Forty short lessons on what he actually said, and on what was added to it over twenty centuries, each with the date it arrived.
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The Lessons of Jesus
What he taught, what he read, and what was written about him
Three free books in his own voice. The first tells what he actually said, and what was built on top of it. The second walks through the scriptures he grew up on. The third walks through the books written about him after he died. Every claim has a source. Every verse is one tap away.
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The three books
Read them in any order. Each one stands on its own.
Thirty-nine chapters, one for every book he grew up on: what happens in it, where it fits in the story, who wrote it, and how he read it. It opens with the whole story of his people in one telling.
Twenty-seven chapters, one for every book written about him after he died: what it says, who wrote it and for whom, and how close it stays to what he taught.
Coming next: Understanding the Apocrypha, the books that some Bibles keep and others leave out.
Coming from a church?
Start with the essay written for where you are.
Each one holds what your tradition is built on next to what he actually said, then leads into the books.
For evangelicalsThe Word on the SignFor CatholicsThe Four MarksFor Orthodox ChristiansHeaven or EarthFor mainline ProtestantsThe Main LineFor Pentecostals and charismaticsWhat Happened NextFor Latter-day SaintsThe RestorationFor Jehovah’s WitnessesThe NameFor Seventh-day AdventistsThe Seventh DayFor people who left churchOutside the DoorAll essaysFind yours →
Try this first · from Book One
There is a word in the Lord's Prayer you have said all your life that is not the word in your own Bible.
Most people who grew up with the prayer say it like this. Tap the word you think does not belong.
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Stuck? Lesson 1 walks you through it.
That is the one. Now do not take anyone's word for it, including ours. Open any Bible to Matthew 6:12 and read that line for yourself.
“I will never make you feel stupid for not already knowing this. You were not told these things, and that is not your fault.”The first promise of the first book
Short enough to finish
Every lesson and chapter is one sitting. Each has its own page, its own address, and its sources at the bottom.
Nothing taken on trust
Every Bible verse on this site links to the verse. Every historical claim carries a numbered source.
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Some of what they answer
Every one of these has an answer with a verse you can look up yourself.
Why is there a flag in the room where you pray?The Real Story · Lesson 36What was the sin of Sodom, really?Old Testament · GenesisWhy does Matthew put Jesus on two animals at once?New Testament · MatthewHow old is the rapture, really?The Real Story · Lesson 34Which book of the Bible never mentions God?Old Testament · EstherHow did a sentence about the Trinity get into 1 John?New Testament · 1 John
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Book One
The Real Story
Forty lessons. A 6 × 9 PDF of 305 pages, or an e-book for your phone.
Book Two
Understanding the Old Testament
Thirty-nine chapters. A 6 × 9 PDF of 311 pages, or an e-book for your phone.
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