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- How the Bible Was FormedWhat’s in our Bibles—and where did it come from? In this podcast series, Tim and Jon discuss the formation of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, other literature from the Second Temple period, and how we can understand Scripture as both from God and shaped by humans.
- If the Bible Was Written by Humans, Does that Change Its Reliability?What is the relationship between the written word of the Bible and Jesus as the Word at the beginning of creation? How do we reconcile the Bible’s editing process with Scriptures that forbid adding or taking away from God’s word? And what should we do with other writings that closely followed the New Testament? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from our How the Bible Was Formed series. Thank you to our audience for your thoughtful contributions to this episode!
- Why the Deuterocanon / Apocrypha Is in Some Bibles and Not OthersFrom Scrolls to Books: A Short History of the Bible
- How Should Jude Influence How We Think About the Deuterocanon?Are Jesus’ brothers his half-brothers or cousins? What are the love-meals that Jude mentions? And what did the early Church believe about spiritual beings procreating? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the Letter of Jude series.
- How Did the New Testament Come to Be?
- How Was the Hebrew Bible Written?The Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, is a collection of 24 scrolls, passed down for generations, that tells the long, complicated story of ancient Israel. But who wrote these scrolls, and how did they come together in their final form? And how do we understand the claim that these books are the very voice of God? In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the formation of the Hebrew Bible and the crew who shaped its stories, poems, and laws into intricately designed literary works.
- Looking Back at 2025 and Ahead to 2026In our next-to-last episode of 2025, Tim, Jon, and BibleProject CEO, Steve Atkinson, review all the resources we released this year and share about some of what’s coming up next for BibleProject in 2026.
- What Is the Deuterocanon or Apocrypha?If you’ve ever compared a Protestant Bible to a Catholic Bible, you may notice some additional books in the Catholic Bible, such as Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, etc. These books, called the Deuterocanon by Catholics and the Apocrypha by Protestants, are Jewish Literature from the period after the Babylonian exile but before the time of Jesus. The Jewish people were back in the land, being ruled by Syria and other empires descended from Alexander the Great. As they read the Hebrew Bible, they created many new literary works, reflecting on stories in Scripture and what was happening in their own day. So how do we understand the status and value of these books when compared to the Hebrew Bible and New Testament? In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the background, history, and content of this Second-Temple Jewish literature.
- When Was the Hebrew Bible Finished?
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- The Bible Had Editors?How can a collection of manuscripts written over thousands of years tell one story? In this week’s podcast episode, Tim, Jon, and Carissa discuss how the Bible’s diverse collection of authors, literary styles, and themes forms one unified story.
- How Do You Read the Bible?Have you ever read the Bible and felt like you don’t “get” it? In this week’s podcast episode, Tim and Jon discuss unhelpful paradigms through which we interact with the Bible and explore how we can free ourselves up to be transformed by its story.
- The MountainExplore mountains in the Bible, and see their significance as sacred places where Heaven and Earth meet.
- The Abraham ExperimentLearn about the theme of generosity in the story of Abraham in the third episode of our Generosity podcast series. BibleProject™
- “Why Did Jesus Have To Die?” (A Question Worth Unpacking)What does it mean that Jesus died “for us?” Learn how to unpack the complexity of Jesus' death by exploring key moments in the biblical story.
- Humans Are ... Trees?Humans are like trees. This idea might seem strange to us until we see how the Hebrew Bible connects them with the same key words, images, and scenes. Humans and trees are found together at most of the hinge points in the biblical story.
- The Obvious and Extravagant Claim of the GospelThe Obvious and Extravagant Claim of the Gospels
- The 10 CommandmentsLearn the purpose and importance of the 10 Commandments within the larger story of the Bible, and see how they lead people into Jesus’ loving way of life.
- Does the Bible Borrow From Other Creation Stories?Ancient people groups asked the same questions we do, with totally different answers. In this week’s podcast episode, Tim and Jon survey ancient Egyptian, Canaanite, and Babylonian cosmologies to shed light on the Bible’s creation account.
- Holy SpiritExplore a guide to the role of the Holy Spirit in the story of the Bible. Learn about the Spirit’s nature and purpose, and discover answers to frequently asked questions.
