Category Bible Basics and Introduction

Has the Bible been changed? Do archaeology and history support it? What about contradictions? Here are clear, balanced answers to the questions people most often ask about the Bible's reliability.

Christians believe the Bible is not only human writing but God's Word. Here is what 'inspiration' means, what the Bible says about itself, and the main reasons Christians trust it.

Meet the main people of the New Testament — Jesus, his family, the apostles, Paul and his companions, and the leaders of the early church — with where to read about each.

From Adam to Malachi, meet twenty of the most important people in the Old Testament, with a short note on who they were, where to read about them and what we learn from them.

Rivers, deserts, mountains and seas shaped the Bible's story. Here is a simple guide to the lands of the Bible — from Mesopotamia and Egypt to Israel, Asia Minor and Rome.

A clear, approximate timeline of the main events of the Bible, from Abraham to the end of the New Testament, to help you see how the books and stories fit together.

Covenants are the backbone of the Bible's story. Learn what a covenant is and the main covenants God made — with Noah, Abraham, Israel through Moses, David, and the new covenant in Jesus.

The Bible's 66 books tell one connected story. This simple overview traces it in four acts — creation, fall, redemption and new creation — and shows how Jesus is at the centre.

Revelation is full of visions, symbols and numbers, and many readers find it confusing. Here is a simple, balanced introduction to its background, structure, main message and the main ways Christians interpret it.

Twenty-one of the New Testament's 27 books are letters. Learn who wrote them, to whom, how they are grouped, and how to read a letter written two thousand years ago.