Surely everyone who is at all interested in understanding the Bible better has already discovered the BibleProject?

Just in case there are still a few souls who haven't had this great pleasure, I thought I would post a short review.

The BibleProject first came to people's attention when they produced a series of videos providing overviews of Bible books. It was started in 2014 by two friends, Tim Mackie, who has a PhD in Old Testament and Jon Collins, who studied theology and then went on to become an animator. Using Mackie's wide and deep understanding of Scripture and Collins' gift for visual storytelling, the two wanted to create something that would make the Bible more accessible. Tim & Jon met at Multnomah Biblical Seminary, which is evangelical and premillennial, but the BibleProject deliberately avoids party views and offers a broad, theological reading of the Biblical texts.

As an example, here's their video on 1 Peter.

Their range of videos has now expanded to over 150 titles, all available for free. They include videos on How to Read the Bible, Biblical Themes, Word Studies, Book Collections and Visual Commentaries.

The BibleProject is a rich treasure trove, all delivered with one aim: to help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.

A BibleProject app is available on Apple and Android devices, which is designed to offer users a reading journey that equips them with the skills to see the larger story of the Bible, every time that they read.

The BP team also blog frequently and facilitate Small Group Bible study group discussions around themes featured in the reading journey curated in the BibleProject app.

I listen regularly to the BibleProject podcast. This features detailed conversations between Tim and Jon and their occasional guests, inviting you to explore the biblical theology behind each animated video and series that they create. I don't recommend many podcasts (see my review of the Two Texts podcast here) but theirs is one that I do.

Why is the BibleProject so good?

I can think of a few reasons!

• their use of the technology and animation is brilliant and of the highest quality
• their approach to the Bible text is broad, nuanced and informed by scholarship. In other words, these guys have done their homework!
• as a non-profit, crowdfunded organisation, they are happy for churches to use their resources freely
• like Two Texts, the BibleProject excels at biblical theology. To put it (over)simplistically, this means that they join the dots and paint the big picture across the whole of the Bible text.

If you're new to the BibleProject, go and explore and enjoy! If you thought you knew what the BibleProject was all about, go and explore and enjoy what's new. Either way, make the most of what is a remarkable collection of resources.