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We Proclaim the Word of Life: Preaching the New Testament Today is unavailable, but you can change that!

Whatever we know about the New Testament, and however much we have studied it, it only has real value as its truths are proclaimed so that our lives are transformed, as God himself speaks and acts. The New Testament writers were very interested in conveying their message persuasively, and this volume addresses the question of how we should preach from the New Testament in a way that is faithful...

Thirdly, despite our common practice of reading Paul’s letters in bite-sized portions, Paul’s letters were intended to be read aloud in one sitting (although the evidence suggests Paul’s letters were several times longer than the typical Hellenistic letter). When studying Paul’s letters in one’s private study, one should therefore bear in mind how they would originally have been heard. In the light of these general remarks about letter writing in the ancient
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