TY - BOOK AU - Greidanus,Sidney TI - The modern preacher and the ancient text: interpreting and preaching biblical literature SN - 0802803601 AV - BS534.5 .G74 1988 U1 - 251 19 PY - 1988/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - Eerdmans & IVP KW - Bible KW - Homiletical use KW - Preaching N1 - Includes indexes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-364); Biblical preaching -- Historical foundations -- Literary interpretation -- Historical interpretation -- Theological interpretation -- Textual-thematic preaching -- The form of the sermon -- The relevance of the sermon -- Preaching Hebrew narratives -- Preaching prophetic literature -- Preaching the Gospels -- Preaching the Epistles N2 - 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. - Publisher ER -