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Faith Formation: Bible Study & Other Curricula

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Bible Study

          9781638787136: Beginner's Bible Study Guide: An Introduction to All 66 Books of the Bible     The Bible and Homosexuality for Progressive Christians     The Bible Book by DK     The Bible in the Ashes of Social Chaos     Levine Biblew&wojesus 3d          The Biblical World of Gender     Brave: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Grief, Mercy, Folly, Joy, Sex, and Redemption               Faithful and True | A Study Guide to the Book of Revelation (Carey)     Fat Church | Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation (Kidd)     Fierce: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom, Sex, and Salvation     Filled to Be Emptied     First Nations Version          Picture of The Four Gospels               The Good Book                    In the Way of the Story     Leaving Silence     Let There Be Light by Liana Finck     Listening to the Heart of Genesis     More Than a Womb               Post-Traumatic Jesus          Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but Not Literally     Cover for Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism     Returning from the Abyss          Second Thoughts about the Second Coming     Cover for The Sins of Scripture     Speak with the Earth and It Will Teach You | A Field Guide to the Bible (Cooperrider)     UnClobber, Expanded Edition with Study Guide     Upside-Down Apocalypse     We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People's Campaign     What Do We Do with the Bible?                              Words of Love     The World Wisdom Bible: A New Testament for a Global Spirituality - Kindle  edition by Shapiro, Rami. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @  Amazon.com.          

MennoMedia shares Laura Brenneman’s free downloadable Bible Study for Spring: Justice and the Prophets. While rooted in Holy Week and Easter, the themes of justice, reconciliation and resurrection are applicable all year.

In Our Library

Made in Her Image: Exploring New Perspectives in the Bible and Christian History Facilitator Guide and Participant Resource Book

Across the Threshold, Into the Questions by Caren Goldman, Ted Voorhees, Amy-Jill Levine (9780819222558) - PaperBack - Religion & Spirituality Christianity      Cover for A Brief Introduction to the New Testament               Faith Shift by Kathy Escobar     Cover Image     Finding Jesus, Discovering Self: Passages to Healing and Wholeness  -     By: Caren Goldman, William Dols     From Jesus to Christ     God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines     A Gospel of Hope               Book - Paperback     M20GS     25540140. sy475      Matthew for Everyone, Part 1: Chapters 1-15  -     By: N.T. Wright                    13529091     29452445. sy475      The Underground Church: Reclaiming the subversive way of Jesus - Kindle  edition by Meyers, Robin. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @  Amazon.com.

Other Curricula Lists

Sharon Ely Pearson offers this Planning Adult Christian Formation Programs outline, which includes:

  • Key Content areas for Faith-Building Adult Christian Education
  • Six “Types” of Adult Audiences
  • Ten Top Interests of Adults
  • Five elements of an effective educational process for adults
  • Three Steps to Better Adult Education
  • Categories for Adult Education during Adult Forums
  • More Topics
  • Yearly Study Planning Calendar

PCUSA Store - Home | FacebookPC(USA) Store offers their complete list of Bible Study Books.

Online Bibles & Search Engines

Free Bible Images, 'wants to help those teaching the Bible in all nations of the world in this visual age. All pictures are free for use in teaching and non-commercial streaming. We provide the pictures and you tell the story, with the Bible as your reference source'.

Multi-Media

The Bible and the English Major Podcast

The beauty in the Bible can be challenging to appreciate, and that's where I, an enthusiastic English Major, come in! Together we explore the dang good drama, bizarre ancient context, and creative artistry in the Bible.

If you're looking for a fresh take on stories you think you know or are curious about how Biblical authors used irony, symbolism, and humor to make a point, listen and follow The Bible and the English Major today!

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Water Is Life: Biblical Reflections

We know that Water is Life from almost every book of the Bible. Biblical scholar Diane Jacobson selected five different ways Scripture illuminates water as life and illustrates why and how the Bible encourages us to support remarkable work like that of Winona LaDuke, whose stories, lived experience, and current critical work shaped the 2022 Johnson Symposium.

Remind Me Again: Poems and Practices for Remembering Who We ArePoet, artist, and educator Joe Davis' Remind Me Again: Poems and Practices for Remembering Who We Are, is a collection of 41 poems that speak to our mind, body, and spirit, to our community, and to our purpose. Each poem includes a “Try This Practice” to help readers connect the themes to their everyday lives.

Coming Soon: Remind Me Again Facilitator Guide. 41 weeks of content based on all of the poems in Remind Me Again. This content is written by Rev. Jia Starr Brown. This content will help you have meaningful discussions about Joe’s poetry as well as help guide you to connect to your own community. This content is endlessly flexible and can be used as a 10-minute addition to a lesson or 41 weeks of hour-long sessions.

THIS LIVING THE KIN-DOM STUDY BY RIVA TABELISMA gives fresh eyes to the Lord's Prayer. Often learned by rote, the Lord's Prayer is a rich guide for how we can live out God's kin-dom in our lives. Tabelisma invites participants in this study to step away from our automatic recitation of the prayer and dive deep into the meaning of each line over the course of eight one-hour sessions. Each of the sessions examines a section of the Lord's Prayer from Matthew 6:9–13 as it is recorded in the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. 

Streaming/Online Videos or DVD

How We Got the New Testament
The basic question facing us as we look at the historical record is quite simple. Why does our Bible have a New Testament, comprised of only 27 books?
This course will help answer that and other questions such as:

  • Were the 27 books in our New Testament always considered special? If not, why did they end up in our Bible?
  • Were these the only books valued by the early church? If not, what happened to the rest?
  • How much of a role did the “real people” play in this process? 
  • Did our New Testament gradually emerge, or was it the result of 4th century decisions by bishops and emperors?
  • What role did technology play in the formation of our New Testament?
 

A Church Anew Bible Study on Genesis

A seven-episode video Bible study on Genesis with a written discussion guide; featuring Rev. Meta Herrick Carlson, Rev. Tyler Sit, Deacon David Rojas Martínez, Christine Belfrey, Rev. Jenny Sung, and Joe Davis.

shares online courses of varying length on every book of the Bible.

professors offer breadth and depth for Bible discussions in Enter the Bible.

AdobeStock_327540357.jpegCrystal Cheatam's Our Bible App is focused on Ditching Toxic Theology, and includes devotions and podcasts from emerging thinkers and leaders.