Come Worldbuild With Me Part 1: Creating a Bible for My Fantasy World

Jun 20, 2025    Caleb Ward

Welcome to my new worldbuilding series! As a Christian fantasy author, I'm taking you behind the scenes as I create an entirely new fantasy world called Petrus - complete with its own Bible based on first-century Judeo-Christian theology.


In this series, I'll be combining my love for history, theology, and fantasy writing to create something I haven't seen done before: a fully immersive fantasy world with the same God and moral code as our Bible, but with completely different historical events and scriptures.


Join me as I share writing advice, theological insights, and invite you to help shape this world!


TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Introduction: New Worldbuilding Series

0:24 - What is Worldbuilding?

2:12 - Two Approaches: CS Lewis vs Tolkien

3:53 - Writing What Interests You

5:33 - My Love for History & Theology

6:42 - Christian Fantasy Challenges

8:03 - Creating a Fantasy Bible

9:18 - Faith Rooted in History

10:21 - The World of Petrus

11:54 - Integrating Hebrew & Greek Concepts

12:25 - Combining Biblical Stories

13:42 - Epic 12-16 Book Series

14:06 - Your Input Needed!


QUESTIONS FOR YOU:


What should I call the Bible for this world? (Currently "Petrus Bible")

Should the creation story mirror Genesis or be different?

What aspects of worldbuilding interest you most?


MY BOOKS:

Check out my Creativity Stone series and stay tuned for updates on the Petrus world series!


CONNECT WITH ME:

[calebwardauthor.com]