Institute Old Testament Study Resource
Scripture Helps in Gospel Library offers historical, cultural, linguistic and doctrinal insights that help readers better understand the Old Testament.© 2025 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.Church members are already seeing its value. “Scripture Helps makes the scriptures accessible,” said Onalee Estrada of South Jordan, Utah. “For me, it takes the fear out of trying to understand the Old Testament.”
Logan Barney of Meridian, Idaho, said, “As someone who loves history, it’s nice to find out more easily the background and historical significance of some of my favorite scriptures.”
Each chapter of Scripture Helps aligns with the 2026 “Come, Follow Me” curriculum for the Old Testament, making it easy for readers to find explanations and prophetic commentary that relate directly to what they are studying. Links to Scripture Helps appear in the “Come, Follow Me” manual as well as in the “Related Content” section of the scriptures in Gospel Library.
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Old Testamant Institute
A redesigned Old Testament course aligns with the 2026 curriculum and invites students to study in Christ-centered, learner-focused, and scripture-based ways.In addition to assisting Church members in their personal gospel study, Scripture Helps also plays a role in helping young adults prepare for a newly updated Old Testament Institute course.
Kittel Kittelsen, a religious educator for Seminaries and Institutes of Religion in Oslo, Norway, has already noticed the impact Scripture Helps can have. He observed that Scripture Helps assists in unlocking his students’ potential to become learners “who not only read the scriptures, but who are drawn to study them; who ask inspired questions and find inspired answers; and who come to know Jesus Christ and His glorious gospel more fully.”
This resource, along with other curriculum updates, reflect the Church’s ongoing effort to make scripture study clearer, more accessible, and more spiritually enriching for individuals and families around the world. Members and friends everywhere are invited to explore questions and discover meaningful answers using Scripture Helps.
Old Testament Institute
A young adult studies the Old Testament.Young adults looking to understand the scriptures more deeply are encouraged to enroll in institute courses supported by Scripture Helps and the fully revised, “Come, Follow Me” -– aligned Old Testament course, where they can also gather with peers and grow closer to Jesus Christ. This redesigned course aligns with the 2026 curriculum and invites students to study in Christ-centered, learner-focused and scripture-based ways during a milestone centennial year and a period of remarkable growth for Institutes of Religion.
