It makes more sense to read it on Sunday's before or after church.
It also makes more sense to read it as follows:
- Mark first. This was the first of the 4 Gospels written, although the writing of Paul to Thessalonians was actually the first written. Paul was the first to write, and then Peter had his stepson Mark write for him. So Mark is actually the stories of Peter, who was the first of all the apostles called by Jesus.
- Matthew second. Although Peter, Andrew, James, and John were called as apostles before Matthew, Matthew is the next writer in order for the 4 gospels.
- Luke third. Luke did not join the crew of apostles and evangelists (missionaries) until the times of Paul, however he is the first to combine the writings of Mark, Matthew, and Paul into a comprehensive story.
- Acts fourth. Acts was the 2nd story written by Luke.
- John fifth. John the apostle is the last of all the writers, and you could also wait to read him last. He is a philosopher as well as an apostle and he begins his story with a phrase from Greek philosophy regarding "LOGOS" which is where our word "logic" comes from.
- All the other writes next in order, like Jude, James etc.
- The letters of Paul last.
- Ignore Hebrews because it is alleged to be counterfeit. Note also that Revelation is also alleged to be counterfeit. Eusebius the 4th century bishop tells us about this. You can next read his book "History Of The Church" (circa 325 A.D.) to finish the story.
After Eusebius, church history becomes Catholic history, followed by the spin-off of the Greek Orthodox Church in 1054 A.D., and then the Protestants in the 1500's A.D.
Sunday mornings or afternoons are the best time. Take it one "book" at a time. These were really scrolls not "books". Books were not invented for several centuries later, originally called a codex or codices for plural.
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