Synopses & Reviews
Sidney Greidanus's previous two preaching books ? The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text and Preaching Christ from the Old Testament ? have received wide acclaim. Preaching Christ from Genesis offers more of Greidanus's solid, practical homiletical fare. Packed with unique features, Preaching Christ from Genesis uses the latest scholarly research to analyze twenty-three Genesis narratives presents the rhetorical structures and other literary features of each narrative discloses the message for Israel (theme) as well as the author?'s likely purpose (goal) explores various ways of preaching Christ from each narrative offers sermon exposition and commentary in oral style suggests relevant sermon forms, introductions, and applications Including helpful appendixes ? ?Ten Steps from Text to Sermon, ? ?An Expository Sermon Model, ? and three of the author's own Genesis sermons ? this volume will be an invaluable resource for preachers and Bible teachers.
Synopsis
Sidney Greidanus's previous two preaching books -- The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text andPreaching Christ from the Old Testament -- have received wide acclaim. Preaching Christ from Genesis offers more of Greidanus's solid, practical homiletical fare.
Packed with unique features, Preaching Christ from Genesis
- uses the latest scholarly research to analyze twenty-three Genesis narratives
- presents the rhetorical structures and other literary features of each narrative
- discloses the message for Israel (theme) as well as the author's likely purpose (goal)
- explores various ways of preaching Christ from each narrative
- offers sermon exposition and commentary in oral style
- suggests relevant sermon forms, introductions, and applications
Including helpful appendixes -- "Ten Steps from Text to Sermon," "An Expository Sermon Model," and three of the author's own Genesis sermons -- this volume will be an invaluable resource for preachers and Bible teachers.
Table of Contents
Issues in preaching Christ from Genesis -- God creates the universe : Genesis 1:1-2:3 -- Paradise lost : Genesis 2:4-3:24 -- Cain and Abel : Genesis 4:1-26 -- Noah and the Flood : Genesis 6:9-9:17 -- The Tower of Babel : Genesis 11:1-9 -- The call of Abram : Genesis 11:27-12:9 -- God's covenant with Abraham : Genesis 17:1-27 -- The birth of Isaac : Genesis 21:1-7 -- The call to sacrifice Isaac : Genesis 22:1-19 -- The burial of Sarah : Genesis 23:1-20 -- A bride for Isaac : Genesis 24:1-67 -- Jacob and Esau : Genesis 25:19-34 -- Jacob's deception of Isaac : Genesis 27:1-45 -- Jacob's dream at Bethel : Genesis 28:10-22 -- Jacob's marriage to Leah and Rachel : Genesis 29:1-35 -- Jacob's wrestling with God at Peniel : Genesis 32:22-32 -- Joseph's sale into slavery : Genesis 37:2-36 -- Judah and Tamar : Genesis 38:1-30 -- Joseph in Potiphar's house : Genesis 39:1-23 -- Joseph's rise to power in Egypt : Genesis 41:1-57 -- Joseph's testing of his brothers : Genesis 43:1-45:28 -- Jacob's move to Egypt : Genesis 46:1-47:31 -- Jacob's death and burial : Genesis 48:1-50:26 -- Appendixes. Ten steps from text to sermon -- An expository sermon model -- A sermon on the creation narrative : Genesis 1:1-2:3 -- A sermon on the Cain-Abel narrative : Genesis 4:1-26 -- A sermon on Abram's call to the land : Genesis 11:27-12:9.