The Bible Project is a nonprofit animation studio that brings Scripture to life through creative, accessible videos and resources. The Bible Project helps people see the Bible as one unified story and makes study and understanding accessible for all.
The Bible Project is a nonprofit animation studio that produces videos and other resources to make the story of the Bible accessible online to everyone, everywhere. Its founders are two long-time friends and former Bible college roommates, Timothy Mackie and Jonathan Collins. They believe the Bible is one, unified story from start to finish that leads to Jesus.
Helping people understand the Bible is a noble endeavor. As a collection of books inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21), Scripture testifies to its wisdom (Psalm 119:105). God commanded His people to study and meditate on His law (Deuteronomy 6:7-9; Joshua 1:8), and using resources such as those produced by The Bible Project, can assist with that. The organization employs multiple artists, illustrators, designers, supporters, and prayer warriors, an example of using spiritual gifts that the apostle Paul indicated God gives to each of His children (1 Corinthians 12:4). All Christians are tasked with sharing the Gospel (Matthew 28:19-20), and The Bible Project’s work does that.
Extras can be great. Whether it’s a hot dog with “the works,” an extra cherry on the banana split, or a bonus in the Christmas pay—that bit more can make all the difference.
That’s what The Bible Project could be to believers’ Bible study—an extra but not a substitute. The Bible can be intimidating, and resources like those The Bible Project provides can help us to better understand the context of what we’re reading and offer some analysis for us to consider. The temptation, though, may be to consume the “extras” more so than the text itself. Regardless of how good the devotional, how effective the context video, how exciting the blog post—-nothing substitutes for actually reading the Bible.
Some people are concerned that The Bible Project’s creators have aberrant theology, specifically about the atonement and hell. Although at times they seem to deny that hell is a place of eternal suffering and emphasize other theories of the atonement, not substitutionary atonement, they seek to portray beliefs regarding these topics based on what the original audience would have understood. Still, The Bible Project’s mission is biblically sound, and on specific topics, we must evaluate what we see and hear with what the Bible actually says, even if hell and substitutionary atonement was revealed through progressive revelation, over time. Visit their website to check out their videos and other resources for yourself: https://thebibleproject.com.
Resources like The Bible Project are a great addition to personal or group Bible study. Still, we should never lose focus on the most important area of focus: the Bible itself.