Author Description

Sidney Greidanus's previous two preaching books -- <br/> <i>The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text</i> and<br/> <i>Preaching Christ from the Old Testament</i> -- have received wide acclaim. <br/> <i>Preaching Christ from Genesis</i> offers more of Greidanus's solid, practical homiletical fare.<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> Packed with unique features, <br/> <i>Preaching Christ from Genesis</i><br/> <ul><br/> <li>uses the latest scholarly research to analyze twenty-three Genesis narratives</li><br/> <li>presents the rhetorical structures and other literary features of each narrative</li><br/> <li>discloses the message for Israel (theme) as well as the author's likely purpose (goal)</li><br/> <li>explores various ways of preaching Christ from each narrative</li><br/> <li>offers sermon exposition and commentary in oral style</li><br/> <li>suggests relevant sermon forms, introductions, and applications<br/> <br/><br/> 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.</li><br/> </ul>