Start with the text
Every explanation is anchored to a specific chapter and verse so readers always know where the discussion applies.
Clarity for readers behind the walls
Open the text.
Follow the evidence.
Open Scroll Project is developing accessible, carefully researched reading companions for incarcerated learners with limited study resources.
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Our mission
To help incarcerated readers understand important texts through clear structure, direct cross-references, responsible scholarship, and honest explanation—without replacing the source text or demanding a denominational conclusion.
Why it matters
Good information should not depend on freedom, income, or access to a library.
People in correctional facilities may have a conventional English Bible but few reliable tools for understanding language, history, translation, context, and related passages. We are building clear, approachable resources for readers across a wide range of reading abilities and Bible experience, allowing each person to examine the evidence at a comfortable pace.
Our approach
Designed for understanding, not sermonizing.
Show the connections
Direct cross-references help readers compare Scripture with Scripture using the Bible already available to them.
Invite participation
Plain-language explanations and thoughtful prompts encourage personal reflection, inmate correspondence, and voluntary group discussion—not passive acceptance of someone else’s conclusions.
First initiative
A Bible cross-reference and reading companion
Our first project begins with Genesis and is being developed chapter by chapter. It is a reading companion—not a Bible replacement, a sermon collection, or a reproduction of another ministry’s material. Facts, history, inferences, and disputed interpretations are identified honestly rather than blended together.
Correctional institutions, chaplains, prison ministries, and educational partners interested in future resources or pilot participation are invited to contact inquiry@openscrollproject.org.