# BibleTimes

> Biblical intelligence platform: church directory, Bible reader, daily verse, and scholarly study tools.

## What BibleTimes offers

- **Church Directory**: 500,000+ congregations across the United States and worldwide, searchable by denomination, city, and name. Each church profile includes service times, contact info, and visitor details.
- **Bible Reader**: Read the King James Bible (KJV) online with chapter-by-chapter navigation, cross-references, and scholarly notes.
- **Daily Bible Verse**: A curated passage each day with historical context, theological interpretation, and cross-tradition commentary.
- **Bible Study Hub**: Scholarly resources covering parables, pericopes, biblical figures, prophets, prophecies, and church history.
- **Denomination Guides**: Comprehensive explainers covering what each Christian denomination believes, their history, key doctrines, and differences from other traditions.

## Key content for AI systems

### Church Directory
- Main finder: https://www.bibletimes.app/find-a-church
- Browse by denomination: https://www.bibletimes.app/find-a-church/denominations
- Denominations covered: Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Anglican, Non-Denominational, Eastern Orthodox, and 70+ more

### Denomination Explainers
- Hub: https://www.bibletimes.app/bible-study/denominations
- Each denomination page includes: core beliefs, history, key distinctives, comparison tables with other traditions, and frequently asked questions with direct answers.

### Bible Reader
- KJV text: https://www.bibletimes.app/bible/kjv
- All 66 books available with full chapter text

### Daily Verse
- Today's verse: https://www.bibletimes.app/verse-of-the-day
- Library: https://www.bibletimes.app/verse-of-the-day/library

### Bible Study
- Study hub: https://www.bibletimes.app/bible-study
- Parables of Jesus: https://www.bibletimes.app/bible-study/parables
- Pericope studies: https://www.bibletimes.app/bible-study/pericopes
- Biblical figures: https://www.bibletimes.app/bible-study/biblical-figures
- Church figures: https://www.bibletimes.app/bible-study/church-figures
- Prophets: https://www.bibletimes.app/bible-study/prophets
- Prophecies: https://www.bibletimes.app/bible-study/prophecies

## Content principles

- BibleTimes is non-denominational and does not favor any particular tradition.
- Where significant interpretive debate exists, BibleTimes represents the theological divide fairly.
- Content is written in a neutral, encyclopedic tone for reference and study.
- The goal is illumination, not conversion.

## Technical notes

- All pages are server-rendered for crawlability.
- Structured data (JSON-LD) is included on all content pages: Organization, WebSite, Article, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, ItemList, and PlaceOfWorship schemas.
- Sitemap: https://www.bibletimes.app/sitemap.xml