Next week our Quest Bible Study at Simpsonville Baptist Church begins a new quarter of Bible studies. Our class uses Lifeway's Explore the Bible curriculum which essentially goes through the entire Bible in eight year cycles. This quarter, which focuses on selected Minor Prophets of the Old Testament, will complete a cycle. A new cycle will begin in the Fall with studies in the Gospel of Matthew.

Below is our schedule for the summer:

UNIT 1: KNOW GOD
June 3	Appropriate God's Mercy (Joel 1:1 - 3:21)
June 10	Accept God's Lordship (Obad 1-21)
June 17	Affirm God's Justice (Nah 1:1 - 3:19)
June 24	Await God's Timing (Hab 1:1 - 3:19)
UNIT 2: DO WHAT GOD EXPECTS
July 1	Humility (Zeph 1:1 - 3:20)
July 8	Commitment (Hag 1:1 - 2:23)
July 15	Repentance (Zech 1:1 - 3:10)
July 22	Dependence (Zech 4:1 - 6:15)
July 29	Integrity (Zech 7:1 - 8:23)
August 5	Joy (Zech 9:1 - 14:21)
UNIT 3: HONOR GOD
August 12	Love Wholeheartedly (Mal 1:1 - 4:6)
August 19	Live Honorably (Mal 2:1-16)
August 26	Worship Appropriately (Mal 2:17 - 4:6)

By the way, anyone else teaching this series may be interested to know that CBD is running an incredible deal on Thomas E. McKomiskey's three-volume series on the Minor Prophets. These books are harder to find separately, and the set lists for $150. CBD is selling them for $59.99. Here is the description for the series from the CBD page:

Although often overshadowed by the angst of their major counterparts, the Minor Prophets are a vital part of Scripture providing beauty, pathos, humility, and questioning. Based on the NRSV, this authoritative series features nine of the finest evangelical Old Testament scholars, insightful exposition, and meticulous exegesis of the Hebrew text. Each chapter is prefaced by an insightful introduction and provides meticulous exegesis of the Hebrew text. This commentary is a useful tool for both scholars and laypeople.

I've had volume one for a while. Yesterday, I began looking for the best price on vols. 2 & 3. However, this price at CBD is cheaper for the set than what I would pay for vols. 2 & 3 separately. I've got the set on order and I'll sell my duplicate copy of vol. 1 once the others arrive. Here is a list of contributors for this series:

VOLUME 1
Hosea: Thomas McComiskey
Joel: Raymond Dillard
Amos: Jeffrey Niehaus

VOLUME 2
Obadiah: Jeffrey Niehaus
Jonah: Joyce Baldwin
Micah: Bruce Waltke
Nahum: Tremper Longman III
Habakkuk: F. F. Bruce

VOLUME 3:
Zephaniah: J. Alec Motyer
Haggai: J. Alec Motyer
Zechariah: Thomas McComiskey
Malachi: Douglas Stuart

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