The Bible is an amazing collection of ancient literate, containing many different texts written over many years. It is full of wisdom and insight, and reading it can be life changing. However it is not straightforward to read, and this book aims to give you a few basic tools and concepts to help guide you through your own reading of this amazing text. Along with the other volumes in this series on the different parts of the Bible, this book aims to give you a usable, straightforward, and yet scholarly way into these sacred texts. 'Christianity for the confused' is a set of short introductions to Christian thought and beliefs, which aim to explain the basics of the Christian faith.