The Minor Prophets are not that Minor, just overlooked.
The Jerusalem Connection’s own Shelley Neese joins us to discuss her latest book released October 1, 2024. Bible Fiber: the 12 Minor Prophets. Based on an original series of 52 podcasts released in 2020-2021 to examine the often misunderstand (and neglected) prophets of the Hebrew Bible.
Shelley’s heartfelt and scholarly examination can only be described as a divine appointment with our lesser-known Biblical messengers. Converting the podcast series into a book was its own journey and now brings to the community the study of the 12 minor prophets in book format. Available in hardcopy or on Kindle via Amazon.com, you can find free study guides and notes at www.ShelleyNeese.com and www.TheJeruslamConnection.us. If you are a visual learner, auditory, a bit of a mix, or just a mess managing your Bible reading time, Shelley’s Bible Fiber now gives you the tools to explore a part of your Bible whose pages are likely stiff and unbent.
Join us here to see and hear Shelley’s contagious affection for and thirst to know the 12 minor prophets, and how this study can benefit us today. Each of the 12 are distinct personalities with distinct messages and styles—but always a consistent theme from an unchanging God. Shelley’s journey is no ordinary Bible study, Sunday school lesson, or sermon. Shelley connects the text to its immediate audience and opens to the door for readers to see how God’s messages are still valid in our own lives and our own circumstances. Shelley does the heavy lifting of sorting out the politics and culture of the day—all of which you will find surprisingly similar the issues confronting us in the 21st Century. Shelley’s story-telling and conversation style make these texts accessible and unintimidating. God’s timeless message of “return to me and I will return to you” during 400 years of prophetic messages is not lost on today’s reader if you take it one chapter at a time.
No better time to connect with the Jewish roots of our faith and learn of the messages God convey through his chosen vessels, and the humanity of each messenger and their circumstance in the quest to draw close to God. Through this study you will also find yourself learning more about the Jewish people and the nation of Israel. In a post-Oct. 7 world, the patterns of history are repeating with more clarify than every before. Find your own pathway through today’s chaos by examining the rich tapestry that is our Hebrew Scripture and how it points directly to the saving work of Jesus Christ.