Greetings --

For those interested in the replies I received (always plentiful, always
informative -- thanks!) regarding any Bible Studies based on Handel's
Messiah, here they are. Many people suggested the Kerygma and McCabe
resources. A couple people said that they didn't find the Kergyma study
worthwhile-- too shallow/etc. Others heartily recommended it. A few other
suggestions were given, as follows.

For those of us who wear many hats, including "Bible Study Leader," I hope
this helps!

Blessings,

Jennifer Anderson
Director of Music and Youth Ministries
Richfield United Methodist Church, Minnesota


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There is a Messiah Bible Study available from The Kerygma Program
. It is called "Hallelujah: The Bible and Handel's
Messiah" written by Carol Bechtel with musical commentary by Robert
Page.
Publisher: The Kerygma Program
Suite 205, 300 Mt. Lebanon Blvd
Pittsburg, PA 15234
Phone: (800) 537-9462
ISBN: 1-882236-24-6
Copyright: 1995

"Forty Days with the Messiah" (day by day reflections on the words of
Handel's oratorio) by David Winter, published by Abingdon Press, 1997.
ISBN 0-687-01179-5

"The Handel's Messiah Family Advent Reader" by Donna W. Payne and Fran
Lenzo, published by Moody Press, Chicago.

"Handel's Messiah: A Devotional Commentary"
Joseph McCabe
Westminster Press
ISBN 0-664-24192-1
1978 (paperback)
McCabe, a minister, offers insights/commentary on the various texts found in
Messiah.

"A Practical Guide for Performing, Teaching, and Singing
Messiah" by Leonard Van Camp. It is published by Roger Dean Publishing
Company. You might be able to order it through Lorenz Publishing Co.,
P.O. Box 802, Dayton, OH 45401-0802.

Scripture Memory Fellowship (scripturememory.com)
used to sell a book by N.A. Woychuk on Handel's Messiah, and the
scriptural applications to the music.