The Bible is an extraordinary book but let's be honest, it can be a challenge to get going with it! Much of what makes the Bible so fascinating - the huge span of history it was written over, the different authors and the different genres within it - can also make it somewhat tricky to navigate. Whether you are brand new to thinking about faith, spirituality and the church or if you have been in church for many years, we can all use some help and support when it comes to getting to grips with the Bible. In our recent Podcast episode we thought all about this topic including 'Why bother with the Bible?' and 'how can we begin reading it or get back into reading it again?' In the episode I mentioned some resources that I wanted to link up for you here. The first of these was a month long Bible reading plan to get you started which you can download here. There is so much more to explore than what I could include here but I hope that this plan will give you an overview of the story of the Bible and the different kinds of writing within it. And perhaps inspire you to keep reading! I also mentioned a novelization of the Bible that I found extremely helpful when I first started reading the Bible. This was The Book of God by Walter Wangerin. I also mentioned a series of helpful books to accompany any book of the Bible you are reading, the 'For Everyone' series by Tom Wright. Happy Bible Reading and do get in touch if you have an questions, comments or thoughts to share! Rev Nicola |
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