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The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature
The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature
The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature
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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.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherEerdmans
Release dateJan 19, 1989
ISBN9781467419321
The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature
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Sidney Greidanus

Sidney Greidanus (PhD, Free University of Amsterdam) has taught at Calvin College, Calvin Theological Seminary, and The King’s College. Since his retirement from full-time teaching in 2004, he has devoted his time to writing commentaries specifically for preachers. He is the author of many books, including Sola Scriptura; Preaching Christ from the Old Testament; and The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text.

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