THE MODERN PREACHER AND THE ANCIENT TEXT
Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature
by
SIDNEY GREIDANUS
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.
Published 1988 by
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
2140 Oak Industrial Drive N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 /
P.O. Box 163, Cambridge CB3 9PU U.K.
All rights reserved
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Greidanus, Sidney, 1935–
The modern preacher and the ancient text: interpreting and
preaching biblical literature / by Sidney Greidanus.
p. cm.
Bibliography: p. 342
Includes indexes.
ISBN 978-0-8028-0360-3
1. Bible—Homiletical use. 2. Preaching. I. Title.
BS534.5.G74 1988
251—dc19
88-24046
CIP
Unless otherwise noted, biblical quotations are taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyrighted 1946, 1952, © 1971, 1973 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission.
The Category of Expository Preaching
The Necessity of Expository Preaching
Advantages of Expository Preaching
THE FORM OF BIBLICAL PREACHING
Biblical Forms and Hermeneutics
Classification of Biblical Forms
CHAPTER 2 HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS
THE HISTORICAL-CRITICAL METHOD
A HOLISTIC HISTORICAL-CRITICAL METHOD
Correlation in an Open Universe
CHAPTER 3 LITERARY INTERPRETATION
Contemporary Atomistic Approaches
Dimensions of a Holistic Alternative
METHODS OF LITERARY INTERPRETATION
HOLISTIC LITERARY INTERPRETATION
Interrelationship of Literary Methods
CHAPTER 4 HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
THE NEED FOR HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Kingdom History and Interpretation
CHAPTER 5 THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION
THE NATURE OF THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION
The Idea of Theological Interpretation
Reasons for Theological Interpretation
The Purpose of the Human Author
THE BIBLE’S THEOCENTRIC PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF PREACHERS TODAY
CHAPTER 6 TEXTUAL-THEMATIC PREACHING
The Necessity of a Preaching-Text
The Selection of a Preaching-Text
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About The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical LiteratureA 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 scholarly tools and focusing 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. |
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