An Overview of the Bible

The Bible is an incredible book is many ways. It is the most popular selling book of all time. Yet, it is one of the least read books. If you look at the number of books bought verse the number read it might be the book with the smallest percent read of all time. These days most of America is considered Biblically illiterate. People don't seem to know where the bible came from, don't know the themes of the bible, don't have an understanding of translations, and so much more.

St. Matthew Lutheran church is aiming to change that with a great bible study that covers those topics and more. The nature of the Bible study is an overview which mostly covers information that isn't under debate by different denominations. It's something everyone can learn from.

The bible study audio is available via a podcast feed here.

The first study covered an overview of what the bible is, shows why Jesus is at the center of the bible, and even provides a time line for the bibles writing. One of the elements I found amazing was some of the prophecies in the Old Testament and where they were fulfilled. The audio is available here and the slides that go along with it here.

The second study discusses why the Bible is Gods word. It covers what the Bible says about itself, divine inspiration, the topic of contradictions and errors, how scripture defends itself, the idea of inerrancy, and how the bible is laid out. The audio is available here and the slides that go along with it here.

On the way are studies about the canon (New Testament) and how it came together, figurative and other types of language used in the Bible, different translations, and more. If you're interested in learning about the bible this is a great study for you.