The Bible Directory
Read the chapter. Enter its world.
Explore the Bible through history, Hebrew and Greek, maps, manuscripts, and scholarly sources.
One chapter. A much larger world.
Non-denominational. Grounded in scholarship. Open to your questions.
Try Genesis 1Begin with the text
Choose where to begin.
Explore all 39 Old Testament books and all 27 New Testament books.
Old Testament
From Genesis to Malachi. Open a chapter and enter its world.
Choose an Old Testament book →Great Isaiah Scroll · Hebrew manuscriptAll 27 books availableNew Testament
From Matthew to Revelation. Explore the text in its ancient setting.
Choose a New Testament book →Gospel of John · Greek manuscript · fourth century CEFollow your curiosity
There’s a wider world to explore.
Bible History
Discover how biblical writings were copied, collected, translated, and preserved. Follow the manuscripts, translators, and decisions that shaped the Bible’s long journey.
Explore Bible History →Hebrew Bible · Castile · 1300–1350Historical Worlds
Meet the civilizations, people, and places surrounding the biblical texts. Explore empires, inscriptions, maps, and daily life—from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to Greece and Rome.
Enter Historical Worlds →Assyrian lamassu · Nimrud · about 883–859 BCEExplore
Follow a question, try a reading skill, or find a new path through the Directory. Browse ancient religious worlds, read together, or return to your own notes—all from one starting point.
Find your next discovery →Model bakery and brewery · Egypt · about 1981–1975 BCEExplore together
A chapter at a time. A wider world together.
Follow the weekly reading schedule and exchange questions and observations.
Curiosity belongs here
Good questions deserve good sources.
A research-first guide for curious readers. We identify sources, make room for scholarly disagreement, and say when the record is uncertain.
Image sources and credits
Great Isaiah Scroll — Israel Museum / Google Art Project, via Wikimedia Commons; photographic reproduction, public-domain listing. Photography: Ardon Bar-Hama. Displayed as a background detail.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public-domain Open Access images: Hebrew Bible; Gospel of John fragment; Assyrian lamassu; model bakery and brewery. These are photographs of surviving objects, shown as background details.