The 5 shortest books of the Bible, in order
The 5 shortest books of the Bible, in order Spoiler alert: the shortest book of the Bible is 3 John, just about 200 words long in its original Greek language. The Bible is a pretty long book, and that might give the impression that every book of the Bible is long,...
Bible verse art: one drawing for every book of the Bible
This post includes one piece of Bible verse art for each of the 66 books of the Bible. Jeffrey has identified a verse that sets the tone for the whole book. I've undertaken the project of hand-writing and illustrating each of these theme verses....
How Firm a Foundation: lyrics and illustrations
The hymn, How Firm a Foundation, was published back in 1787, attributed to an author only known as "K." It contains five commonly accepted verses—each with just four lines—but the original contained two additional verses. How Firm a Foundation is very...
Dr. Douglas Moo on the NIV and the future of Bible translation [interview]
I recently had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Douglas Moo. You may have heard his name before, especially if you're a big student on the book of Romans. Dr. Moo is chair of the Committee on Bible Translation, the body of scholars responsible for keeping the NIV...
Why are verses missing in some Bible translations?
English Bible translations get updated from time to time, and that means the Bible, as we read it, can change. And these aren't just updates that change "thee" and "thou" to "you." These can be rather substantial: Words get rearranged. Phrases can disappear. Entire...
Every Bible chapter in 2 words: meet Gregg Farah
Bible geeks, meet Pastor Gregg Farah. Gregg is one of those friends of mine that I met through this Overview Bible Project adventure, and I've shared some of his gems here and there with you before. Gregg's a pastor in New York and a consultant with The Slingshot...
Weird fact: God’s temple was built by slaves
The Bible is full of weird facts. Some are confusing, others hilarious. As I was reading the account of Solomon building the temple designed by his father, David (1 Ki 4–9), I did a double-take. An odd sentence caused me to jolt to a stop and read again. Now this is...
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How do we handle biblical illiteracy? [Dr. Ken Berding interview]
Dr. Ken Berding is tackling a pressing issue to today's church: biblical literacy and the staggering lack thereof. If you're the kind of person who frequents this blog, there's a good chance you've heard of Dr. Berding before. He's the one who wrote that killer...
The Theme Verses of Hebrews
One exercise I like to do when outlining a book of the Bible is finding a theme verse (sometimes a couple of verses) that nicely sums up the book—or at least gives me a hint at its structure. When I wrote my first overview of Hebrews, I landed on this: Let us hold...
Infographic: Who wrote most (and least) in the Bible?
Of all the authors in the Bible, who's responsible for contributing the most content? Some of your favorite characters (like Moses and Paul) top the chart, but a few characters you may not know so well also made some sizable contributions. This infographic breaks down...
