DIYBS – DIY Bible Study

Reading List

A Logos training course in 365 short sections with lecturer John D. Barry.
There’s a daily reading plan for those interested, see How to Use

• How to Use This Resource
• Here’s How Our Journey Will Go—Table of Contents
• The Bible—Starting the Journey
• The Bible—The Why and How
• Interpreting the Bible Is Like Appreciating a Monet Painting
• The Bible’s Story Is Our Story—Biblical Narrative
• Exploring Our Story—How to Interpret Biblical Narrative
• Asking the Right Questions about Biblical Narrative
• The “Who” and “What” of Interpreting Biblical Narrative
• How to Look Up the Location of a Biblical Story
• “Why” Often Matters Most When Interpreting the Bible
• A Single Passage Can Change the Entire Narrative
• Remember This When Interpreting Biblical Narrative
• Genesis—The Beginning of Everything
• Reflections on Genesis: Thorns, Thistles, and Toiling
• Why You Should Care about Genesis
• Study Genesis Like a Pro: A World without God
• How Genesis Can Transform Your Life
• Exodus—God Frees His People
• Reflections on Exodus: Is God There?
• Why You Should Care about Exodus
• Study Exodus Like a Pro: Retelling Redemption
• How Exodus Can Transform Your Life
• Leviticus—God Shows the High Cost of Sin
• Reflections on Leviticus: Redefining Sacred Space
• Why You Should Care about Leviticus
• Study Leviticus Like a Pro: Bloody Leviticus Foretells Salvation
• How Leviticus Can Transform Your Life
• Numbers—Even in the Wilderness, God Is with His People
• Reflections on Numbers: Finding Help
• Why You Should Care about Numbers
• Study Numbers like a Pro: Walk Like an Israelite
• How Numbers Will Transform Your Life
• Deuteronomy—God’s People Prepare for the Promised Land
• Reflections on Deuteronomy: Remembering to Remember the Goodness of God
• Why You Should Care about Deuteronomy
• Study Deuteronomy Like a Pro: “Soul” Searching
• How Deuteronomy Will Transform Your Life
• Joshua—A Fight for God’s Ways
• Reflections on Joshua: How to Brag Like an Israelite
• Why You Should Care about the Book of Joshua
• Study Joshua Like a Pro: Holy Ground
• How Joshua Can Transform Your Life
• Judges—Israel Ignores God and Everything Falls Apart
• Reflections on Judges
• Why You Should Care about Judges
• Study Judges like a Pro: Chasing an Inheritance
• How Judges Will Transform Your Life
• Ruth—An Unexpected Refugee Is Redeemed
• Reflections on Ruth: Why, God?
• Why You Should Care about Ruth
• Study Ruth Like a Pro: Chasing the White Rabbit
• How Ruth Can Transform Your Life
• 1 Samuel—A King Is Appointed Over Israel
• Reflections on 1 Samuel: An Entry-Level King
• Why You Should Care about 1 Samuel
• Study 1 Samuel Like a Pro: A Messiah, a Giant, and God’s Favor
• How 1 Samuel Can Transform Your Life
• 2 Samuel—David’s Tumultuous Reign as King
• Reflections on 2 Samuel: Little White Lies
• Why You Should Care about 2 Samuel
• Study 2 Samuel Like a Pro: Is It God or Is It Satan?
• How 2 Samuel Can Transform Your Life
• 1 Kings—Israel Thrives, Builds a Temple to God, and Then Splits
• Reflections on 1 Kings: Where Credit Is Due
• Why You Should Care about 1 Kings
• Study Like a Pro: From Baal-sitic to Yah-whistic
• How 1 Kings Can Transform Your Life
• 2 Kings—The Divided Kingdom Struggles and Falls
• Reflections on 2 Kings: Counterfeit Repentance
• Why You Should Care about 2 Kings
• Study 2 Kings Like a Pro: Cutting a Covenant
• How 2 Kings Can Transform Your Life
• 1 Chronicles—Recounting Our History, as It Should Have Been
• Reflections on 1 Chronicles: Getting Past the Past
• Why You Should Care about 1 Chronicles
• Study 1 Chronicles Like a Pro
• How 1 Chronicles Can Transform Your Life
• 2 Chronicles—Retelling Our Story, So We May Live the Truth
• Reflections on 2 Chronicles: Calling Down Fire from Heaven
• Why You Should Care about 2 Chronicles
• Study 2 Chronicles Like a Pro: Crazy Chronicler?
• How 2 Chronicles Can Transform Your Life
• Ezra—God’s People Return to Their Land and Rebuild the Temple
• Reflections on Ezra: God Is Our Shelter
• Why You Should Care About Ezra
• Study Ezra Like a Pro: A Lesson in Leaving
• How Ezra Can Transform Your Life
• Nehemiah—God’s People Rebuild the Walls of Jerusalem
• Reflections on Nehemiah: When All Else Fails
• Why You Should Care About Nehemiah
• Study Nehemiah Like a Pro: Don’t Be a Downer
• How Nehemiah Will Transform Your Life
• Esther—A Brave Woman Saves God’s People
• Reflections on Esther: Redeeming Disillusion
• Why You Should Care About Esther
• Study Esther Like a Pro: Immanuel’s Mother Virgin or Not?
• How Esther Will Transform Your Life
• Matthew’s Gospel—God’s Messiah Has Arrived
• Reflections on the Gospel of Matthew: Holding out on Forgiveness
• Why You Should Care about the Gospel of Matthew
• Study the Gospel of Matthew Like a Pro: Caught with His Hand in the Dipping Bowl
• How the Gospel of Matthew Can Transform Your Life
• Mark’s Gospel—God’s Kingdom Has Come
• Reflections on the Gospel of Mark: Made Pure
• Why You Should Care about the Gospel of Mark
• Study the Gospel of Mark Like a Pro: The Best Kept Secret
• How the Gospel of Mark Can Transform Your Life
• Luke’s Gospel—God’s Power Revealed
• Reflections on the Gospel of Luke: Is This Where God Wants Me?
• Why You Should Care About the Gospel of Luke
• Study the Gospel of Luke Like a Pro: The Parable of the Prodigal
• How the Gospel of Luke Can Transform Your Life
• John’s Gospel—God Dwells with Us
• Reflections on the Gospel of John: Abiding in the Vine
• Why You Should Care about the Gospel of John
• Study the Gospel of John Like a Pro: Love, Love, (kind of) Love?
• How the Gospel of John Can Transform Your Life
• Acts of the Apostles—God’s Church Is Born
• Reflections on Acts of the Apostles: Writing the Story of Your Life
• Why You Should Care About the Acts of the Apostles
• Study Acts of the Apostles like a Pro: Who Were the God Fearers?
• How Acts of the Apostles Can Transform Your Life
• God’s Words about Our Story—Prophetic Literature
• Studying God’s Words—How to Interpret Prophetic Literature
• Learn to Ask the Right Questions about a Prophetic Passage
• The “Who” and “What” of Interpreting Prophetic Literature
• How to Reconstruct the Scene of a Biblical Prophecy
• Setting Can Change How We View Biblical Prophecy
• Who Is God and Who Are We?
• A Fresh Way to Look at Prophecy
• Isaiah—Concerning Sin and Salvation
• Reflections on Isaiah: When There Is No Justice Seek Peace
• Why You Should Care about Isaiah
• Study the Book of Isaiah Like A Pro: A Resurrected Servant 500 Years Before Jesus
• How Isaiah Can Transform Your Life
• Jeremiah—Concerning Calling and a New Covenant
• Reflections on Jeremiah: When Everything Crumbles
• Why You Should Care about Jeremiah
• Study Jeremiah Like A Pro: Investing in Hope
• How Jeremiah Can Transform Your Life
• Ezekiel—Concerning Failure and Resurrection
• Reflections on Ezekiel: God, Near and Far
• Why You Should Care About Ezekiel
• Study Ezekiel Like a Pro: Ezekiel’s Eye for Detail
• How Ezekiel Can Transform Your Life
• Hosea—Concerning God’s Unfailing Love
• Reflections on Hosea: The Grace Scandal
• Why You Should Care about Hosea
• Study the Book of Hosea Like a Pro: Filtering God
• How Hosea Can Transform Your Life
• Joel—Concerning God’s Judgment
• Reflections on Joel: Kingdom Here, Kingdom Come
• Why You Should Care about Joel
• Study Joel Like a Pro: Sound the Alarm—God is Here
• How Joel Can Transform Your Life
• Amos—Concerning Repentance
• Reflections on Amos: As We Forgive Others
• Why You Should Care about Amos
• Study Amos Like a Pro: Captivity
• How Amos Can Transform Your Life
• Obadiah—Concerning God and Injustice
• Reflections on Obadiah: The High Cost of Sibling Rivalry
• Why You Should Care about Obadiah
• Study Obadiah Like a Pro: A Family Picture
• How Obadiah Can Transform Your Life
• Jonah—Concerning Mercy
• Reflections on Jonah: Into the Mess
• Why You Should Care about Jonah
• Study Jonah Like a Pro: The Predestined, Yet Free, Prophet
• How Jonah Can Transform Your Life
• Micah—Concerning Prosperity and God’s Desires
• Reflections on Micah: Supernatural Joy
• Why You Should Care about Micah
• Study Micah Like a Pro: Do Prophecies Sometimes Fail?
• How Micah Can Transform Your Life
• Nahum—Concerning Justice and God’s Anger
• Reflections on Nahum: The Cure for Cynicism
• Why You Should Care about Nahum
• Study Nahum Like a Pro: Making Sense of Severity
• How Nahum Can Transform Your Life
• Habakkuk—Concerning Evil and Faith
• Reflections on Habakkuk: Strength, Courage, Rest
• Why You Should Care about Habakkuk
• Study Habakkuk Like a Pro: Wrestling with God
• How Habakkuk Can Transform Your Life
• Zephaniah—Concerning God and Judgment
• Reflections on Zephaniah: Shining by His Power
• Why You Should Care about Zephaniah
• Study Zephaniah Like a Pro: Pure Speech
• How Zephaniah Can Transform Your Life
• Haggai—Concerning God’s Presence
• Reflections on Haggai: Building God’s Church
• Why You Should Care about Haggai
• Study Haggai Like a Pro: Searching for a Spiritual Exodus
• How Haggai Can Transform Your Life
• Zechariah—Concerning Advocacy and God’s House
• Reflections on Zechariah: Really Meaning What You Say
• Why You Should Care about Zechariah
• Study Zechariah Like a Pro: Zechariah’s Divine Messiah
• How Zechariah Can Transform Your Life
• Malachi—Concerning God and His Love
• Reflections on Malachi: Hot or Iced?
• Why You Should Care about Malachi
• Study Malachi Like a Pro: God of War or Peace?
• How Malachi Can Transform Your Life
• Daniel—Concerning Hope and Tragedy
• Reflections on Daniel: Meeting God
• Why You Should Care about Daniel
• Study the Book of Daniel Like a Pro: Beast of an Empire
• How Daniel Can Transform Your Life
• Revelation—Concerning the New Kingdom
• Reflections on Revelation: Waiting for the Morning
• Why You Should Care about Revelation
• Study Revelation Like a Pro: Two Jerusalems
• How Revelation Can Transform Your Life
• Wrestling with Life and God—Biblical Poetry
• Experiencing the Height of Human Expression—How to Interpret Biblical Poetry
• Asking the Right Questions about a Biblical Poem
• The “Who” of Interpreting Biblical Poetry
• How to Look Up the Location and Time of a Biblical Poem
• Biblical Poetry Is Often Dialogue between God’s People and Their Neighbors
• Context Will Completely Change Your Perspective
• Ancient Literature Reveals the Biblical Context
• Psalms—About Worship
• Reflections on the Psalms: Inching Toward God
• Why You Should Care About the Psalms
• Study the Psalms Like a Pro: The Psalm That Never Ends
• How the Psalms Can Transform Your Life
• Proverbs—About Wisdom
• Reflections on Proverbs: To Do—Fear God
• Why You Should Care about Proverbs
• Study Proverbs Like a Pro: Silhouettes
• How Proverbs Can Transform Your Life
• Ecclesiastes—About the Seasons of Life
• Reflections on Ecclesiastes: May God Keep Us from Being Like Thinkers
• Why You Should Care About Ecclesiastes
• Study Ecclesiastes Like a Pro: Does the Author of Ecclesiastes Need Prozac?
• How Ecclesiastes Can Transform Your Life
• Song of Songs—About Romance
• Reflections on the Song of Songs: Falling in Love the Biblical Way
• Why You Should Care About the Song of Songs
• Study the Song of Songs Like a Pro: Sensuality
• How the Song of Songs Will Transform Your Life
• Job—About Suffering
• Reflections on Job: Accepting the Unexpected
• Why You Should Care About Job
• Study Job Like a Pro: A Lesson in Not Leaving before It’s Over
• How Job Can Transform Your Life
• Lamentations—About Grief
• Reflections on Lamentations: Before the Tears Are Wiped Away
• Why You Should Care About Lamentations
• Study Lamentations Like a Pro: When God Seems to Hate Us
• How Lamentations Can Transform Your Life
• Understanding God as Jesus—New Testament Letters
• Examining the Early Church’s Teachings—How to Interpret New Testament Letters
• Learn to Ask the Right Questions about New Testament Letters
• The “Who” of Interpreting New Testament Letters
• How to Reconstruct the Scene behind a New Testament Letter
• Discover Where a Passage Fits
• How to Apply New Testament Letters to Your Life
• Looking to Commentaries is Always the Last Step
• Romans—A Call to Righteousness
• Reflections on Romans: The Cure for Suffering
• Why You Should Care about Romans
• Study Romans Like a Pro: The Remnant
• How Romans Can Transform Your Life
• 1 Corinthians—A Call to Holy Living
• Reflections on 1 Corinthians: Turning Our Lives from Noise to Music
• Why You Should Care about 1 Corinthians
• Study 1 Corinthians Like a Pro: Live as You Are Called
• How 1 Corinthians Can Transform Your Life
• 2 Corinthians—A Call to Reconciliation
• Reflections on 2 Corinthians: Sorry, Not Sorry
• Why You Should Care about 2 Corinthians
• Study 2 Corinthians Like a Pro: What’s Wrong with the Law
• How 2 Corinthians Can Transform Your Life
• Galatians—A Call to Take a Stand for Christ
• Reflections on Galatians: Cheater Cheater
• Why You Should Care about Galatians
• Study Galatians Like a Pro: Smack Down—Peter vs. Paul
• How Galatians Can Transform Your Life
• Ephesians—A Call to Unity
• Reflections on Ephesians: Finding Time for God
• Why You Should Care about Ephesians
• Study Ephesians Like a Pro: Paul on Dirty Jokes
• How Ephesians Can Transform Your Life
• Philippians—A Call to Stand Firm in Christ
• Reflections on Philippians: Our (In)Significance
• Why You Should Care about Philippians
• Study Philippians Like a Pro: It’s the Thoughts That Count
• How Philippians Can Transform Your Life
• Colossians—A Call to Truth
• Reflections on Colossians: Lifting Our Gaze Upward
• Why You Should Care about Colossians
• Study Colossians Like a Pro: Figuring out the “Firstborn” in Colossians 1:18
• How the Letter to the Colossians Can Change Your Life
• 1 Thessalonians—A Call to Confidence in Christ
• Reflections on 1 Thessalonians: Instant Discipleship
• Why You Should Care about 1 Thessalonians
• Study 1 Thessalonians Like a Pro: Planning for Crises
• How 1 Thessalonians Can Transform Your Life
• 2 Thessalonians—A Call to Live in the Present
• Reflections on 2 Thessalonians: Faith Doesn’t Sit Still
• Why You Should Care about 2 Thessalonians
• Study 2 Thessalonians Like a Pro: Your Grace Is Too Small
• How 2 Thessalonians Can Transform Your Life
• 1 Timothy—A Call to Sound Teaching
• Reflections on 1 Timothy: Recovering Pharisee
• Why You Should Care About 1 Timothy
• Study 1 Timothy Like a Pro: The First-Century Abolitionist
• How 1 Timothy Can Transform Your Life
• 2 Timothy—A Call to Perseverance
• Reflections on 2 Timothy: The Faith of an Athlete
• Why You Should Care About 2 Timothy
• Study 2 Timothy Like a Pro: Dead or Alive? Paul’s Last Letter
• How 2 Timothy Can Transform Your Life
• Titus—A Call to Thought and Action
• Reflections on Titus: Wisdom from a Cactus
• Why You Should Care about Titus
• Study Titus Like a Pro: Counter Culture
• How Titus will Transform Your Life
• Philemon—A Call to Equality
• Reflections on Philemon: When Friends Are Not Friends Forever
• Why You Should Care about Philemon
• Study Philemon Like a Pro: You Owe Me Your Very Soul
• How Philemon Can Transform Your Life
• Hebrews—Living in Christ
• Reflections on Hebrews: Discipline
• Why You Should Care about Hebrews
• Study Hebrews Like a Pro: Blood Sacrifice and Burning Flesh
• How Hebrews Can Transform Your Life
• James—Living with Integrity
• Reflections on James: Choosing a Path
• Why You Should Care about James
• Study James Like a Pro: If You Lack Wisdom, Do This
• How James Can Transform Your Life
• 1 Peter—Living in Great Expectations
• Reflections on 1 Peter: Walking While Wounded Isn’t Supposed to Be Easy
• Why You Should Care About 1 Peter
• Study 1 Peter Like a Pro: What to Say When There’s Nothing to Say
• How 1 Peter Can Transform Your Life
• 2 Peter—Living in the Power of Christ
• Reflections on 2 Peter: Prepared for Action
• Why You Should Care About 2 Peter
• Study 2 Peter Like a Pro: Beware of Imitations
• How 2 Peter Can Transform Your Life
• 1 John—Living in Love
• Reflections on 1 John: The Intangible God
• Why You Should Care about 1 John
• Study 1 John Like a Pro: Will the Real Advocate Please Stand Up?
• How 1 John Can Transform Your Life
• 2 John—Living in Discernment
• Reflections on 2 John: Language, Letters & Love
• Why You Should Care about 2 John
• Study 2 John Like a Pro: Who’s Listening?
• How 2 John Can Transform Your Life
• 3 John—Living in Hospitality
• Reflections on 3 John: He Hears
• Why You Should Care about 3 John
• Study 3 John Like a Pro: Jesus, God, AKA “The Name”
• How 3 John Can Transform Your Life
• Jude—Living in Faithfulness
• Reflections on Jude: FROM “Anonymous”
• Why You Should Care about Jude
• Study Jude Like a Pro: Searching for the Source
• How Jude Can Transform Your Life