Unlike most Twitter messages, which are written quickly, the tweets for this project took about 5 months for me to write.  I used several resources in my research and writing.  Consider this the bibliography for the project.

My personal Bible is an NIV.  It’s the version I feel most comfortable, just because it’s the one I’ve read and underlined and written notes in for so many years.

Every passage that I read, studied and re-wrote into John’s perspective was read first in the NIV.

The Message is such a fun version of the Bible to read.  It’s written in modern language, using the kind of phrasing we use when we talk with each other in everyday life.  Often, the passages jolt me out of half-hearted reading into real understanding of the Scripture.

While writing @john1Jesusloves, I had open The Message along with the NIV.  I went back and forth, reading and comparing the two versions.  It was a great way to really dig into the stories.

Halley’s Bible Handbook is a gem I found sitting on our bookshelves.  Writing this project would have been nearly impossible without this book, or a similar one.

One of the key elements in this book is a Harmony of the Gospels.  The Harmony chronologically lists the gospel stories, giving the Bible passages for each.  This chart enabled me to pull from all four gospels and give the story a good sequence.

There were a few times that I just wanted to see for myself what a word meant in the original language.  I’m not a scholar, but the Strong’s Concordance is easy to use.

John, 90 Days with the Beloved Disciple is the book I had just started when the idea for this project hit me and wouldn’t let go.  Although I didn’t use the book directly to research, I know that the insights I gained while reading and praying through it have permeated my writing.

BibleGateway.com was also helpful.