https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates Major updates to Orthodox Bible Study, newest first. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#lectionary-seasonal-fast-jump lectionary-seasonal-fast-jump Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Daily Readings now includes direct liturgical landmark navigation. Readers can jump immediately to major seasons and feasts—including Great Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Good Friday, Pascha, Pentecost, Nayrouz, and Nativity—with one-click quick jump pills or an organized season and feast selector covering all published years. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#deuteronomy-chapter-studies-refreshed deuteronomy-chapter-studies-refreshed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Read a refreshed Introduction and a separate study for each of Deuteronomy’s 34 chapters, with Scripture, patristic reflections, and guides to the book’s covenant setting. Earlier podcast recordings remain available; notices distinguish them from the revised study text. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#esdras-and-ezra-studies-refreshed esdras-and-ezra-studies-refreshed Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:59:00 GMT The 1 Esdras and Ezra studies have been revised with clearer Scripture connections, patristic reflections, and guidance for reading the accounts of return, rebuilding, and repentance. These are text updates, not newly recorded narration. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#holy-pascha-daytime-readings-restored holy-pascha-daytime-readings-restored Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Daily Readings now includes the missing Wednesday of Holy Pascha daytime readings for all five hours, while keeping the Eve readings separate. The Ninth and Eleventh Hour readings for Hosanna Sunday are also restored alongside the ordinary Palm Sunday services. Existing source and Psalm-numbering qualifications are preserved. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#exodus-revised-text-and-narration-clarity exodus-revised-text-and-narration-clarity Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Exodus library now publishes the latest revised study texts, with NKJV-first references alongside Brenton's Septuagint readings, checked worship sources, and consistent headings. Existing narration is kept, with a clear notice where it predates the revised text. The chapter index distinguishes 35 studies from the Introduction. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#reading-and-narration-companion-controls reading-and-narration-companion-controls Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Long pages without narration now offer a floating up-arrow button to jump to the top. The bottom companion on narrated studies also offers Jump to top. Narrated studies add a compact playback-speed menu and a 15-second rewind button, with seeking on desktop and a compact single row of controls on mobile. Controls are available before listening begins. The companion follows the site’s light and dark themes. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#restored-and-corrected-church-readings restored-and-corrected-church-readings Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:59:00 GMT Daily Readings and the Reverse Lectionary now include restored Great Lent Matins prophecies and source-backed corrections to selected Sunday, feast and special-service readings. Mesra 19 uses James 1:12–21. The complete Last Friday of Great Lent readings are preserved when it coincides with Annunciation. This is a bounded correction release, not a claim that every reading or Psalm numbering question has been resolved. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#responsive-layout-and-reading-experience responsive-layout-and-reading-experience Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Study and catalog pages now make better use of widescreen displays with an expanded 1080px reading layout, while sanctuary top banners preserve their full architectural arches. When listening to narration while reading, a docked companion player stays within reach as you scroll, and tablet and mobile readers gain a collapsible in-article outline for quick jumping. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#revised-old-testament-studies-and-genesis-audio revised-old-testament-studies-and-genesis-audio Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Recent revisions to Genesis, 1 Samuel and Judges are now available, along with an updated illustration in 2 Kings. The Genesis overview and Genesis 1 have new narration and matching follow-along transcripts. Other revised studies keep their existing audio, which may narrate earlier text until replacement recordings are ready. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#new-look-and-podcast-covers new-look-and-podcast-covers Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The site now carries the original Orthodox Bible Study logo: a parchment banner across the top by day, a charcoal one with the gold logo by night, and a maroon footer on every page. The browser tab shows the gold cross and book. Every podcast season cover now has the logo at the top, and the show's description lists all 81 seasons, one per book, each with a fixed season number. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#narration-speed-controls narration-speed-controls Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:59:00 GMT Every narrated study now has speed buttons under its audio player: 0.75×, 1×, 1.2×, 1.5×, 2×, and 3×. Beside them you can see how long the rest of the study takes at that speed. Your choice is remembered on every page, including the listening list on the home page. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#podcast-on-apple-podcasts-and-spotify podcast-on-apple-podcasts-and-spotify Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The narrated studies are now a podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, with each book of the Bible as its own season. Every narrated study page has links beside its audio player, and the new Podcast page gathers them in one place. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#revised-first-kings-studies revised-first-kings-studies Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 1 Kings studies now follow the passages more closely, with renewed attention to the Septuagint, worship, and spiritual application. Existing audio remains available but narrates the earlier text until new recordings are made. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#ephesians-audio-narration ephesians-audio-narration Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:59:00 GMT All 13 Ephesians studies and the book overview can now be listened to from their study pages and in the podcast feed. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#study-page-dates-corrected study-page-dates-corrected Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Study pages no longer show a creation date taken from the latest site build. When a lesson has an authored publication date, earlier draft edits no longer appear as an update after it was published. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#click-to-enlarge-images click-to-enlarge-images Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Teaching schematics, biblical maps, timeline charts, and historical illustrations across the site can now be clicked or tapped to open in a full-size popup viewer with a dimmed glass backdrop. Clicking anywhere or pressing Escape returns you directly to reading. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#galatians-complete-audio-narration galatians-complete-audio-narration Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:59:00 GMT Every Galatians study now has audio narration: the overview and all 16 chapter studies, about five hours in total, from Paul's warning against any other gospel through freedom in Christ and the fruit of the Spirit to boasting only in the Cross and the new creation. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#shelf-and-reading-buttons-consistent shelf-and-reading-buttons-consistent Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:58:00 GMT The Old Testament and New Testament buttons at the top of the Bible Studies shelves showed as plain underlined text next to a proper Deuterocanon button. They are all buttons now. The View full day button under today's readings on the homepage and the buttons on the page-not-found screen also match the rest of the site. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#2-corinthians-complete-audio-narration 2-corinthians-complete-audio-narration Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:57:00 GMT Every 2 Corinthians study now has audio narration: the overview and all 22 chapter studies, about six and a half hours in total, from the God of all comfort through grace made perfect in weakness to Paul's closing call to examine yourselves. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#daniel-additions-on-the-shelf daniel-additions-on-the-shelf Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:56:00 GMT The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children, Susanna, and Bel and the Dragon now appear on the Old Testament shelf with their own covers, right after Daniel, instead of being reachable only from Daniel's page. Deuterocanonical books are also easier to spot: their cards carry a red accent and a filled Deuterocanon label. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#missing-study-illustrations-restored missing-study-illustrations-restored Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Twenty maps, icons, and paintings were not loading on 18 pages, including the Nehemiah, Tobit, Esther, Malachi, Prayer of Manasseh, and Letter of Jeremiah studies and two Church Feasts lessons. They all display again. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#reading-journey-daily-readings-freeze-fix reading-journey-daily-readings-freeze-fix Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:59:00 GMT If you use My Journey, the homepage and Daily Readings page could stop responding on days when a reading linked to a narrated study. Both pages load normally again, and the Read, Saved, and Audio labels on reading links still appear. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#romans-and-1-corinthians-complete-audio-narration romans-and-1-corinthians-complete-audio-narration Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:58:00 GMT Every Romans and 1 Corinthians study now has audio narration: all 37 Romans studies (about 11 hours) and all 32 studies in 1 Corinthians (about 9 hours), from the call into fellowship with the Son through the victory over death. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#bible-studies-browsing-tree bible-studies-browsing-tree Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Bible Studies shelf, the Old and New Testament shelves, each book's page, and every chapter study now sit in a single tree, so the sidebar explorer, breadcrumbs, and pages all agree. Books are in canonical order everywhere, and each testament has its own shelf with cover art. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#jeremiah-complete-audio-narration jeremiah-complete-audio-narration Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:59:00 GMT All 32 Jeremiah studies now have audio narration, from the prophet's call through Jerusalem's fall and the hope of the new covenant. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#ezekiel-narration-restored ezekiel-narration-restored Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT All 31 Ezekiel studies now have verified audio narration, including a newly dramatized reading of the valley of dry bones in chapter 37. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#new-testament-scripture-poetry new-testament-scripture-poetry Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Seventy-three selected quotations and song segments across 41 studies now use aligned verse gutters and hanging wraps, without changing the Scripture text. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#tag-pages-h1-headings tag-pages-h1-headings Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every tag archive page renders a real heading instead of showing the raw URL slug as its only title. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#daily-readings-liturgical-context daily-readings-liturgical-context Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Daily Readings page now surfaces today's liturgical day and Synaxarium commemoration alongside the readings, backed by new calendar-accuracy checks. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#book-cover-artwork-complete book-cover-artwork-complete Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every book in the Bible study library now has approved, consistent cover artwork. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#philippians-chapter-study philippians-chapter-study Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new chapter-by-chapter Bible study for Philippians is live, with cover art and navigation. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#homepage-season-indicator homepage-season-indicator Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The homepage hero surfaces today's Coptic lectionary occasion, with streamlined Today's Readings and Browse the Books actions. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#isaiah-audio-narration isaiah-audio-narration Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:59:00 GMT The first ten Isaiah studies now have audio narration, almost four hours of listening, starting with the vision of sinful Judah. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#narration-coverage-page narration-coverage-page Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new Narration coverage page shows how much of the library has audio, grouped by Bible section with progress for each. Chapter cards on book pages now also mark which studies are narrated. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#printable-discussion-guide printable-discussion-guide Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Studies that include discussion questions or teaching notes now have a Print discussion guide button. It prints only the title, passage, lesson guide, questions, and teaching notes, ready for servants to use in class. Any other page also prints cleanly, without menus or the audio player. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#scripture-reference-links scripture-reference-links Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT References to other passages inside a study now link straight to the study for that chapter, so you can follow a cross-reference without searching. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#orthodox-resources-page orthodox-resources-page Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The new Resources page is a short, Coptic-first set of helps for reading Scripture, praying with the Church, and going deeper in the Orthodox faith. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#contact-page contact-page Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT One Contact page now handles joining The Lamp, sending feedback about the site, or asking a question. It works without JavaScript, and the footer links to it from every page. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#the-blessed-life-beatitudes-series the-blessed-life-beatitudes-series Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new ten-lesson series works through the Beatitudes, from the poor in spirit to those persecuted for righteousness, and asks what it means to be truly blessed. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#john-studies-with-audio john-studies-with-audio Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The opening studies in the Gospel of John, chapters 1 through 4, have been revised and now include audio narration. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#original-articles-added original-articles-added Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Standalone articles, including "Why does God allow evil?" and "Is the Bible a science book?", are now in the Lessons library. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#new-domain-orthodoxbiblestudy new-domain-orthodoxbiblestudy Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The site now lives at orthodoxbiblestudy.com. Old links and the podcast feed redirect automatically, so there is nothing to change. https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/updates#new-testament-verse-numbers new-testament-verse-numbers Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Scripture passages in New Testament studies now show verified verse numbers, so they are easier to follow and cite.