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Delivering the Word - Preaching and Exegesis in the Western Christian Tradition (Hardcover, New)
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Delivering the Word - Preaching and Exegesis in the Western Christian Tradition (Hardcover, New)
Series: BibleWorld
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One of the most consistent features of Christian life has been the
extensive use of the biblical texts in sermons; to evangelise, to
educate, to edify, to exhort, and even to terrify those who heard
them. Yet, surprisingly little scholarly attention has focused on
the dynamics at work as these texts were taken by preachers and
transformed into the largely aural experience encountered by their
audience. Pre-formed and performed thus, scripture was communicated
and made relevant through the use of the sermonic form to audiences
inhabiting a broad range of socio-historical settings, including
those whose social status or illiteracy might otherwise have
completely precluded any access to biblical texts. In this volume,
case-studies of biblical reception within and through preaching
have been taken from two millennia of homilies, with each being
examined to see how the text-preacher-audience dynamic has
influenced the interpretation, understanding and impact of the
Bible. Examples include Paul, Origen, Chrysostom, Augustine,
Hildegard of Bingen, Jonathan Edwards, Samuel Taylor Coleridge,
Aimee Semple McPherson and Chris Brain.
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