COMPOSITION · BIBLE STRUCTURE
The whole, the books, the chapters.
Begin with the sections and literary forms, compare the lengths of their books, then find a numbered chapter. Section selections carry through all three charts.
IN THIS COLLECTION
Choose a starting point. Explore in any order.
Sections & measures
Explore literary forms and compare nine ways of measuring the Bible.
Book lengths
Compare individual books by chapters, verses or words.
Chapter atlas
Find your place in a numbered map of every chapter, then open it to read.
Sections & measures
How does the balance change when you count books, chapters, words or entries in the study collection? Choose a measure, then follow its evidence.
A library of different voices.
Story, poetry, prophecy and letters ask us to read in different ways. Choose a section to explore its literary character and place in Scripture.
These are this site's reading-chart groups. Individual books mix literary forms, and other Bible traditions arrange the books differently. Explore literary styles ↗
History is 25.8% of the books but 45.4% of the words. Book counts alone can hide how much space a section occupies.
- History 408,451 words 45.4%
- Poetry & Wisdom 95,118 words 10.6%
- Prophets 185,740 words 20.6%
- Gospels & Acts 126,752 words 14.1%
- Epistles 69,665 words 7.7%
- Revelation 13,819 words 1.5%
Counts from the KJV text, excluding the Apocrypha. Chapter and verse divisions are reading aids, not measures of importance.
Rooted in Scripture. Open for discovery.
A place to read slowly, ask deeply, and follow the connections. Scripture, study and the voices of Christian history, brought together for a lifetime of learning.
SPEND TIME IN THE WORD
- Open the reader
- Books & reading progress
- Compare Scripture editions
- Find a passage
FOLLOW YOUR QUESTIONS
- Study collections
- People & places
- Faith & apologetics
- Stories of faith
A library with a paper trail.
Meet the authors. Explore the collection. Trace each work to its source.
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