{"product_id":"preaching-the-old-testament-a-lectionary-commentary-9780664262105","title":"Preaching the Old Testament: A Lectionary Commentary","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this third \u003cbr\u003eand concluding volume \u003cbr\u003eof their lectionary commentary \u003cbr\u003ecollection (\u003ci\u003ePreaching the Gospels \u003cbr\u003ewithout Blaming the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreaching the Letters without \u003cbr\u003eDismissing the Law\u003c\/i\u003e), Ronald Allen \u003cbr\u003eand Clark Williamson encourage the \u003cbr\u003echurch and its preachers to rediscover \u003cbr\u003ethe Old Testament as a vibrant \u003cbr\u003ewellspring of Christian faith and life. \u003cbr\u003ePreachers often neglect the Old \u003cbr\u003eTestament, misrepresent it, or regard \u003cbr\u003eits theological content as superseded \u003cbr\u003eby \u003cbr\u003eJesus and the New Testament, Allen \u003cbr\u003eand \u003cbr\u003eWilliamson claim. The authors help \u003cbr\u003epreachers avoid these traps by \u003cbr\u003eexplaining how a text was understood \u003cbr\u003ebefore the Common Era without any \u003cbr\u003ereference to Jesus or Christian \u003cbr\u003edoctrine, mentioning representative \u003cbr\u003eNew \u003cbr\u003eTestament passages or themes that \u003cbr\u003eare \u003cbr\u003einformed by the older material, and \u003cbr\u003ecommenting briefly on the relationship \u003cbr\u003ebetween the lections in those cases \u003cbr\u003ewhen \u003cbr\u003ereadings from the Old Testament are \u003cbr\u003epaired with readings from the New \u003cbr\u003eTestament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald J. Allen, Clark M. Williamson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westminster John Knox Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780664262105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen, Ronald J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRonald J. Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Preaching and New Testament at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the author of numerous books about preaching and about the New Testament, including \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Jesus for Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westminster John Knox Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40084000112755,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_37b8e5f9-207a-4650-bcca-1cbbb5bc637f.jpg?v=1652365683","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/preaching-the-old-testament-a-lectionary-commentary-9780664262105","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}