How we write the notes.
Written and reviewed by AJ Reyes. Reviewed October 21, 2026.
The short version
- The notes are written from a Protestant, Reformed Christian perspective.
- Every quotation is from the Berean Standard Bible, which is in the public domain.
- Each book was researched from named study Bibles and commentaries, and each page lists its sources.
- All 1,189 chapters and 66 books were read and signed off by AJ Reyes on October 21, 2026.
Where we stand
TheoMaps reads the Bible as one story with Christ at its centre, the way the Reformers did. We hold that Scripture is God’s word and is clear on what it teaches, that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, and that the Old Testament points ahead to Him. When a note draws a line from a chapter to Christ, it does so because the New Testament draws that line, or because the chapter sits on a road the New Testament walks.
Saying where we stand is part of being honest about a study note. You will read the Bible with Christians from other traditions, and we want you to know what shaped what you are reading.
The Bible text
Every chapter page shows the full chapter in the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), with its own section headings. The BSB was dedicated to the public domain in 2023, so anyone may read, quote and share it freely. Words of Jesus are set in red, and each verse has its own address, such as theomaps.com/bible/john/3#v16, so you can point a friend to it.
How a note is made
Each of the 66 books has its own research packet: what the book says, how it is built, where each chapter sits, and how it points to Christ, drawn from sources we name. Each book’s notes were then checked against those sources, and where they disagreed we went back to the text.
The sources we lean on most are:
- The Reformation Study Bible, edited by R. C. Sproul
- The Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible, edited by Joel R. Beeke
- John Gill’s Exposition of the Old and New Testaments
- The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689)
- The Gospel Coalition Bible Commentary, book by book
- Thomas L. Constable’s Notes on the Bible
- John Calvin’s commentaries, John Owen on Hebrews, and J. Alec Motyer on Isaiah
Every chapter page lists the sources behind its notes, under the byline.
A note says what the passage says in plain words and keeps to it. Where a note goes further, such as a type, a promise kept, or a thread through the Bible, it names the verses that join the two ends, so you can check it yourself.
Where Christians differ
Some questions divide faithful readers, such as the days of creation, the thousand years of Revelation 20, or who “all Israel” is in Romans 11. Where they do, the notes set out the main views, then say which one TheoMaps takes and why, or say plainly that it leaves the question open.
Corrections
If a summary, place or line to Christ looks wrong to you, write to support@theomaps.com with the book and chapter. We read every one, check it against the text and our sources, and put right what is wrong. A changed note shows its new review date.