Preaching the New Testament as rhetoric: the promise of rhetorical criticism for expository preaching
Since the rise of the "New Homiletic" a generation ago, it has been recognized that sermons not only say something to listeners, they also do something. A truly expository sermon will seek not merely to say what the biblical text said, but also to do what the biblical text did in the lives...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado em: |
Eugene, Oregon
Wipf & Stock
[2014]
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| Em: | Ano: 2014 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | Australian College of Theology monograph series Bible and languages
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Bibel. Neues Testament
/ Homilética
/ Retórica
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| Classificações IxTheo: | RA Teologia prática RE Homilética |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Publicação universitária
B Preaching B Bible. New Testament Homiletical use |
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| Resumo: | Since the rise of the "New Homiletic" a generation ago, it has been recognized that sermons not only say something to listeners, they also do something. A truly expository sermon will seek not merely to say what the biblical text said, but also to do what the biblical text did in the lives of its original audience. In Preaching the New Testament as Rhetoric, MacBride looks how at the discipline of rhetorical criticism can help preachers discern the function of a New Testament text in its original setting as a means of crafting a sermon that can function similarly in contemporary contexts. Focusing on the letters of Paul, he shows how understanding them in light of Greco-Roman speech conventions can suggest ways by which preachers can communicate not just the content of the letters, but also their function. In this way, the power of the text itself can be harnessed, leading to sermons that inform and, most importantly, transform |
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| Descrição do item: | Version of author's thesis from 2012 published as a book; unclear if text differs from original thesis manuscript "A thesis submitted to the Australian College of Theology in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Theology." Series statement from cover Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 1625649959 |