Welcome to the Blue Letter Bible Institute (BLBi)

We want to take this opportunity to welcome you to Study.Bible and to explain a bit of the vision for this website.

The Vision

Have you ever wanted to attend Bible college, but for various reasons were not able to do so? You wanted to study theology at a level that comes with a Bible college curriculum, but you did not want to enroll and take tests and write papers because you were not interested as much in the “paper degree” as in the opportunity for increased learning. Or, maybe you lived in an area that did not have a local Bible college, or your schedule would not permit attending such a course of study. We believed that there were many people in the Body of Christ that fit within those or similar situations.

With that in mind, Blue Letter Bible began developing the Blue Letter Bible Institute (BLBi). While in development BLBi was able to integrate certain aspects of the existing Net Bible Institute which was already in operation. We began a co-laboring effort with other ministries, teachers, and Bible colleges to provide courses online which are identical to courses being taught as part of Bible college curriculums, Bible conferences and seminars.

The Implementation

On February 24, 2003 the BLBi was launched (initially with the name Net Bible Institute). At inception we started with two courses, but the response was amazing. In 2006, The Net Bible Instituted was renamed The Blue Letter Bible Institute. Today we have over 110,000 students in the Institute from over 215 countries around the world.

In 2019, BLBi was completely redesigned and given a new home at Study.Bible. We continue our committment to increase the course offerings available. There are now over twenty self-paced courses available for study. It is truly a global classroom for the study of God’s Word, without the constraints of location, schedule or deadlines.

Course Catalog

There are currently over a twenty courses on Study.Bible in which you may enroll. The format of these courses are available in text, audio, and some even in video. You can view the text in html or pdf format. You can stream or download the mp3 version of each class. In some of our newer classes you can view the mp4 version.

IF you have internet access, please feel free to go to Study.Bible Course Catalog to view the new Course offerings.

The Cost

While there is no cost, contributions are appreciated and may be made on-line (if you have internet access) by

Or, by sending a check or money order payable to Blue Letter Bible to our mailing address:

Gifts are tax deductible in the United States. We thank you for your support.

The Church

We are not a substitute for the church. If you are able to attend a class at your local church, a Bible institute, Bible college, or some other type of Christian training center, then, by all means, do so. We are here to supplement the church. Many people are unable to attend Bible classes or Bible school. We hope to fill the need for those who want a thorough biblical education but cannot, for whatever reason, attend classes. We are presently working with churches and Bible colleges to incorporate BLBi’s course of study into their own program and their material into BLBi.

May God richly bless you as you study with us in the Blue Letter Bible Institute.