How to Read the Bible
This is a 4-part series, and each part can be broken into more than one session. It presents the Bible as great literature, while also acknowledging its divine inspiration. The teaching style is very simple and easy-to-understand, but helps give a new viewpoint to Scripture.
You’ll need to look through each section in advance to determine how you’d like to cover each topic.
The How to Read the Bible series walks through each literary style found in the Bible, and how each uniquely contributes to the overall whole. Each literary style lives by its own rules and structure, and understanding them helps you interpret the Bible much better.
Week 1 - “What Is the Bible?”
This is episode 1 of an ongoing series that explores the origins, content, and purpose of the Bible. Here you'll be introduced to a condensed history of how the Bible came into existence, and the different forms of the Bible in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christian traditions.
Week 2 - “The Story of the Bible”
Episode 2 summarizes the overall story of the Bible as a series of crossroad decisions. All humanity, followed by the Israelites, redefine good and evil and end up in Babylon. They are followed by Jesus, who takes a different path that opens up the way to a new creation.
Week 3 - “Literary Styles in the Bible”
Episode 3 shows how reading the Bible wisely requires that we learn about the ancient literary styles used by the biblical authors.
Session 4 - “The Bible as Jewish Meditation Literature”
Episode 4 explores the unique literary style of the Bible that is meant to draw its readers into a lifelong journey of reading and meditation. The Bible is designed as a multi-layered work, offering new levels of insight as you re-read it and allow each part to help you understand every other part.
About The Bible Project
The Bible Project is a Portland based non-profit that utilizes short-form, fully animated videos to make the biblical story accessible to everyone, everywhere. The Bible Project is not part of any specific Christian denomination or tradition. Their mission is to help people see the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.
To check out more of what they've created, visit bibleproject.com