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CM210 Preaching Biblical Narrative is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this course Dr. J. Kent Edwards helps you make the stories of the Bible come alive for your congregation. Most of the Bible is comprised of narrative—of stories about God working in and through people. These stories can be confusing and can be a challenge to communicate to a congregation from the pulpit. This course begins by explaining why it’s important to preach through the biblical...

But in narratives, truth is being communicated indirectly, often not directly; Implied but not necessarily stated; inferred but not underlined. You need to use a different skill set. You need to become an expert in literature in order to understand the literature of the Bible. E. J. Young was correct when he entitled his book Thy Word Is Truth—the Bible is truth. But the Bible is more than truth; it’s also ripping good literature. And all of us who want to exegete it must remember and respect its