40 Essential Stories

The books of the Bible provide the language of the Christian faith.
Often, the Bible can seem intimidating. Where do you begin? What should you read?

A person reads a Bible passage with red letters, their finger gently tracing the words on an aged, open page.

There are 66 books within this one giant book with tiny type...

...it can be overwhelming.

So here is a starting place. 40 essential stories from the Bible that can help us find a way to begin reading the Bible. Reading these 40 stories will give you a strong foundation and prepare you to dive deeper into the Bible and learn even more.