The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature

A 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 all the scholarly tools available and focusing especially 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.

Author: Sidney Greidanus
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 01/19/1989
Pages: 390
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.06w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780802803603
Award: Preaching Book of the Year - Winner

About the Author
Greidanus, Sidney: - Sidney Greidanus is professor emeritus of preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary and the author of several books, including The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text, Preaching Christ from the Old Testament, Preaching Christ from Genesis, Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes, Preaching Christ from Daniel, and Preaching Christ from Psalms.