School 1 of 5

An ancient stone path between low stone walls, running through green fields

Know the Word

The whole Bible as one story, so no book ever feels strange again.

Start here if the Bible itself still feels like a closed book.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 (BSB)

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14 (BSB)

Two tracks, one school

The Youth track (12–17) and the Adult track cover the same ground at the depth each reader needs.

Youth track

  • The Big Story
  • Every Book of the Bible In preparation
  • How to Read Each Genre In preparation
  • Threads Through the Bible In preparation
  • Bible Timeline In preparation

Adult track

  • The Big Story
  • Every Book of the Bible In preparation
  • How to Read Each Genre In preparation
  • Threads Through the Bible In preparation
  • Bible Timeline In preparation

Courses in this school

The first course is complete with a sample lesson. The rest are in preparation and are listed honestly as such.

  1. The Big StoryCreation, Fall, Israel, Christ, Church, New Creation: the six movements of the one story, and where every book of the Bible sits inside it.Youth and Adult
  2. Every Book of the BibleA short, honest summary of each of the 66 books: who wrote it, when, and what it is doing in the story.In preparation
  3. How to Read Each GenreLaw, narrative, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, gospel, epistle and apocalyptic each ask to be read in their own way. This course teaches the eight.In preparation
  4. Threads Through the BibleCovenant, kingdom, redemption, holiness and grace run from Genesis to Revelation. Follow each thread to its end.In preparation
  5. Bible TimelineOne long reference lesson that puts dates and empires around the story, so the books stop floating.In preparation

How We Got the Bible

This school begins with the book itself: how its books were recognized, why some were not, and whether the text can be trusted.