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Where it came from, whether it is reliable, and how to read it well.
Anyone who owns a Bible and has never been told how it got there.
You will know the languages, the canon, the manuscripts, the translation history, and which version to use for what.
The nature, structure, origin and authority of Scripture — what the Bible claims about itself, how it is put together, and why those claims hold up under scrutiny.
How the canon was actually formed, what was excluded and on what grounds, and why the "Constantine chose the books" story fails on the documentary evidence.
Why each part of the Bible was written in its language, what is lost in translation, and the handful of words worth knowing to read Scripture better.
What manuscript variants actually are, why 400,000 of them is a good sign rather than a bad one, and how scholars decide what the original said.
How the Bible travelled from Jerusalem to Alexandria to Rome to England, the theological battles fought over it, and the people who died to make it available.
What the deuterocanonical books are, why Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants differ, and how to discuss it without misrepresenting anyone.
The spectrum from word-for-word to thought-for-thought, an honest assessment of the major English versions, and how to choose for study, for reading and for giving away.
A practical method for reading Scripture well — context, genre, the questions to ask of any passage, and how to avoid the mistakes that make the Bible confusing or dangerous.