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K-12 Bible line with a teacher edition and worktext each year, moving from stories to doctrine and worldview.
Updated September 2026 · 9 sources
| Grades | K–12th |
|---|---|
| Tradition | Conservative fundamentalist / Baptist-leaning Protestant (older editions teach a pretribulation, premillennial view) |
| Translation | Not stated on product pages (many families pair it with KJV or ESV) |
| Approach | Teacher-led stories and discussion with a student worktext, tests and memory work; optional video lessons at some levels |
| Who teaches | The parent teaches from a scripted guide |
| Parent prep | Moderate (elementary teacher edition holds most of the story content, so you read and retell it; upper grades are more independent) |
| Screen time | Mostly offline (books and paper) |
| Video lessons | Available: online video lessons are sold for some levels, but print kits work on their own |
| Cost | $167: Bible 4 (Pathway of Promise) home school kit, teacher edition, student edition, activities book and assessments (list $185.26) (source) |
| Placement | Christianbook: BJU Press Bible by grade Pick the title for your child's grade; K5 is Exploring God's Word, Grade 4 is Pathway of Promise |
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See my matchParents like the colorful books, detailed teacher editions and steady variety of activities, and the newer editions are rewritten to ask students to think and apply, not just fill in blanks. The usual complaints are that elementary levels depend heavily on the teacher edition and parent storytelling, that it was written for classrooms, and that it takes a firm conservative stand on doctrine.
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BJU Press Bible is described as teacher-led stories and discussion with a student worktext, tests and memory work; optional video lessons at some levels. Parent prep: moderate (elementary teacher edition holds most of the story content, so you read and retell it; upper grades are more independent).
BJU Press Bible covers grades K–12th.
$167: Bible 4 (Pathway of Promise) home school kit, teacher edition, student edition, activities book and assessments (list $185.26). Prices were checked on publisher or retailer pages in September 2026; check current prices before buying.
Conservative fundamentalist / Baptist-leaning Protestant (older editions teach a pretribulation, premillennial view).
Not stated on product pages (many families pair it with KJV or ESV).
Partly. Families often combine children for read-alouds and discussion, with separate work by level.
Mostly offline (books and paper). The parent teaches from a scripted guide.
Yes. Christianbook: BJU Press Bible by grade. Pick the title for your child's grade; K5 is Exploring God's Word, Grade 4 is Pathway of Promise
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