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Note: Starred works are by Quaker authors.
I. General
Achtemeier, Paul J. and Elizabeth. TO SAVE ALL PEOPLE: A STUDY OF THE RECORD OF REDEMPTIVE ACTS IN DEUTERONOMY AND MATTHEW. Boston, United Church Pr., 1967. 154p. Designed as a resource for group study of the concept of redemption. Italicized discussion questions incorporated in text.
Bible. Revised English. 1992. THE OXFORD STUDY BIBLE: REVISED ENGLISH BIBLE WITH THE APOCRYPHA. Ed. by M. Jack Suggs, Katherine Doob Sakenfeld, James Mueller. New York. Oxford Univ. Pr., 1992. 1597p. maps.
Bible. Today's English. Selections. 1980. CRY JUSTICE! THE BIBLE ON HUNGER AND POVERTY. Edited by Ronald J. Sider. New York, Paulist, 1980. 220p. A Bread for the World reader. Includes study guide.
*Chignell, Meg A. THE SPIRITUAL QUEST: SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR BIBLE STUDY WITH SENIIOR CHILDREN. London, Quaker Home Service, 1983. 113p. Background information, activities and discussion topics for age 10 and up.
Clapp, Steve and Mauck, Sue Ingels. THROUGH THE BIBLE I. Sidell IL, C-4 Resources, 1982. 138p. First of a projected 3 volumes of exercises designed to guide teens and young adults in exploring the Bible. Covers the Hexateuch, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Matthew, Mark, Romans, Philippians, Colossians, Timothy and Titus.
*FRIENDS FAMILIES. Edited by Harold Smuck. Richmond IN, 1991. (Friends United Meeting Quaker elective curriculum) 36p. 13 lessons on family issues and sexuality, with Biblereadings, Quaker quotes, and discussion questions.
Hiers, Richard H. READING THE BIBLE BOOK BY BOOK: an introductory study guide to the books of the Bible with apocrypha. Philadelphia, Fortress, 1988.
*IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: FAITH IN ACTION. Studies in preparation for the fifth World Conference of Friends. London, Friends World Committee for Consultation, 1990. 50p. Includes Bible studies by Friends of different nationalities and branches of Quakerism.
Mollenkott, Virginia Ramey. WOMEN, MEN AND THE BIBLE. Rev. ed.New York, Crossroad, 1988. 163p. Includes study guide.
Purdy, Alexander. THE WAY OF CHRIST: STUDIES: STUDIES IN DISCIPLESHIP. Woman’s Press, 1918. 116p.
*Reichardt, Dorothy. FINDING OUR WAY IN THE BIBLE. Phila., PYM Religious Education Comm., 1986. Curriculum designed to provide both orientation to the Bible for discussion groups and help with relating it to our own spiritual journeys.
Sider, Ronald J., ed. CRY JUSTICE! THE BIBLE ON HUNGER AND POVERTY. New York, Paulist, 1980. 220p. (A Bread for the World reader) Selections from the Today's English Version, with study guide.
*SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS IN THE BIBLE, a series of 8 lessons for adults to review the lives of various Biblical characters and to explore what meaning they have for us. Edited by Kay MacInnes, Marjorie Barnard and Barbara Henderson. Philadelphia, PYM Religious Education Committee, 1987.
*Taylor, Cynthia B. HEARING WITH NEW EARS: AN ADULT BIBLE STUDY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LIBERATION THEOLOGY. Philadelphia, Friends General Conference, 1986. 22p. Outline for a 13- to 16-week course.
II. Old Testament
Anderson, Bernhard W. OUT OF THE DEPTHS: THE PSALMS SPEAK FOR US TODAY. Philadelphia, Westminster, 1974. 198p. Study guide using form criticism.
*Bailey, Moses. THE PROPHETIC WORD, ANCIENT AND MODERN. Philadelphia, Friends General Conference, 1968. 109p. Study guide on the Old Testament prophets for Quakers.
Buswell, Sara. THE CHALLENGE OF OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN; A GUIDE FOR BIBLE STUDY GROUPS. Grand Rapids, Baker, 1986-7. 2v. Fresh and surprising Evangelical look at a variety of Old Testament women, with good study questions.
*Chignell, Meg A. FIRST THINGS, A STUDY OF GENESIS I. London, Edward Arnold, 1984. 88p. High-school text with questions, activities, discussion topics.
Clapp, Steve. WHO’S IN? WHO’S OUT? A LOOK AT JONAH AND RUTH. Brethren Press, 1995. 32p. Explores racial prejudice in the Bible.
Creager, Alfred L. OLD TESTAMENT HERITAGE. Philadelphia, United Church Pr., 1962. 111p. Includes discussion questions.
*Farr, Elizabeth. GENESIS FOR YOUNG SEEKERS. Philadelphia, FGC, n.d. 108p. For high-school age.
*Forbush, Bliss. WITH CYMBALS AND HARP: A STUDY OF THE BOOK OF PSALMS. Philadelphia, Friends General Conference, 1940. 251p. Each chapter forcuses on one or more psalms. with questions for group discussion or individual reflection.
Gordon, Dane R. THE OLD TESTAMENT: A BEGINNING SURVEY. Englewood Cliffs NJ, Prentice-Hall, 1985. 303p. College course with historical focus. Discussion questions.
Gregory, Sadie. A NEW DIMENSION IN OLD TESTAMENT STUDY. A course guide to the study of selections from the Old Testament for individuals and groups. San Francisco, Guild for Psychological Studies, 1980. 103p.
Mackey, Virginia. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: TOWARD NONVIOLENCE. A discussion paper on crime and justice. Louisville, Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program, 1990. 76p. Curriculum for church groups using Habakkuk as a framework.
Middleton, Carl L. and Craig, Robert P. TEACHING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TODAY. Mystic CT, Twenty-Third Pubs., 1977. 218p. Catholic perspective. Includes suggested activites for primary, intermediate, secondary and adult levels.
III. New Testament
*Bray, Bruce. ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS. Adult elective curriculum, Friends United Meeting. Richmond IN, Friends United Press, 1988. 36p. 13-week study of John's gospel, focusing on the people Jesus meets. Each lesson includes "guided discovery" questions and Quaker quotes.
*Chignell, Meg. WHAT MANNER OF MAN? An open-ended text book on the synoptic gospels. London, Edward Arnold, 1979. 204p. High-school text includes commentary on Mark and on selected passages from Matthew and Luke, with discussion questions and exercises scattered throughout.
*Edwards-DeLancey, Patricia, ed. CHRIST IS.... A STUDY OF THE OFFICES OF CHRIST. Richmond IN, Friends United Pr., 1988. 52p. Lessons by various authors include notes for the teacher, Bible readings with explanatory material, quotes from early Friends, and discussion questions.
Elliott, Willis E. and Wetsel, Willard W. THE PASTORAL LETTERS. A guide for adult group study of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. Boston, United Church Pr., 1964. 156p.
Estes, Duane J. THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS; A SEARCH. Nyack NY, Council for Religion in Independent Schools, 1980. 60p. High-school course focusing on the gospels.
*Fager, Charles. THREE QUAKER BIBLE STUDIES. Falls Church VA, Kimo Pr., 1979. 36p. Covers the gospels of Mark and John and Paul's first letter to the Corinthians.
*Forbush, Bliss. A STUDY OF THE GOSPEL OF MARK. Philadelphia, Friends General Conference, 1958. 89p. Each chapter includes topics for discussion and study.
*Forbush, Bliss. A STUDY OF THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF PAUL Philadelphia, Friends General Conference, 1961. 105p. Each chapter has study/discussion topics.
Gettys, Joseph M. HOW TO STUDY JOHN. Richmond VA, John Knox Pr., 1960. 153p.
Goodspeed, Edgar J. PAUL: AN OUTLINE BIBLE-STUDY COURSE. Hyde Park, Chicago, American Institute of Sacred Literture, 1922. 72p. Uses Paul's life as a framework.
Hargreaves, John. A GUIDE TO ST. MARK’S GOSPEL. Valley Forge, Judson Pr., 1965. "Study suggestions": p. 283-305.
Jackson, Neta. A NEW WAY TO LIVE: A BIBLE STUDY OF CHRISTIAN RELATIONSHIPS. Scottdale PA, Herald, 1983. 110p. Self-help study of the New Testament on living with others.
Kraybill, Donald B. THE UPSIDE-DOWN KINGDOM.. Scottdale PA, Herald Press, 1978. 327p. A Mennonite sociologist places Jesus' life and teachings in the social context of his time and suggests modern parallels. With discussion questions.
*Living Light Magazine, v.1, no.2, Dec. 1975 — Feb. 1976. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW. Richmond IN, 1975. 2v. Curriculum for teens or adults. Includes teacher's and student's books.
Miller, John W. STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE PARABLES: a beginner's guide to the modern study of the stories irJesus told, their meaning in his time and ours. New York, Paulist, 1981. 162p. Parables grouped by lesson they are meant to teach. Discussion questions aimed at searching one's own experience. Includes annotated bibliography.
Morrison, Mary. APPROACHING THE GOSPELS TOGETHER. A leader's guide for group gospel study. Wallingford PA, Pendle Hill, 1986. 160p. Keyed to H. B. Sharman's Records of the life of Jesus and B. H. Throckmorton's Gospel parallels.
Palmer, Earl F. SALVATION BY SURPRISE; STUDIES IN THE BOOK OF ROMANS. Waco Tx, Word, 1975. 198p. Includes study-discussion guide.
*Paton, Katherine. THE MESSAGE OF JESUS IN THE PARABLES. Philadelphia, Friends General Conference, 1957. 84p. Consists mainly of study questions on individual parables. Includes introductory material, notes and references.
*Purdy, Alexander C. THE GOSPEL AND LETTERS OF JOHN. Philadelphia, Friends Central Bureau, 1946. 37p. Each chapter includes notes and "topics to consider."
*Purdy, Alexander C. THE WAY OF CHRIST: STUDIES IN DISCIPLESHIP. NewYork, Womans Pr., 1918. 116p. Old but surprisingly fresh Quaker curriculum on the meaning of citizenship in the Dominion of God.
*Russell, Elbert. THE MESSAGE OF THE FOURTH GOSPEL. Nashville, Cokesbury, 1932. 200p. An old work with thought-provoking and very Quakerly study questions.
Smart, James. DOORWAY TO A NEW AGE: STUDY OF PAUL’S LETTER TOT EH ROMANS. Philadelphia, Westminster, 1975. 196p. "Questions for study": pp. 189-96.
*Swayne, Amelia. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. Philadephia, Friends General Conference, 1959. 62p. With discussion questions.
*Thomas, Anne. LET US SEE WHAT LOVE CAN DO: A BIBLE STUDY BASED ON ROMANS 12. Canadian Quaker Pamphlet 23. Argenta BC, Argenta Friends Pr., 1986. 51p. Considers the chapter verse by verse, with queries for self-examination.
Throckmorton, Burton Hamilton. ADOPTED IN LOVE: CONTEMPORARY STUDIES IN ROMANS. New York, Seabury/Crossroads, 1977. 110p. Good, searching discussion questions.
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