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The Old Testament in Contemporary Preaching
The Old Testament in Contemporary Preaching Author:Walter C. Kaiser Jr. Back Cover: — Through this book preachers and teachers will feel compelled to develop vibrant, relevant messages from the Old Testament. They keynote is sound interpretation with practical and exciting applications. Pitfalls such as over-spiritualizing the text are avoided. — The author forcefully demonstrates how to preach with a contemporary imp... more »act from the Law of God, from the Old Testaments distinctive view of human history, from the pointed proclamations of the Hebrew prophets, and from the timeless insights of the Wisdom Literature. And the central theme of the Old Testament, that of promise, gives unity to it all.
Originally presented at Ontario Bible College, Toronto, these six chapters were delivered by Dr. Kaiser as part of the Elmore Harris Academic Lecture Series and since have been especially prepared for publication. The Old Testament in contemporary Preaching effectively proves that the church of the seventies must hear the ringing themes of the Old Testament.« less