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Look at the Book

Short videos of eight to twelve minutes in which the camera stays on the biblical text while John Piper's pen underlines, circles and connects phrases, teaching viewers to read a passage closely for themselves. An ongoing series working through books and passages of Scripture.

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Why this is listed

The Desiring God Labs page describes Look at the Book as an ongoing series of 8 to 12 minute videos with the camera on the text, taught by John Piper, with the goal of helping viewers read God's word for themselves. Desiring God publishes all of it free online.

How to start

  1. Open desiringgod.org (opens an external site) and read what Desiring God says about itself before you read anything else.
  2. Confirm the cost and level fit: free, intermediate, over ongoing.
  3. Note the tradition — Reformed. It will shape what you are taught, and that is worth knowing going in.
  4. Put the first session in your calendar now. The gap between reading about study and doing it is a calendar entry.

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