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Why Genesis is a great place to start

If you are brand new to reading the Bible and don’t know where to begin, how about starting at the beginning with the first book of the Old Testament? You might think, Shouldn’t I start by reading about the Lord Jesus in one of the Gospels? But actually there are several reasons why Genesis might be a…

Beginner’s Guide to Reading the Bible – Part 5

When you choose a Bible, it is definitely worth getting one that has a margin with cross-references. These are references to other parts of the Bible, normally in abbreviated form (like Mat. 2:5) and sometimes appear down the centre of the page, and sometimes at the bottom. These marvellous tools point out where other verses are…

Beginner’s Guide to Reading the Bible – Part 2

For our second post in this beginner’s guide (click here for part 1), we’re going to think about the structure of the Bible. We’ve seen before how there are two Testaments within the Bible – the Old and the New, which correspond to writings before the birth of Jesus Christ, and after. Outside that broad…

Beginner’s Guide to Reading the Bible – Part 1

If you’ve never picked up a Bible before, you might think it was just like any other book. It has covers, a beginning and an ending, and lots of pages in between. But in lots of ways it is totally unlike a normal book. It isn’t something you’d want to try and read in one go, nor…

The Bible in a Nutshell seminar

We can now reveal full details of our seminar, to be held on Saturday 20th October God willing. If you’ve ever wondered what the Bible is all about, and want a basic introduction to it, then this seminar is for you. It’s an overview of the Bible message, why there are two testaments, advice on how…