Guidelines May-August 2022: Bible study for today's ministry and mission

Guidelines May-August 2022: Bible study for today's ministry and mission

Edited by: Rachel Tranter and Olivia Warburton
£4.85
Guidelines is a unique Bible reading resource that offers four months of in-depth study, drawing on insights of current scholarship. Its intention is to enable all its readers to interpret and apply biblical text with confidence in today's world. Instead of dated daily readings, Guidelines provides weekly units, broken into six sections, plus an introduction and a final section of points for thought and prayer. 

The editor writes:

I begin with some personal news. When I took on the editing of Guidelines about three years ago, I was working a portfolio role and had easy capacity for this important work. A year ago, I was appointed full-time as tutor at Bristol Baptist College, and in addition, the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence, which I set up and direct, has really taken off. As a result, my capacity for other things is limited, and I have decided to step back from my role as commissioning editor of Guidelines.

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Title Guidelines May-August 2022: Bible study for today's ministry and mission
Edited by Rachel Tranter and Olivia Warburton
Description Guidelines is a unique Bible reading resource that offers four months of in-depth study, drawing on insights of current scholarship. Its intention is to enable all its readers to interpret and apply biblical text with confidence in today's world. Instead of dated daily readings, Guidelines provides weekly units, broken into six sections, plus an introduction and a final section of points for thought and prayer. 

The editor writes:

I begin with some personal news. When I took on the editing of Guidelines about three years ago, I was working a portfolio role and had easy capacity for this important work. A year ago, I was appointed full-time as tutor at Bristol Baptist College, and in addition, the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence, which I set up and direct, has really taken off. As a result, my capacity for other things is limited, and I have decided to step back from my role as commissioning editor of Guidelines.

I do this with reluctance and with sadness. I hugely appreciate the gifted, learned and dedicated people who contribute reflections week by week. It’s a privilege to have worked with them in producing the notes. I often think that writing and editing notes brings the greater blessing, but I do hope that the notes I have had a hand in shaping have been a blessing to you, our readers. I am delighted that Olivia Warburton and Rachel Tranter of BRF have agreed to take over the role that I am leaving. They’re both very experienced editors, and having worked with them for some time I know of their passion for seeing God’s word set free to challenge and inspire.

Speaking of challenging and inspiring, let me preview what we have on offer for you in this edition. I’m delighted to be able to introduce several new writers to you. I heard Gareth Black present on 1 Peter at a conference, and I was so impressed that I invited him to write some notes for us. I had the privilege of sharing the supervision of Ashley Hibbard’s PhD thesis on Genesis and Deuteronomy, and I’m delighted that she will be writing on the second half of Genesis for us. Isabelle Hamley has recently published a commentary on Judges, and I’m thrilled that she has written two weeks of notes on that book for us. I’d also like to introduce Freddy Hedley, of Westminster Theological Centre, who is writing on Pentecost. Finally, Methodist minister Russell Herbert, who has recently written a book on the subject, will be taking us through another of life’s milestones: middle age.

Of course we have some familiar faces as well. Steve Walton will be taking us on a deep dive into 1 Thessalonians, and Terry Griffith will be studying characters in the fourth gospel. Nigel Wright has two weeks of notes on Trinity, to coincide with Trinity Sunday, and Richard Briggs is leading us through the first part of Exodus.

I pray that these notes will be valuable to you, and that you will experience every joy as you continue to study God’s wonderful word.
Details
  • Product code: 9781800391222
  • Published: 10 March 2022
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • Dimensions: 120mm wide and 167mm high
Guidelines is a unique Bible reading resource that offers four months of in-depth study, drawing on insights of current scholarship. Its intention is to enable all its readers to interpret and apply biblical text with confidence in today's world. Instead of dated daily readings, Guidelines provides weekly units, broken into six sections, plus an introduction and a final section of points for thought and prayer. 

The editor writes:

I begin with some personal news. When I took on the editing of Guidelines about three years ago, I was working a portfolio role and had easy capacity for this important work. A year ago, I was appointed full-time as tutor at Bristol Baptist College, and in addition, the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence, which I set up and direct, has really taken off. As a result, my capacity for other things is limited, and I have decided to step back from my role as commissioning editor of Guidelines.

I do this with reluctance and with sadness. I hugely appreciate the gifted, learned and dedicated people who contribute reflections week by week. It’s a privilege to have worked with them in producing the notes. I often think that writing and editing notes brings the greater blessing, but I do hope that the notes I have had a hand in shaping have been a blessing to you, our readers. I am delighted that Olivia Warburton and Rachel Tranter of BRF have agreed to take over the role that I am leaving. They’re both very experienced editors, and having worked with them for some time I know of their passion for seeing God’s word set free to challenge and inspire.

Speaking of challenging and inspiring, let me preview what we have on offer for you in this edition. I’m delighted to be able to introduce several new writers to you. I heard Gareth Black present on 1 Peter at a conference, and I was so impressed that I invited him to write some notes for us. I had the privilege of sharing the supervision of Ashley Hibbard’s PhD thesis on Genesis and Deuteronomy, and I’m delighted that she will be writing on the second half of Genesis for us. Isabelle Hamley has recently published a commentary on Judges, and I’m thrilled that she has written two weeks of notes on that book for us. I’d also like to introduce Freddy Hedley, of Westminster Theological Centre, who is writing on Pentecost. Finally, Methodist minister Russell Herbert, who has recently written a book on the subject, will be taking us through another of life’s milestones: middle age.

Of course we have some familiar faces as well. Steve Walton will be taking us on a deep dive into 1 Thessalonians, and Terry Griffith will be studying characters in the fourth gospel. Nigel Wright has two weeks of notes on Trinity, to coincide with Trinity Sunday, and Richard Briggs is leading us through the first part of Exodus.

I pray that these notes will be valuable to you, and that you will experience every joy as you continue to study God’s wonderful word.