Articles about the Bible

Long-form pieces on reading, study and Christian life — written and reviewed by people with names, not by an anonymous blog.

Every article cites chapter and verse, and every citation opens the full biblical text right here on the site. Where Catholics and Protestants read differently, both readings appear side by side: this is a house for both.

How to start reading the Bible from scratch
Start with a Gospel, not with Genesis. Read one full chapter a day, at the same hour, instead of isolated verses. After the first Gospel, move on to the Acts of the Apostles, and only then go back to the Old Testament. Fifteen minutes a day carry far more than occasional Sunday marathons.
August 8, 2026 · 8 min read
What order to read the Bible in
There is no single right order. The printed order groups books by genre, not by chronology. For a first reading, the narrative route works best: a Gospel, then Acts, then a short letter, and only then the Old Testament, starting with Genesis and Exodus.
August 8, 2026 · 10 min read
How to understand what you read in the Bible
Understanding the Bible depends less on scholarship than on three questions asked in the right order: what the text says, who it was said to, and what it asks of you. Before any of that, identify the genre — poetry, law, letter and narrative are read in different ways.
August 8, 2026 · 11 min read
How to build a Bible reading habit
Start with a dose small enough that you will not break it — five minutes, a short passage — and anchor the reading to a habit that already exists in your routine rather than to an abstract hour. The rule that sustains most is never to miss two days in a row: missing one day is normal, missing two starts a different habit.
August 8, 2026 · 12 min read
How the Bible was written
The Bible was written by dozens of authors across more than a thousand years, in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. Much of the material circulated orally before being written down, and several books passed through scribes, secretaries and editors. The collection now read as one bound volume formed gradually, through use, and not in a single decision.
August 8, 2026 · 13 min read
The difference between the Old and the New Testament
The word “testament” translates a term meaning covenant. The Old Testament gathers the texts of Israel from before Jesus, in Hebrew and Aramaic; the New gathers the Christian writings of the first century, in Greek. What divides the traditions is not that description but the relation between the two parts — whether it is fulfilment, continuity or a new stage.
August 8, 2026 · 13 min read
Which Bible translation to choose
There is no single best translation for everyone. Formal-equivalence translations follow the construction of the original closely and demand more of the reader; dynamic-equivalence ones prioritise sense in current English and decide more for you. For continuous reading, choose the one you read without stalling; for study, keep one of each kind.
August 8, 2026 · 13 min read
What the deuterocanonical books are
They are seven Old Testament books present in Catholic editions and absent from Protestant ones: Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch and the two books of Maccabees, plus additional passages in Esther and Daniel. The difference is historical and textual, it comes from the Greek transmission of Scripture, and neither of the two counts was invented recently.
August 8, 2026 · 16 min read
How to pray with the Bible
Praying with the Bible means using the text itself as the words of the prayer, instead of talking about it. Three ancient practices do that: praying the psalms as if you had written them, reading slowly until one line stops you and turning it into a request, and praying spontaneously from the passage you read. None requires method or long stretches of time.
August 8, 2026 · 10 min read
How to read the Bible as a family
Start with ten minutes, at an hour that already exists in the routine — usually the dinner table. Read a short narrative passage aloud, ask one question, and accept the answer that comes. Small children take part through repetition; teenagers take part if they are allowed to disagree. Consistency matters more than duration.
August 8, 2026 · 10 min read
When reading the Bible says nothing to you
Feeling nothing when you read the Bible is common and does not measure your faith. Scripture itself records long stretches of silence, and Psalm 88 ends with no consolation at all. Nobody can promise when it passes. What tends to help is reducing the target, reading aloud, and deciding nothing large while it lasts.
August 8, 2026 · 11 min read