Greidanus, Sidney, 1935-

The modern preacher and the ancient text : interpreting and preaching biblical literature / by Sidney Greidanus. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans, 1988. - xvi, 374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-364).

Biblical preaching -- Historical foundations -- Literary interpretation -- Historical interpretation -- Theological interpretation -- Textual-thematic preaching -- The form of the sermon -- The relevance of the sermon -- Preaching Hebrew narratives -- Preaching prophetic literature -- Preaching the Gospels -- Preaching the Epistles.

A fusion of biblical hermeneutics and homiletics, this thorough and well-researched book offers a holistic contemporary approach to the interpretation and preaching of biblical texts, using all the scholarly tools available and focusing especially on literary features. Greidanus develops hermeneutical and homiletical principles and then applies them to four specific genres: Hebrew narratives, prophetic literature, the Gospels, and the Epistles. - Publisher.

0802803601 9780802803603 085111573X 9780851115733

88024046


Bible--Homiletical use.


Preaching.

BS534.5 / .G74 1988

251 / GRE