Bible Basics

Getting started with the Bible: reading plans, translations and apps, how the Bible came together, the Apocrypha, ancient manuscripts, archaeology and Bible quizzes.

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How to Start Reading the Bible Getting started with Scripture: where to begin, how much people read and know the Bible, and efforts that invite new readers to open it. Reading Plans & Bible in a Year Reading the whole Bible: Bible-in-a-year plans and podcasts, reading challenges and public marathons that read Scripture from cover to cover. Bible Translations Compared English Bible translations side by side, from the King James Version to the NIV, ESV and CSB, and the work of translating Scripture into new languages. Which Bible Should I Buy? Choosing a Bible to own or give: study Bibles, editions and publishers, free Bible programs and the trends behind rising Bible sales. Bible Apps & Audio Bibles Reading and listening to Scripture on a phone: YouVersion and other Bible apps, audio Bibles, prayer apps and new AI faith tools. How We Got the Bible How the Bible was written, collected and handed down: the canon, early copies and versions such as the Vulgate, and translators like Wycliffe and Tyndale. Apocrypha (Books Not in Protestant Bibles) The Apocrypha or deuterocanonical books, such as Sirach, Tobit and Maccabees: what they contain and why Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include them when Protestant Bibles do not. Book of Enoch & Lost Books The Book of Enoch, Jubilees and the Gnostic gospels: what these ancient writings say and why they were left out of the Bible. Dead Sea Scrolls & Manuscripts The Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient biblical manuscripts: discoveries, dating, exhibitions and what the oldest copies reveal about the text. Biblical Archaeology Excavations and finds from the lands of the Bible, from Jerusalem's City of David to ancient inscriptions, and what they suggest about biblical history. Bible Timeline & Maps The Bible's history and geography: timelines of biblical events, maps of the Holy Land and the ancient world of Israel and its neighbours. Bible Trivia & Quizzes Bible quizzes, trivia and competitions such as Bible Bowl, for testing and growing knowledge of Scripture at any age.

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