Finding Your Way Through the Bible
Like Duolingo, but for Finding Your Way Through the Bible. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android
Key ideas in Finding Your Way Through the Bible
- The first word identifies the specific book in the collection
- Original manuscripts were continuous text without modern navigation aids
- The number before the colon represents the larger chapter block
- Numbering creates a universal coordinate system for different translations and layouts
- The number after the colon identifies the specific sentence or line
- Decoding the components of a standard Bible reference
- The Bible is a collection of books that must be narrowed down first
- Chapters are subsets of books, and verses are subsets of chapters
- Understanding the practical purpose of the verse numbering system
- The hierarchy of information used to locate a specific passage
- Formal translations (word-for-word) stay close to the original Greek/Hebrew structure
- Functional translations (thought-for-thought) focus on readability in the target language
- Formal translations are better for technical study of grammar
- Functional translations are better for fast-paced devotional reading
- The difference between formal equivalence and functional paraphrase
- Choosing a Bible version based on a specific reading goal
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Finding Your Way Through the Bible the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
When you see a reference like 'John 3:16', what does that first word 'John' tell you?
Get it right to open this lesson and 25 more in the app.
Where Finding Your Way Through the Bible takes you
Stop feeling overwhelmed by this massive library of books. Learn how to find any story, understand the different styles of writing, and see how the big narrative fits together.
- 1
Start Reading Today
- How to Find Any Verse
- Picking a Version You Can Actually Read
- Where to Start Your First Reading
- Using Maps and Notes to Help You
- 2
Spotting the Different Styles
- Action-Packed History Stories
- Poetry and Songs of the Heart
- Wise Sayings for Daily Life
- Letters Written to Friends
- Visionary and Symbolic Writing
- The Laws and Rules
- 3
The Big Picture
- How the Two Main Parts Connect
- The Story of a People
- Who Put the Library Together?
3 sections · 13 units · 26 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Finding Your Way Through the Bible is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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