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CHARA BIBLE STUDY GUIDE

How to Determine if a Passage is Literal or Figurative

Nov 5, 2025

Literal vs Figurative The Bible is the literal Word of God, yet it is written in diverse writing styles, including various figures of speech that are not always meant to be taken literally. This concept shouldn’t be new to us. We use this kind of language today. For...

New Podcast | Cultural vs Timeless

Oct 29, 2025

NEW PODCAST: How to Determine Cultural vs Timeless Bible Passages Ever wondered if a Bible verse applies to your life today or was meant for its ancient audience? Maybe you've asked yourself, “Well, that’s fine for them back in Biblical times, but does that really...

4 Questions to Determine Cultural vs Timeless

Oct 22, 2025

Cultural vs Timeless As you read the Bible, you may run across verses that make you wonder, “Well, that’s fine for them back in Biblical times, but does that really apply to me today?” And you’re not wrong to ask that question! Because the Bible was written thousands...

New Podcast | How to Leverage AI for Bible Study

Oct 15, 2025

NEW PODCAST: Leveraging AI For Bible Study Curious about how artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT can transform your Bible study? In this culturally relevant episode, The Chara Project team explores safe and effective ways to use artificial intelligence to...

8 Ways to Safely Use AI for Bible Study

Oct 8, 2025

8 Safe Ways to Use AI for Bible Study Our world is exploding with artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Grok, chatbots, and others. As these tools become more popular, they are increasingly being used to explore the Bible. But how do we study the Bible...

New Podcast | How We Got the Bible

Oct 1, 2025

Join the Chara Project team as they explore this topic and discuss how we got the Old Testament and New Testament, what’s not included in the Bible and why, and how we got our modern versions of the Bible today.

Layout of the Bible

Sep 24, 2025

Layout of the Bible Understanding the Bible can be daunting. We often look up books of the Bible from the Table of Contents, but may not understand how those books fit into the bigger story of the Bible. Well, this is the place for you! But what if you could get a...

New Podcast | What is the Bible?

Sep 17, 2025

Join the Chara Project team as they unpack the Bible’s purpose, its layout, and what story it tells. Along the way, the team will discuss how the Bible isn’t one book, but 66 books broken into two parts – the Old and New Testaments, and how it tells the story of God’s love for us.