Summer Lectionary Series 2020
The Festival Scrolls
hosted by BibleWorm
This summer series is being hosted by the BibleWorm podcast with Amy Robertson and Robert Williamson Jr. It can be done as a 10-week series, as in the schedule below, or adapted to the needs of the congregation (e.g., a 5-week series with one week on each book). The series draws on Williamson’s book The Forgotten Books of the Bible: Recovering the Five Scrolls for Today (Fortress Press, 2018), which you may find helpful for your preaching. There is also a free study guide to the book available for download, which might be useful for Sunday School or book club discussions.
Sunday |
Podcast Release |
Text & Themes |
June 7, 2020 |
June 1, 2020 |
Making Meaning in a Zero-Sum World Ecclesiastes 3:1-3 and 8:16-9:20
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June 14, 2020 |
June 8, 2020 |
Living in the Moment Ecclesiastes 1:4-11 and 3:1-11
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June 21, 2020 |
June 15, 2020 |
Lifting Up Theologies of Protest Lamentations 1:8-22 and 2:10-22
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June 28, 2020 |
June 22, 2020 |
Valuing Community over Theological Conformity Lamentations 3:1-3, 17-32 and 5:1-3, 18-22
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July 5, 2020 |
June 29, 2020 |
Celebrating Human Sexuality and Valuing Bodies Song of Songs 1:12-2:6 and 7:1-13
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July 12, 2020 |
July 6, 2020 |
Reading the Song as Solidarity and Allegory Song of Songs 5:2-9 and 8:5-10
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July 19, 2020 |
July 13, 2020 |
Welcoming Immigrants Ruth 2:1-20 and 4:9-17
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July 26, 2020 |
July 20, 2020 |
Creating Space for Cultural Diversity Ruth 1:14-18 and 3:1-15
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August 2, 2020 |
July 27, 2020 |
Protesting the Patriarchy Esther 1:1-22
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August 9, 2020 |
August 3, 2020 |
Subverting Ethnic Hatred Esther 3:1-11 and 7:1-10
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In the chart below, we list the Sundays for the 10-week series followed by the date of the podcast release (on the preceding Monday) along with the preaching text and major themes.