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Theology and Religious Studies. Children's Bibles and Reference. Robinson Professor of Preaching and Ministry Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Editor, Preaching the Old Testament "One of the great needs of preaching in our day is to let the biblical text speak with its own voice, rather than trying to stuff it into a predictable, pre-digested package.
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Learn how your comment data is processed. This book will help you say what the text says, and do what the text does! Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email required Address never made public. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Working through the lens of letting the text guide the sermon, Arthurs keeps the biblical witness at the forefront of the process, encouraging the preacher to focus on the integrity of the text while seeking creative ways to pres This may have just become my new "go-to" book for expository preaching!
Working through the lens of letting the text guide the sermon, Arthurs keeps the biblical witness at the forefront of the process, encouraging the preacher to focus on the integrity of the text while seeking creative ways to present the engaging message of Scripture. His "Try This" section in each genre chapter is well worth the purchase. Of particular note, Arthurs effective treats both Psalms and Wisdom Literature with good accuracy.
These genres are generally treated poorly in most introductions to expository preaching see, sadly, Christopher Wright's treatment in How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth. Arthurs, however, embraces the poetic and hymnic qualities in a professional manner, which should help preachers overcome the general abhorrence towards preaching these beautiful texts.
I do, however, have a couple of critiques of the book that should be noted. First, his insistence on there being no one single sermon form becomes problematic. While I do agree with this stance, the issues is that there is also no guidance on how preachers should consider developing sermons from the various biblical genres. I appreciate the ardent insistence on not choosing a "cookie-cutter" form.
Yet, some guidance such as those proposed by Tom Long in his modern classic Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible or the lesser known Homiletical Handbook by Donald Hamilton would have been helpful. Second, he completely ignores the prophetic genre, lumping it, rather, in with the apocalyptic genre, to some degree. Personally, this is a huge shortcoming of the book. Especially for someone who is trained in rhetoric as Arthurs is, I would have expected such a treatment. Nov 07, Wayne Presnell rated it really liked it.
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Excellent work on the subject of preaching. This book causes you to take a good look at the genre you are preaching. Not every type of literature in the Bible should be preached in the same way. I particularly liked his comparison of approaching the book of Revelation like an "illiterate with a crossword puzzle. Jeffrey Arthurs is the associate professor of communication and preaching and at the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. His four-degree background in Bible and speech from Bob Jones University, theology at Western Seminary, and Doctorate of Communication at Perdue give him excellent credentials to write his book, Preaching with Variety: It is the sixth volume in Kregel's Preaching With series.
Called to preach at age sixteen, Arthurs has a pass Jeffrey Arthurs is the associate professor of communication and preaching and at the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Called to preach at age sixteen, Arthurs has a passion for verbally communicating the Gospel—in Western cultures and in global places, such as the Pacific Rim of Southeast Asia.
And I also wonder about what sort of variety is in mind. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Jacob Sweeney rated it it was amazing Nov 04, Jul 22, Jimmy added it. Caleb Davis rated it liked it Jul 04,
He is actively involved in the pulpit ministry of his home church, as well as leadership in other local ministries and national societies. Summary Preaching with Variety is a useful book that not only teaches theology and church doctrine, but equips pastors and lay leaders to respect the divine authority of the Word of God as a creative and complex collection of literary genres. Arthurs teaches how to appropriately respect these six forms of Biblical literature: Critical Evaluation The introductory chapter combines the author's creativity in organization with helpful applications.
For instance, Arthurs lists and summarizes his "9. In addition to learning from his expounding upon these presuppositions, it is hard to escape the parallel to Martin Luther's 95 Theses. Arthurs could have used ten theses, but this is much more creative and intellectually stimulating. Arthurs does a good job of setting up his readers for hearing his arguments for preaching with variety.
In chapter two, he writes about the issue of authority. The problem today, he says, is that, "listeners tend to locate authority in personal experience" rather than in a more objective authority, such as the written Word of God. He mentions a strength of this view and then several weaknesses. His list of weaknesses make sense mainly that "authority becomes overly subjective" ; however, I believe he could have addressed more of the strengths. Let me be clear, that I do not agree with a communal definition of truth. I believe real truth comes from the Bible.
However, when confronting an audience that is vested more in advice from their community members than the written Word of God, I would have stated more than one strength for communal wisdom.
This shows the reader a broader understanding of their perspective than they might think a conservative author would fathom. For instance, the Bible does give a limited amount of authority to other Christians, as in, "admonish one another" Romans Or submission to the governing authorities mentioned in Romans Of course, these teachings are all rooted in Scripture, which is not subjective, and further makes Arthurs' point.
Arthurs makes a great argument about the poetic genre of biblical text in this same chapter. He says, "we must ask how the poem means as well as what the poem means. Lewis, who agree that the Bible must be read as literature.
I think they are absolutely correct. The Bible is not written as a textbook. It is not that scientific scientific being a man-made term, with a man-made definition. God's Word is certainly ahead of science, and has qualities that can be scientifically observed; however, it is not a science book explaining the inner workings of God. He must remain a mystery to human intellect.