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Bible Study Guides

The Study Guides were created to help you learn more about God's Word and to encourage users to engage in exciting and enlightening dialogue with the Scripture text.

Bible Resources

Digging into the Bible

Exploring the Bible is an exciting journey! As you begin to "dig into the Bible," use these Scripture engagement tools to help you discover the riches of God's Word.
Interactive Maps
Bible History
How to Choose a Bible Translation

Book Reviews

The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job and the Scale of Creation, Bill McKibben

It is a narrative as ancient as the Old Testament itself: God blesses good person with riches, God punishes sinful person with poverty. We see the story again and again throughout the Hebrew Scriptures. Yet the Scriptures offer a counter-narrative as well. More...
Collected Poems 1943-2004, Richard Wilbur

During World War II, Richard Wilbur served at the European battlefields of Cassino and Anzio , and there began to write poetry "in earnest" to seek for order in himself and in the world. More...
Paul: In Fresh Perspective, N. T. Wright

Looking for an easy way into the theology of the apostle Paul's letters? Then this book might be just the letter-opener you need.More...

Learning Bible Resource

Behind the Stories

Here are some resources to understand the background and context of the stories in the Bible. These articles are drawn from the American Bible Society's Learning Bible and will help you learn about the people, places, practices, culture, and beliefs in Biblical times.

Longer articles (reading time: 10 to 20 minutes each)