studying the Bible?

I Peter. This book speaks to the Christian life and includes warnings and various predictions.

James. This book is a treatise on the unity of faith and good works.

Ephesians. This book is a treatise by St.

Colossians. In this book,St.

Lamentations.

Ecclesiastes.

Psalms.

Job.

Joshua.

Romans.