A Library, Not a Book

The Bible isn't one long book. It's a whole library of 66 shorter books, written over many centuries. Some are history, some are poetry, some are letters, some are wisdom.

That's good news for a beginner: you don't have to read it cover to cover like a novel. You can open to a part that fits where you are today.

The short reading below describes what these writings are for. They teach, encourage, and guide.