Basics of the Bible Study Guide: Reading Plans and Downloads

Read the free 49-day non-sequential Bible study guide in eight language versions, continue with further reading plans, or download print and presentation PDFs.

Most people that are new to the Bible approach it like any other book that they read—they start at the beginning and read linearly through to the end. However, this often leads to frustration because a linear reading approach does not readily facilitate an understanding of the Bible as you are reading it. The Basics of the Bible study guide takes a different approach by studying the books of the Bible in a non-sequential order, which more readily allows the big picture of the Bible to emerge. Basics of the Bible study guide is the resource that launched the basicsofthebible.org website.

The Guide in English

Study Guide project

49-Day reading schedule (PDF) Letter size (0.5 MB)
The Basics (PDF) Tabloid size top-fold (0.1 MB)
Dig Deeper and Next Steps — abridged (PDF) Tabloid size top-fold (0.2 MB)

Presentation versions

English presentation (PDF) 16:9 presentation size (0.3 MB)
Chinese (Simplified) presentation (PDF) 16:9 presentation size (3.1 MB)
Chinese (Traditional) presentation (PDF) 16:9 presentation size (3.1 MB)

圣经要义学习指南 (简体中文)

聖經要義學習指南 (繁體中文)

La guía en español

हिंदी में मार्गदर्शिका

الدليل بالعربية

Le guide en français

O Guia em Português