Review: Books of the Bible At-a-Glance

For the last few weeks my family has been using Books of the Bible At-a-Glance from Teach Sunday School in our home Bible Study.

Teach Sunday School has a whole plethora of items that you can use in your home or while teaching children’s ministry.

Books of the Bible At-a-Glance came to me as a downloadable PDF file. I printed out all the Bible summary sheets and put it in a binder to keep in our classroom so the kids and I could have easy access to them. We all do different Bible studies alone and we do one  together daily. 

Books of the Bible At-a-Glance: has a page dedicated to each of the 66 books of the Bible. You have permission to print off as many copies needed for your church or private use. The books of the Bible are organized like the majority of Bibles starting at Genesis through Revelation. 

There is a three page Introduction that goes over each section of this resource. 

Index page to locate the information quickly.

The top of the page has the Book Name. 

Underneath the name there are three circles which cover: 

The first circle on your left indicates whether the book is in the Old or New Testament which it’s Labeled OT or NT. It also has a number which says the number placement of the book.

The circle in the middle says who the author(s) are of that particular book.

The circle on the right is an approximate time frame when the book was written.

There is a line that is labeled “three” and tells you how many books are in the Old and New Testament. This is on every page.

Claims to Fame:

This has some basic information about the book. It may be an event or individuals accounts about the book that is more known about. 

Then there are two sections more in this section that is broken up in two sections.

Famous Stories Included: An account of well known stories in the book. Like in Exodus you have, burning brush, ten plaques, Moses parting the sea, and ect… However there are a few books that don’t have this section like Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Hebrews, and, James. In the New Testament starting at  1 Peter through Revelation this section is replaced with “Problems or Issues This Book is Addressing.”

Problems or Issues This Book is Addressing when used they want to outline events which the publisher feel is important to remember. In 1 Peter they talk about Nero’s reign and what he did to the Believers. 

Most Famous Verses: Quotes a few Bible scriptures that are usually more popular verses among the masses. An example for the page on the book of Exodus it has this scripture verses: Exodus 20:3 and Exodus 3:14. They gather this information from a website on the most searched verses on the books of the Bible.

Next, section “Important Points about the Book: This was sort of like a commentary highlighting areas in the particular book of the Bible.

Overall, Books of the Bible At-a-Glance can be a great resource to add to your Bible routine. As a Torah Observant Messianic Jewish Believer in Jesus there were a few things that I would disagree with like one example is a section in Leviticus. Honestly, I expected to see something I wouldn’t agree with. Books of the Bible At-a-Glance does line up with the mainstream Christian church. Don’t get me wrong the majority I agree with. This resource would fit many churches today regardless of your denomination.

How did I use Books of the Bible At-a-Glance?

Like I mentioned earlier I printed it all out and put it in a binder for the kids and I to incorporate with our Bible studies.

Currently, in school we are reading through the books of Acts. We read over the information on the sheet and looked up the scripture verses. We discussed some of the information from, “Claims to Fame” and “Important Points about the Book.” 

The kids read to themselves daily in the morning and at bedtime. My son has been reading the book of Romans in the evening. He is also preparing for his Bar Mitzvah in which his portion is in Genesis, Ezekiel, and Luke. He has read over the information in Books of the Bible At-a-Glance while preparing for his teaching.

My daughter is reading through II Samuel and just started I Kings in the evening. She likes to read other portions of the Bible that she adds on throughout the week in no particular area in the morning. She has probably used this in a broader format with her studies.

Overall, Books of the Bible At-a-Glance is a creative resource to use in your home or congregation. Most of the information is pretty common in the introduction of Bible books in your Bible. I have noticed that many newer Bibles aren’t putting this information in the front of each book anymore. 

Other Members of the Homeschool Review Crew are reviewing Books of the Bible At-a-Glance from Teach Sunday School. You can see the variety of ways they used this resource.