PREACH THE WORD

Essays on Expository Preaching: In Honor of R. Kent Hughes

Leland Ryken and Todd Wilson, Editors

CROSSWAY BOOKS

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Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching: In Honor of R. Kent Hughes

Copyright © 2007 by Leland Ryken and Todd A. Wilson

Published by Crossway Books

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First printing 2007

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Preach the Word: essays on expository preaching in honor of R. Kent Hughes / Leland Ryken and Todd Wilson, editors.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-58134-926-9 (hc)

1. Preaching. I. Hughes, R. Kent. II. Ryken, Leland. III. Wilson, Todd A., 1976– IV. Title.

BV4211.3.P725 2007

251—dc22

2007016848

For Kent and Barbara Hughes

Contents

Contributors

List of Illustrations

Introduction, Todd A. Wilson

Part 1: Interpretive Principles and Practices

1. The Hermeneutical Distinctives of Expository Preaching, David Jackman

2. Written for Our Example: Preaching Old Testament Narratives, Paul House

3. The Bible as Literature and Expository Preaching, Leland Ryken

4. Right and Wrong Interpretation of the Bible: Some Suggestions for Pastors and Bible Teachers, Wayne Grudem

5. Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: A Study Method for Faithful Preaching, John MacArthur

Part 2: Biblical and Historical Paradigms

6. Paul’s Paradigm for Preachers, Bruce Winter

7. Swallowing ...