A Great Question

A Story by BibleProject
 Thank you for joining BibleProject.
Because of supporters like you, people all around the world are experiencing the
unified story that leads to Jesus. We hope this book gives you an idea of what we’re
about and gets you excited about the library of resources you’re helping to create.

Check out our library of videos and other resources on our website.

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Lead Editor Producer Designers Art Director Illustrators Copywriter, Copyeditor Contributors
Sydney Bolinger Nathan Blair Matthew Halbert-Howen Robert Perez Mac Cooper Makenzie Halbert-Howen Jon Collins Makenzie Halbert-Howen
Alena Imamura Robert Perez Tim Mackie Danny Danciu
A Great Question
A Story by BibleProject

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An Introduction to BibleProject
The Bible is one of the most
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What is the Bible?
The Bible tells one expertly crafted story
from beginning to end.
But when we pick and choose
what we want to read, skipping the
confusing or uncomfortable parts,
we can miss the story.
The epic narrative that points to Jesus.
It’s a unified story about how God appoints humanity
as his partners to oversee his amazing creation,
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and how God is restoring us
and our world through Jesus.
But it’s not a surprise
that many miss the
larger story.

There is a lot going on.

Distinct plots, characters,
and literary styles are spread
out across the different
books of the Bible.
But once you see how every book has a
careful literary design, you’ll be able to see
how they all fit into the overall storyline.
There are also important, repeated themes that weave
through the entire biblical story that help us make
sense of the bigger narrative.
Along the way, you’ll find strange words in the Bible that we don’t use
in normal language. But when we take time to understand them, we
can discover profound ideas that contribute to the overall story.
It takes work to know how to read the different types
of literature in the Bible, but the Bible is a book meant
for a lifetime of reading and study, rich with details
once you learn to see them.
You’ll discover that the Bible is a work of literary genius that can
transform how you live and how you think about everything.
 We want to help people
experience the Bible

And that’s what BibleProject is all about.

as one unified story
that leads to Jesus.
What is BibleProject?
What We Do What We Believe About
BibleProject is a nonprofit animation studio the Bible
that produces short-form, fully animated
We believe the Bible is a unified story that
videos to make the biblical story accessible
leads to Jesus. It’s easy to misunderstand
to everyone, everywhere. We create videos,
this book as a collection of inspiration-
podcasts, and other resources that are all
al quotes or a divine instruction manual
available for free to help people experience
dropped from heaven, and most of us tend
the story of the Bible.
to avoid the parts that are confusing or dis-

Our resources help people understand the turbing. But the Bible is a diverse collection

Bible in a way that is approachable, en- of ancient literature overflowing with wis-

gaging, and transformative. We do this by dom for our modern world.

showcasing the literary design of the Scrip-

It’s a beautiful story about God’s plan to re-
tures and tracing core themes that unite
store humans to their lost calling through
the biblical story from beginning to end.
the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. We
Rather than aligning with a specific tradition
believe this story has the power to trans-
or denomination, we create materials for all
form individuals and entire communities.
people to experience the Bible and its uni-
fied message.
 LITERARY STYLES

Explore
Our Videos How to Read the Bible Series
Our videos cover a broad range of topics in a While the Bible is one unified story, it cannot all
be read in the same way. The How to Read the
quick, easy-to-digest format. You can search our
Bible series walks through the literary styles
entire video library by theme, series, or biblical
found in the Bible, showing how each unique-
book, or just catch up on the latest. ly contributes to the overarching storyline.

Visit bibleproject.com/explore to see our entire video library.

VIDEOS

What is the Bible? Psalms

Biblical Story The Prophets
Literary Styles The Law
Ancient Jewish The Books of Solomon
Meditation Literature The Gospel
Plot The Parables
Character New Testament Letters:
Setting Literary Context
Design Patterns New Testament Letters:
Historical Context
Poetry
Metaphor in
Biblical Poetry
 DEUTERONOMY GOSPEL OF LUKE CH. 3-9 PROVERBS

Torah Series Luke-Acts Series Wisdom Series

The word torah is directly translated as “law” The books of Luke and Acts are actually two There are three biblical books commonly re-
or “instruction” and refers to the first five accompanying works by the same author. ferred to as the wisdom literature: Proverbs,
books of the Hebrew Bible. These books tell Together, they form one cohesive narrative Job, and Ecclesiastes. They reveal the col-
the foundational stories of creation, God’s about the life and ministry of Jesus and the lected wisdom of generations of godly peo-
covenants with Noah and Abraham, and the birth of the early Church. In our Luke-Acts ple and invite us to consider the complexity
history of the Israelite people. series, we explore this fascinating story and simplicity of living wisely. Each of these
and the author’s unique perspective and books explores similar themes and tackles
Gospel account. the same basic question: what does it mean
to live the good life?

VIDEOS VIDEOS VIDEOS

Genesis - Part 1 of 2 Gospel of Luke Ch 1-2 Gospel of Luke Ch. 3-9 Proverbs
Genesis - Part 2 of 2 Gospel of Luke Ch. 9-19 Gospel of Luke Ch. 19-23 Ecclesiastes
Exodus - Part 1 of 2 Gospel of Luke Ch. 24 Job
Exodus - Part 2 of 2
Leviticus Acts Ch. 1-7 Acts Ch. 8-12
Numbers Acts Ch. 13-20 Acts Ch. 21-28
Deuteronomy
THE NEW HUMANITY S A B B AT H EXILE

HOLINESS

Spiritual Beings Series Biblical Themes

In the opening pages of the Bible, God cre- This series traces key biblical themes from
ates two overlapping realms, the heavens their first appearance throughout the entire
and the earth. Many of us are familiar with narrative of the Bible.
the earthly drama of the biblical story, but
the biblical authors want us to see another
set of characters too—the inhabitants of the SON OF MAN
heavenly realm who are also involved in the
story of humanity.

VIDEOS

Covenants Justice
Day of the Lord Exile
VIDEOS
Gospel of the Kingdom God
Intro to Spiritual Beings Angel of the Lord Heaven & Earth The Way of the Exile
Elohim The Satan and Demons Holiness Son of Man GENEROSITY

The Divine Council The New Humanity Holy Spirit Temple

Angels and Cherubim Image of God Generosity
The Law Sabbath
Messiah Tree of Life
Sacrifice & Atonement Water of Life
Public Reading
of Scripture
 SHEMA - “LISTEN” AGA P E - “ LOV E” PESHA - “TRANSGRESSION”

Word Studies
The Shema Series Advent Series Bad Words

One of the most famous prayers in the Bi- For centuries, Christians around the world There are many words in the Bible that you
ble is one we see the Hebrew people repeat have spent the four weeks leading up to might not hear in your day-to-day conversa-
over and over again throughout the Old Christmas to prepare for the celebration of tions. Some of these words have lost their
Testament. It’s called the Shema. In this se- Jesus’ birth. It’s a time of hopeful anticipation meaning over time or have simply been lost
ries, we break down the words of the She- called Advent. In this series, we explore the in translation. Our Bad Words series covers
ma, revealing the rich meaning behind this biblical words of the Advent season: peace, these types of biblical words.
ancient prayer. joy, hope, and love.

VIDEOS VIDEOS VIDEOS

Shema - “Listen” Lev - “Heart” Shalom - “Peace” Yakhal - “Hope” Khata - “Sin” Pesha - “Transgression”
YHWH - “LORD” Nephesh - “Soul” Chara - “Joy” Agape - “Love” Avon - “Iniquity”
Ahavah - “Love” Me’od - “Strength”

OTHER WORD STUDY VIDEOS

Euangelion - “Gospel”
Martus - “Witness”
 D E TA I L O F P S A L M S D E TA I L O F J O H N 1 - 1 2

Bible Overview Series

We want you to be able to read through the entire Bible
without getting lost or giving up. Our Overview series
introduces each biblical book, outlining major themes and
showing how it fits into the overall storyline of the Bible.

O L D T E STA M E N T N E W T E STA M E N T

Old Testament / TaNaK Ezra-Nehemiah Amos New Testament Overview Philippians

Overview Esther Obadiah Matthew 1-13 Colossians
Genesis 1-11 Job Jonah Matthew 14-28 1 Thessalonians
Genesis 12-50 Psalms Micah Mark 2 Thessalonians
Exodus 1-18 Proverbs Nahum Luke 1-9 1 Timothy
Exodus 19-40 Ecclesiastes Habakkuk Luke 10-24 2 Timothy
Leviticus Song of Songs Zephaniah John 1-12 Titus
Numbers Isaiah 1-39 Haggai John 13-21 Philemon
Deuteronomy Isaiah 40-66 Zechariah Acts 1-12 Hebrews
Joshua Jeremiah Malachi Acts 13-28 James
Judges Lamentations Romans 1-4 1 Peter
Ruth Ezekiel 1-33 Romans 5-16 2 Peter
1 Samuel Ezekiel 34-48 1 Corinthians 1-3 John
2 Samuel Daniel 2 Corinthians Jude
1-2 Kings Hosea Galatians Revelation 1-11
1-2 Chronicles Joel Ephesians Revelation 12-22
D E TA I L O F M A R K
Looking
for more?
Our videos are a small part of much
larger conversations. If you want to dig
deeper, our podcast is a great place to
start. Each episode features compelling
discussions between Tim and Jon and
occasional guests as they expand on
the ideas you see in our videos.
Check out one of our most
popular podcast series, God.
Follow along with Tim and Jon’s in-depth discussion
on the character, nature, and personhood of God
throughout Scripture as they prepare to write the
script for our biblical theme video on God.

1 - God or gods? 12 - God, Abraham, Demons, and Giants Q+R 3

2 - No Other God 13 - What is God’s Name? Feat. Dr. Michael Heiser
3 - Spiritual Warfare 14 - Who is the “Son of Man?”
4 - Origin of Spiritual Beings + Mini Q+R 15 - Is Jesus God?
5 - God Q+R 1 16 - Who Did Jesus Think He Was?
6 - Experiencing God Through Humans 17 - Jesus’ Identity in John’s Gospel
7 - God’s Fusion With Humanity 18 - God Q+R 4 - Questions About Jesus’ Identity
8 - God Q+R 2 - Live! 19 - The Trinity and God’s Identity
9 - The Angel of the Lord 20 - Who Did Paul Think Jesus Was?
10 - God’s Name is a Character 21 - Jesus and God’s Spirit
11 - God’s Word, Spirit, and Wisdom 22 - God Series Recap

Listen to this series and more on your favorite podcast app.

How People Use
BibleProject
Resources
We love hearing about all the creative and unique
ways you put our content to use. Whether it’s in your
classrooms, churches, ministries, families, or in your
own personal study, it’s amazing to hear the specific
ways you’ve encountered the story of Jesus.
Personal Enrichment
People all over the world are using our resources
to deepen their understanding of the Bible.

We live in a world in which it’s becoming increasing- I don’t think it would be too much to say that this col- I’m using the app to read the whole Bible with the
ly difficult to be generous. I’ve given to people and lection of resources has been instrumental in saving help of your videos. The podcasts have been help-
families who thought I was only sharing because I my atrophied faith, and—by extension—my life. Tru- ing me a lot too, giving more depth and insight into
pitied and looked down on them. It is pride that caus- ly. Thank you. The God podcast series in particular the word of God. It’s been enriching my relationship
es us to look out for only ourselves, but also keeps us has been just awesome. As incomprehensible as the with him.
from receiving the generosity of others. This video hypostatic union/Trinity remains, some things have
PRISCILA
[Generosity] has inspired me to give regardless of never been more clear and compelling and beauti-
how it’s perceived because I want to open up little ful, thanks to y’all.
pockets of Jesus’ Kingdom NOW. I will be actively
JEFF
looking for ways to give my time and resources to
those in need.

Thank you, BibleProject!

LAUREN
Ministry and Missionary Work
Pastors, ministry leaders, and missionaries are
able to use our videos to help people from other
cultures and backgrounds experience the story
of the Bible.

We have a very limited budget at the church I We have been serving as medical missionaries About three years ago I came across your videos and
work at. I can’t tell you how incredibly helpful to Peru and were using the Spanish videos in our found them to be extremely helpful for my own Bi-
these free resources have been to us at Park Ave- church plant, clinic, and in our homes almost dai- ble study. But I’m also president of a nonprofit called
nue Christian Church in Des Moines. I use them ly for the past few years. We are now living in Au- Feed the Need Missions and could see how valuable
to create our studies for every Wednesday night. gusta, Georgia figuring out how to engage ref- these videos could be for the thousands of people
Thank you so much! ugees and immigrants with the Gospel and will we reach! We started testing out how we could use
be playing Proyecto Biblia videos in the waiting your videos at our sites to help foster conversations
JENNIE
room of a free clinic for Honduran immigrants while discipling our own volunteers. Today we now
this weekend in South Carolina. We are grateful have all eight of our sites play the same video as they
for you guys. are all emailed each week to our ministry leads. The
stories are endless on how God is using these videos
CHARLES
to help reach those that just stop by off the street for
a burger, as well as our volunteers and me personally!
Thank you!

JONAH
Educational Resources
Teachers and students from all over are able to use
BibleProject resources in their classrooms and as study tools.

I teach Bible classes at a Christian college. Howev- I am a teacher in Kitchener, Ontario, and this se-
er, many of our students are unchurched or know mester I was tasked with teaching Grade 10 Reli-
hardly anything about the Bible. Your Overview gion for the first time. I discovered your work on
videos engage the students in the storyline, and in YouTube first and have since started listening to
the sophomore and upper level courses, I use the your podcasts and talking about biblical themes
more in-depth videos. Your videos are the best with my class. What started out as just lesson
available (and I have watched a lot!). Thank you for planning became a personal interest for me, and I
your creativity and how you spread the story of the have seen a similar interest registering with many
Gospel in this way. You are enhancing the teaching of my students. Your videos are beautiful and easy
and learning in my classroom and in those of many to understand for all ages. I wish I would have had
other teachers. resources like this available to me as a student
when I was growing up! I hope you continue to cre-
CHERI
ate more material, and I hope you know that your
words reach and influence more people than you
realize. Thank you!

ROSEANGELA
Dear Patron,
It’s such a privilege to produce these videos
and other resources that show how the Bible
is a unified story that leads to Jesus.
We started this project with the basic conviction that a lot more peo-
ple would engage the Bible if they understood how it actually works
and how beautiful it is. It has been amazing to see the truth of this
and hear stories from people all over the world experiencing the Bible
in a new way.

And if working on these videos wasn’t cool enough, we also get to

give our resources away for free. And that’s true, kind of. Our videos
are free to watch, download, and incorporate into any curriculum. But
they’re not free to produce. They’re made possible by the generosity
of people like you.
Not long ago, we were in a team meeting, and someone suggested
that instead of saying that our videos are “free,” we should say that
they’re “already-paid-for.” It’s kind of an awkward turn of phrase, but
it’s exactly right! All of the resources we make at BibleProject are avail-
able for free because they have already been paid for.

It’s a unique business strategy. Most business plans go something

like this: investors see an opportunity to make something valuable,
then the company makes that thing, and then they sell it. It is an ef-
fective business model, but we wanted to try something different. We
saw something valuable that didn’t exist—short, animated videos that
show the unified story of the Bible that leads to Jesus—so we made
some and gave them away.

Then we asked our audience to consider joining in so that we could

make more content. To our surprise, hundreds of people jumped in to
help us produce more videos. Now there are thousands of supporters
who make this project possible.
Looking back, it was sort of a wild idea. Who in the world would give money Milestones
toward making videos that didn’t exist yet, just so we could give them away
to other people? It turns out, you did! You saw the value in what we were do-
2014 • Launched our YouTube channel with our first
ing, and you shared the same conviction and desire to see the story of Jesus two videos: Genesis Part 1 and Heaven & Earth
shared in an accessible and compelling way. We couldn’t be more grateful.
2015 • Launched the BibleProject Podcast with the
It is likely that you became a patron because you found value in these videos Understanding the Law episode
and you wanted to help make more. And because of you, there is more! And • Hit one million views on YouTube
now more people are watching, more people are being impacted, and more
people are joining the mission. We have all found ourselves at the center of an 2016 • Completed the Read Scripture/Overview series,
which includes a video for every book of the
incredible generosity cyclone!
Bible
• Hit 10 million views on YouTube

2017 • Moved into our current studio space in SE

Portland
• Finished the Luke-Acts Miniseries

2018 • Hit one million subscribers on YouTube

• Hit 100 million views across all of our channels

2019 • Released and completed our most ambitious

series yet, Spiritual Beings
• Finished our first virtual reality (VR) project
Because of your generosity, we have a growing library of videos (150+) that has
been watched all over the world (over 300 million times and counting). We are
now able to translate the videos into new languages (over 20 new languages
and counting). We started an already-paid-for online, masters-level learning
experience, Classroom. We have a podcast that is listened to by tens of thou-
sands of people every week. And we have created relationships with hundreds
of organizations who are incorporating our content into their ministries.

We don’t know exactly what the Kingdom of God will look like when heaven
and earth are united as one, but we imagine that a stream of divine generosity
will be rushing through it.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for being a part of this project with us. It still Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming

feels surreal that we get to do this every day, and we feel incredibly blessed to down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who

do this work with you. does not change like shifting shadows. He chose
to give us birth through the word of truth, that we
We pray that you will be strengthened to partner with God in the way of Jesus might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
and in the power of the Spirit, and we pray that this project helps you in a life-
JAMES 1:17-18
long journey in the Scriptures.

With love,

TIM AND JON

You make all
this possible.
It’s because of enthusiastic support from Thanks for the work you
people like you that we can continue to do guys and ladies are doing.
what we do. Your generosity is helping people I consider your videos to be the most vibrant ver-
everywhere experience the story of Jesus, a sions of the Bible I’ve witnessed in my life. They’re

story we believe can change lives. We can’t like story books, but with fireworks and lots of other
fun things in between. So I can’t get enough of it,
thank you enough.
and I can only pray you never stop doing what you’re
doing. Let’s also pray for your creativity. You guys are
just amazing. Please keep doing what you’re doing.
God can only keep on blessing you (I pray).

FRANCK
A giant, mega, galaxy-size Thank you for your
“thank you” to your entire team. visual resources.
Please receive it as if it came with balloons, cake, and a I am Deaf and am also a pastor to a Deaf com-
whole lot of love. The BibleProject is exactly what I have munity. There are very few resources we can use
needed for years. It provides so much helpful under- because many auto-generated translations are
standing to the nuances beyond the words of each book not always correct and too fast. God blessed you
but also context to the greater whole. with a great gift that will be able to grow over walls.
Thank you again.
ERIC

HENNIE
A BIG thank you from the bottom of
my heart to the Lord for leading me
to your channel.
Your work/God’s work through you has had a tremendous
impact on my spiritual life as well as my Bible study journey.
So thank you! I have watched almost all of your videos in
English and found them so beneficial and profound. May our
Lord Jesus Christ bless you richly.

HANNY
Thank you for your amazing videos.
You have helped me gain a greater understanding of the
Bible and have taught me so much in such a short amount
of time. I can’t imagine the amount of care, time, study,
expertise, creativity, and planning that goes into just one
of your videos.

DEBORAH