Doug Kroeker has spent most of his adult life teaching the Bible. His new book, A Walkthrough of the Bible, published by Writers of the West, distills that experience into a single volume that treats the Bible's sixty-six books as one continuous story rather than a collection of isolated texts. The book, released on July 4, 2026, is available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover formats.
The book is structured across eight chapters, beginning with the Bible's overall framework. Kroeker addresses how the library holds together, noting that more than forty authors wrote across roughly fifteen centuries. He also explains why the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament arrange the same material differently. From there, he moves through major biblical eras: Creation, the Patriarchs, the Exodus, the Conquest, the Kingdom, the Exile, and the return. The book examines the prophets' messages and audiences, shows how the four Gospels complement each other, and presents Paul's letters as pastoral responses to specific churches. Doctrinal topics such as sin, salvation, and the church's mission are woven into the same continuous arc.
Kroeker's motivation stems from a recognized gap. Many people familiar with church culture know individual stories or verses but struggle to connect them—for example, how Ruth relates to David or why Revelation ends in a garden as Genesis begins. "I wrote this book because I came to realize that understanding the Bible is not always as easy as those of us who grew up in the church might assume," Kroeker said. He added that not everyone has grown up in church and may lack the foundational knowledge that others take for granted. "When they hear a reference to the Exodus or Promised Land, they may have little idea where those events belong in the Bible or why they even matter," he said. "I wanted to write something that would help those who are new to the Bible and as an overview to those who are familiar with it."
Early praise highlights the book's approach. Sarah Davis, Lead Editor, called it "the whole Bible, finally standing as one story," noting that Kroeker "shows it's actually one story, with one grammar underneath it." Chad Malvo, Production Manager at Writers of the West, described it as "not a summary; a summit view," praising its refusal to flatten the material and its honesty about hard questions.
For business and technology leaders, the book's release underscores a broader trend: the demand for clear, accessible synthesis of complex information. Just as executives seek integrated views of data and strategy, Kroeker provides a unified narrative of a text that has shaped Western culture and law for millennia. The book is available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2GYWKVJ. Writers of the West, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices in Los Angeles and New York, has helped more than 2,500 authors bring their books to market. More information is available at https://writersofthewest.net.
Kroeker, based in Lincoln, Nebraska, came to faith as a young believer and turned to studying and teaching the Bible in his thirties. His goal is to reach people still seeking answers and to leave a legacy of faith for his children and grandchildren. A Walkthrough of the Bible is 222 pages and is available in English.
