the Pastor’s Bible StudyVolume Two Mark, Second Samuel, The Ten Commandments, Great Texts of Cultural Diversity and Inclusion, Christianity and World Powera New Interpreter’s� Bible StudyDavid Albert Farmer, General EditorThe Pastor's Bible Study: Volume Two, A New Interpreter's Bible Study, is a focused preparation guide containing fifty Bible studies. The flexible structure of this resource is designed to meet the needs of pastors who lead Bible studies, whether the group meets for four weeks or an entire year. Following the tradition of THE NEW INTERPRETER’S BIBLE commentary series and The New Interpreter's Study Bible, The Pastor's Bible Study bridges biblical scholarship and practical reflections for your congregation's personal and inspirational experience. This resource is designed to be versatile, whether you prefer a canonical, lectionary, or thematic structure. It has been written by scholars and pastors to assist pastors and other church leaders in providing guidance and inspiration in the life and faith of contemporary Christian and interfaith communities.Content and Contributors:Introduction by David Albert Farmer, General Editor, Pastor of Silverside Church and adjunct professor of Humanities, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Delaware1. The Gospel of Mark by Mitzi Minor, Professor of New Testament, Memphis Theological Seminary, TN (Ph.D., New Testament) includes 15 lessons plus an introductory chapter.2. The Second Book of Samuel by E. Carson Brisson, Academic Dean, Associate Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament, Union Seminary/PSCE (Ph.D., Old Testament and Contemporary Theology, former missionary to Israel) includes 10 lessons with introductory chapter.3. The Ten Commandments by Tom McDaniel, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA (Ph.D., Old Testament) includes 12 lessons plus an introductory chapter. 4. The Great Texts of Cultural Diveristy and Inclusion by Mark Wilson, Assistant Professor of Congregational Leadership at the Pacific School of Religion, in Berkeley, California.(Ph.D. in Sociology, from the University of Michigan) ; a study in 8 lessons with an introduction.5. Faith and the Spirits of Politics by Tom Davis, Pastor, Hanover Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware (Ph.D., Ethics and Pastoral Care) contains 5 lessons plus an introductory chapter.Features include:• Teaching Tips: Guidelines that help leaders effectively communicate study content.• Reflections: Foster participation, generate group and individual study, and engage participants in the biblical text through the use of relevant questions for reflection.• Lectionary Loop: Identifies points where studies intersect with the Christian Year.• Study Notes: Text refers to The New Interpreter's Study Bible notes and excursuses, when applicable.• Sources: Complete information on important resources cited.• CD-ROM (Macintosh/PC compatible): Contains supplementary material, such as:— A video introduction from David Albert Farmer, General Editor— The full text of The Pastor's Bible Study, completely searchable by keyword— Outline of studies— PowerPoint� slides— Background graphics— Customizable supplementary material for handouts, plus screen and video projection.

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BA English, Mars Hill College 1975 MDiv Southeastern Seminary 1978 ThM Southeastern Seminary 1980 PhD Southern Seminary 1987 December (Historical Theology/New Testament Theology/Hebrew Language) Churches served: Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Cloverport, KY Pastor Turkey Branch Baptist Church, Halifax County, NC Pastor Corinth Baptist Church, Elizabeth City, NC Minister of Education

Dr. Mitzi Minor, a native Alabamian, was graduated from Auburn University, 1980, and attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, where she completed her M.Div. (1985) and Ph.D. in New Testament (1989). After several years in parish ministry (1985-90), she became Chaplain and Professor of Religion at Bethel College, the Cumberland Presbyterian (CP) college in McKenzie, TN (1990). She

With an academic background in philosophy and languages, Presbyterian Church (USA) Pastor Tom Davis had intended to become a college professor. But in 1970 a spiritual awakening in Vietnam changed his course. He earned a Ph.D. in Christian Social Ethics (University of Pittsburgh), and later an M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy (St. Thomas Unversity). Throughout nearly 30 years of ministry Tom has kept one hand in the local church, and one in academia. He has worked as a campus pastor, church pastor, pastoral psychotherapist, and seminary professor. He currently pastors the Hanover Street Presbyterian Church, a multicultural congregation in his home to

Rev. Dr. Doniel Mark Wilson of Oakland, California, was graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University, receiving a BA in Philosophy with a minor in German. He earned a Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1985, and a Ph.D. in Sociology, from the University of Michigan in 2000. The Rev. Wilson was ordained as a clergyperson in February 1987, under the dynamic ministry of Rev. Dr. Charles G. Adams and the Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. During his seven-year tenure in that congregation, Rev. Wilson's love and vision of ministry was nourished and greatly inspired.

Dr. Thomas F. McDaniel is the author of the Bible studies on the Ten Commandments. He earned a Ph.D. in Semitic Languages from Johns Hopkins Universiy and was for thirty-two years professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at The Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.Prior to that he was an associate professor at Kanto Gakuin University, Yokohama, and a visiting lecturer in Semitic languages at the Union Theological Seminary, Tokyo, and the Graduate Theological Division of the Aoyama University, Tokyo. As an ordained Baptist minister has served as pastor and as interim pastor of churches in Maryland and Pennsylvania. He is the author of Deborah Never Sang: A Philological Sudy of Judges 5 (Jerusalem: Makor, 1983). Other publications have appeared in Biblica and Vetus Testamentum. Currently, over fifty articles, as well as a second edition of his monograph on Judges 5, are available online at

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