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The 30-Minute Bible

The Bible is a remarkable story, but reading it can feel overwhelming. With 66 books, countless stories and ancient contexts, it’s easy to feel lost or unsure of where to start. Bartholomew and Vanosky’s The 30-Minute Bible was designed to address this through short daily studies the walk readers through the Bible, building a framework for fruitful study of the Bible.

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The 30-Minute Bible: God’s Story for Everyone

Craig G. Bartholomew and Paige P. Vanosky. (Downers Grove, ILL: IVP, 2021)

We know about the Bible. We may know some Bible stories, or maybe we’ve even read large portions for ourselves. But what it’s really all about? How do all the different pieces fit together? Without a sense of the big story the Bible is telling, we’ll miss out on the good news God has for us. In The 30-Minute Bible, experienced Bible teachers Craig Bartholomew and Paige Vanosky present the story of Scripture in thirty short readings, each designed to take about half an hour. Each includes a passage from the Bible and a short chapter explaining how the passage fits into the Bible’s wider narrative. Written in straightforward and clear language, the readings are accompanied by Brother Martin Erspamer’s lovely illustrations. Discover the timeless story of the Bible―in thirty minutes a day for thirty days.

This book follows the same approach as the above two but is written at a wonderfully accessible level. 

The idea is that if readers will devote 30 minutes a day for 30 days, the book takes them through the whole story of the Bible. The book is ideal for group as well as individual study.

See more at https://www.30minutebible.com.

The 30-Minute Bible has also been translated into Korean:

korean edition 30 minute bible
The Bible can be a daunting tome. Its length, complexity, and journey through thousands of years make comprehending it seem like a daunting task for even the most dedicated of readers. The 30-Minute Bible takes the fear out of even opening to the first page. One of the gifts of reading Scripture is discovering how relational God is. The approachable nature of this book reflects God's desire to relate to us through God's Word even today. To be able to spend thirty minutes a day to hear God's eternal voice in our world is nothing short of a gift.
Margaret Grun KibbenChaplain, US House of Representatives
The Bible is an extremely complex book, made up of many books written in a variety of literary genres over a long period of time. It is easy to get lost amid this complexity. And so it is part of our missional and theological task today to provide clear maps that tell the story as lucidly as possible to enable God's people to place different parts of the Bible within its overarching narrative structure. In The 30-Minute Bible Bartholomew and Vanosky provide just such a map. It can help even beginners to not just understand the Bible's story but be shaped by it instead of the false, idolatrous stories of our culture.
Michael W. Goheenprofessor of missional theology at Covenant Seminary, St. Louis, and director of theological education at the Missional Training Center, Phoenix
There can be no more urgent task for the church today than to recover the biblical story. Here in thirty accessible, informative, and satisfying bites, Bartholomew and Vanosky clearly set out the key developments in the biblical story from creation to new creation. This book will enable the reader to see how the Bible fits together, to identify the big themes, and to recognize how Jesus fulfils God's purposes for humankind and for the world. And, crucially, it will also enable readers to find their own place in the unfolding drama of God's great story. As a pastor, this is the book I have been waiting for! I want to put a copy into the hands of every family under my care.
William Olhausenrector of St. Matthias Church, Dublin, Ireland
There can be no more urgent task for the church today than to recover the biblical story. Here in thirty accessible, informative, and satisfying bites, Bartholomew and Vanosky clearly set out the key developments in the biblical story from creation to new creation. This book will enable the reader to see how the Bible fits together, to identify the big themes, and to recognize how Jesus fulfils God's purposes for humankind and for the world. And, crucially, it will also enable readers to find their own place in the unfolding drama of God's great story. As a pastor, this is the book I have been waiting for! I want to put a copy into the hands of every family under my care.
Todd HunterAnglican bishop and author of Christianity Beyond Belief
Paige and Craig have written the book that we always knew we needed but could never find. This is an essential tool for discipling God's people to take up our role in God's story!
Chris Gonzalezpastor, Missio Dei Tempe, and cofounder of the Surge Network