The Bible is a rich book full of sufficient depth of meaning and purpose to occupy for a lifetime the best of minds. It is also a book with a straightforward message that anyone of normal mental capacity can understand sufficiently for their own good. But here I address those who actually read it, and especially those who teach it to others. The Bible has one unified story that fits together beautifully when read as a whole, and is treated with due respect. It is not a disconnected collection from which one can cherry-pick favorite verses and thereby do justice to its contents. Each successive part of this grand narrative builds upon that which went before. The grand story of Jesus cannot be understood properly without seeing how his person, words and works build upon the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament). There are great rewards awaiting the person who will take the trouble to understand the Bible in its entirety. For teachers of the Bible this should be a minimum requirement. Today there are many helps toward this end. Let me recommend only one at this time: Recovering the Unity of the Bible by Walter C. Kaiser Jr. At only 250 pages this is a relatively small book given the enormity of the project. It is a worthwhile place to start for those who want to understand better the unified plan and purpose of the world’s greatest book.