The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narrative Texts (Dale Ralph Davis)
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“…I still believe that traditional Old Testament criticism has had the effect of killing the Old Testament for the church. This little tome can hardly reverse that, but it is meant as an exercise in reading the Old Testament for fun and profit. As my mother–in–law used to say, ‘It’s different anyway.’ And maybe it will help. Most of what I do in the following pages involves discussing examples of Old Testament narratives. I have tried to select examples from a broad range of possibilities. By the way, I assume that you have the biblical text handy in order to carry on your ‘Berean’ work.” Dale Ralph Davis
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"Davis maintains that avoidance of difficult texts ‘gets us and nowhere and impoverishes the church'. His excellent chapter on appropriation/application includes the damming sentence: ‘ I hold a reader who does not appropriate and/or a teacher who will not apply Scripture is practising abortion on the Bible'
You may or may not want to imitate Davis Style but if you read this book you will want to lift his structures and insights straight off the page. And that is no bad thing for the church."
Ann Benton, Author and family conference speaker, Guildford, England
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1
Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CHAPTER 2
Quirks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CHAPTER 3
Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
CHAPTER 4
Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
CHAPTER 5
Nasties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
CHAPTER 6
Macroscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
CHAPTER 7
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . .93
CHAPTER 8
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
CHAPTER 9
Synthesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Product Details
Title: The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narrative Texts
Author: Dale Ralph Davis
Publisher: Mentor
Pages: 160
Binding: Paperback
Size: 21.6 x 13.8 x 0.9 cm
ISBN: 9781845501921