BIBLE SAVVY TOOLS & RESOURCES
NIV STUDY BIBLE
We love the NIV Study Bible. It enables you to make sense of difficult-to-understand passages. The footnotes to every passage include historical, theological, and application insights. You won’t need the devotional or study guide of a well-known Christian author to get something out of the text for yourself.
The NIV Study Bibles have been made available for $10 through a donation. To be good stewards of this gift, we are limiting the purchase of these Bibles to 1 per customer. You can purchase at campus bookstores or online (link below).
THE BIBLE SAVVY BOOK SERIES
It all started with these books by Christ Community Senior Pastor Jim Nicodem. Bible Savvy is a 4-book set designed to walk you through personal Bible study, guiding you to get the most out of God's Word and your relationship with God. From the whole storyline of the Bible to the personal application of it, this set is an ideal for individuals seeking to increase their breadth of knowledge about God’s word, as well as a great resource for small groups, church classes and youth groups.
You can purchase at campus bookstores or online (link below).
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
Find resources to help understand and enjoy books of the Bible that we're reading in the Bible Savvy reading plan.
HOW TO READ BIBLICAL GENRES
The books of the Bible contain a wide variety of literary genres. Genre is just a fancy word for different kinds of writing. Each one of these literary genres must be interpreted according to its own rules. We don’t always think about it, but we do this every day when we treat song lyrics, news reports, text messages, sitcoms, and recipes differently.
As you go through the process of COMMA, these rules will be especially helpful in when you get to the “Message” step when you take one of your observations and determine the message behind it.