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Preaching : New Testament

An overview of resources on preaching at Yale Library.

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Biblical Studies

Early Christianity and Patristics

New Testament Studies

Preaching the New Testament

Interpreting Difficult Texts: Anti-Judaism and Christian Preaching by Clark M. Williamson; Ronald J. Allen Shows how to identify anti-Judaism in the Bible, in worship, and in preaching, and how to avoid it.
Preaching in the New Creation: The Promise of New Testament Apocalyptic Texts by David Schnasa Jacobsen Helps preachers move past the barriers of preaching apocalyptic texts with clear step by step directions and insightful analysis, showing how to move from text to sermon for the apocalyptic texts included in the lectionary.
What's Good about This News?: Preaching From the Gospels and Galatians by David L. Bartlett Explores how to reconcile the biblical text's message to our contemporary context and a particular congregation's character and need.

Preaching the Gospels

Preaching Mark by Bonnie Bowman Thurston Examines the major literary units of Mark's Gospel with an eye toward helping the pastor in sermon preparation.
Preaching Mark in Two Voices by Brian K. Blount; Gary W. Charles Draws parallels between Mark's message and two social contexts: the African American church's heritage of slavery and well-educated white suburbanites.
Preaching the Gospel of John: Proclaiming the Living Word by Lamar Williamson Blends the best of biblical scholarship and a close reading of the Fourth Gospel to meet the practical needs of weekly preaching.
Preaching the Gospel of Luke: Proclaiming God's Royal Rule by Keith F. Nickle Blending the latest in Lukan scholarship with the practical needs of the weekly preacher, it provides clear, interesting, and instructive comments on every passage in Luke, and adds several specific preaching suggestions for each text.
Preaching the Gospel of Mark: Proclaiming the Power of God (Online) by Dawn Ottoni Wilhelm Combines biblical scholarship with a close reading of the Gospel text to meet the needs of preachers today.
Preaching the Gospel of Matthew: Proclaiming God's Presence by Stanley P. Saunders Works through every passage of Matthew's Gospel with exegetical insight and a keen sensitivity to the demands of preaching.
Reading the Parables by Richard Lischer Provides an expert guide to Jesus' parables and proposes an important distinction between reading and interpreting the parables.
Speaking Parables: A Homiletic Guide by David Buttrick Provides an introduction to the parables with a discussion of particular homiletical issues preachers face in interpreting parables.
The Scandal of the Gospel: Preaching and the Grotesque by Charles L. Campbell Examines the theological, homiletical, and social implications of a grotesque gospel for contemporary preachers.
The Word Disclosed: Preaching the Gospel of John by Gail R. O'Day Invites preachers to preserve the unique voice of Johannine texts by defying the traditional tendency to reduce a scripture passage to a central point, and even to abandon such a reductionist approach to biblical texts in general.

Preaching Books of the New Testament

Preaching Paul by Brad R. Braxton Offers the reader tools with which to wrestle more effectively with the complex, yet essential, message of Paul.
Preaching Romans: Four Perspectives by Scot McKnight Provides four interpretive approaches to Paul and Romans.