Preaching in the New Testament: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Study (Biblia.com)

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Many Christians share the assumption that preaching the word of God is at the heart of God’s plans for the gospel in our age, that it is vital for the church’s health, and that it is the central task of the pastor-teacher. Many helpful books on preaching are available. The vast majority are concerned with “how-to,” but relatively few focus primarily on the character and theology of preaching...

We cannot hope to develop a complete understanding of the New Testament’s portrayal of preaching merely by studying the Greek vocabulary it uses in connection with the activity.1 The possible pitfalls of word studies are well known,2 and our aim here is not to construct a theological portrait of preaching based simply on a survey of relevant vocabulary. Nevertheless, it is equally true that an understanding of the key vocabulary and its

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