A long-form, text-first Bible study that teaches people how to read Scripture responsibly, without preaching, apologizing, or deconstructing.

About Bible By Example

Bible By Example is a podcast for people who want to engage with the Bible directly without sermons, agendas, or insider jargon. Whether you’re a new Christian, a longtime churchgoer who’s never read the text for yourself, or a skeptic who wants to make sure your criticisms are aimed at what the Bible actually says rather than a caricature, this podcast is an invitation to read the text and see for yourself.

I’m a Christian fellow traveler from coastal North Carolina, not a theologian or pastor. We’ll work through the Bible book by book, chapter by chapter, and verse by verse. We won’t skip the hard parts, either. Think of it as a study with a fellow reader: I’ll share what I’ve found in my preparation, including linguistic quirks, historical context, and archaeological evidence, and invite you to check behind me. I’m not asking you to take my word for it.

There are a few things I want to do differently from the usual Bible study:

  • We’ll go from Genesis to Revelation, in order, without jumping ahead. We will cross-reference what we’ve already covered and let the story unfold as we go.
  • This study is rooted in the historic, orthodox creeds of the faith. Where traditions disagree, we’ll map out the “Overton Window” of interpretations within historic Christian orthodoxy rather than push one narrow denominational line.
  • My background is in computer programming, not divinity school. I’m not here to tell you what to believe. I want to look at how the text is put together and show what careful reading, responsible research, and a little curiosity can uncover.

We kick things off with Episode 00 to lay out the ground rules for what this series is and isn’t. From there, a brief introductory Foundations series covers how we got the biblical text, why we consider it reliable, how translation families differ, and what we mean by some of the terms we’ll use along the way. After that, we dive straight into Genesis.

The goal is to help you read Scripture for yourself, ask better questions, and make up your own mind about what you find.

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