New Testament Exposition: From Text to Sermon - Hardcover

Liefeld, Walter L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0310459109 ISBN 13: 9780310459101

Publisher: Zondervan, 1984

Synopsis

This book explores how to balance exegesis and homiletics in sermon preparation as it shows how to accurately interpret a passage in its context, practically apply it to the listeners, and carefully structure it into a sermon. Indexed.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Expository preaching is an elusive ideal. Many preachers aspire to it, few are acknowledged masters. For most a gap exists between the sermon that addresses the needs of the hearers and one that methodically plumbs the depths of Scripture. New Testament Exposition is written to bridge this gap and bring together the disciplines of preaching and exegesis. In this book Liefeld addresses the three main concerns of expository preaching: What is the text saying? How can its message be communicated in ways that are appropriate to the passage, the seeing, and the goals of the sermon? How can the message meet the real needs of the congregation in a way that is consistent with the purpose and function of the text? This book demonstrates how these concerns can be brought together in a sermon, and it is this thoughtful, practical approach that makes the book so valuable to preachers and seminarians. The book is divided into three parts. Part I explores the characteristics of expository preaching. Part II deals with preparing the text and addresses such areas as practical exegesis, exegetical outlines, narratives and compositional patterns, semantic patterns, and underlying assumptions of the text. Part III discusses application of the text by asking, What is the function of the text? What are the needs of the congregation? How can one preach to inner heart needs as well as to the external circumstances facing the congregation? New Testament Exposition is not vague theory, nor is it esoteric study beyond the grasp and time of the busy pastor. Throughout the book Dr. Liefeld reflects his experience in the classroom and pulpit, and his concerns as scholar and pastor are clearly seen in the final chapters of this volume. Chapter 9 examines preaching from difficult texts: How might one handle parables, miracle stories, obscure passages, culturally related texts? The final chapter provides a demonstration of all that is discussed throughout the book by walking the road through the actual preparation for a sermon.

About the Author

Walter L. Liefield es profesor emerito distinguido de Nuevo Testamento en la Escuela Evangelica de Divinidades Trinity, y es el autor del libro sobre Lucas en la serie Expositor s Bible Commentary. Entro a formar parte de la facultad en 1963 y continuo trabajando en el TEDS durante treinta y un anos. El Dr. Liefeld tambien ha sido pastor o pastor interino en diversas iglesias de Nueva York y de Illinolis. Mas recientemente fue el pastor principal de Christ Church Lake Forest, en Illinois. Tanto el Dr. Liefeld como su esposa Olive han estado personalmente activos en la labor misionera en diversas partes del mundo.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0310459109
• ISBN 13: 9780310459101
• Binding: Hardcover