A free resource from Pathways Forward

Pathways Forward Bible

Free, map-based resources for families and churches: walk through the story of the Bible, learn what our neighbors of other faiths believe, and see how the history of the church unfolded across the map.

Narrated · About 55 minutes

Lands of the Bible

A narrated journey across the map, from the rivers of Eden to the ends of the earth.

  • Part One: the world of the Old Testament, from Abraham to the exile and return
  • Part Two: the four hundred years between the Testaments, from Alexander to Herod
  • Part Three: the world of the New Testament, from Bethlehem to the cross, the empty tomb, and Paul's journeys to Rome
Start the journey →
Eight faiths · Maps

How Christianity Compares

What other faiths believe, where they began, how they spread, and how they compare with the Christian faith.

  • Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
  • The Latter-day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Atheism and secular humanism
Explore the comparisons →
History · AD 610–1683

The Rise of Islam and the Crusades

How the Christian heartlands became Muslim, why the Crusades happened, and what Christians can learn from them.

  • The Arab conquests, from Arabia to Spain
  • The Crusades, from Clermont to the fall of Acre
  • Spain's Reconquista and the Ottoman advance to Vienna
Read the history →

Why we made this

When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son. These resources trace how God prepared the world for Jesus, follow the church through its history, and help families understand the beliefs of the people around them, so they can share their hope with gentleness and respect.

"Always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect." (1 Peter 3:15, ESV)