You know you should read the Bible more — but where do you even start? Ancient poetry, genealogies, and prophetic visions can leave you lost before you have barely begun. BibleProject exists for that moment: to help you see the Bible as one carefully crafted story that leads to Jesus.^1
The app gathers animated videos, podcast conversations, classes, annotated guides, and Scripture reading tools, offered free by a crowdfunded nonprofit.^2 It is built to grow real reading skill — literary genres, themes from Genesis to Revelation, and ancient context — and it tracks progress so you can pick up where you left off.^1
Tim Mackie (lead scholar and creative director, Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies) and Jon Collins (Chief Creative Officer) founded BibleProject in 2014 after rooming at Multnomah University. They started with two videos, and the conviction that complex biblical themes could become approachable through art and conversation.^3^5 The Portland nonprofit now offers content in over 50 languages and is led by CEO Steve Atkinson with artists, scholars, and developers.^3 Their aim is not to defend one denominational tradition, but to elevate the Bible's literary art and unified message so more people become lifelong students of Scripture.^3
