by David Allen | Nov 19, 2019 | Bible, General, Preaching
This third and final post on preaching the Tower of Babel includes an exegetical outline of the text by Allen Ross and a suggested method of preaching Christ from the passage by Sydney Greidanus. VI. PREACHING GENESIS 11:1-9 A. Allen Ross’ Exegetical...
by David Allen | Nov 14, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References
IV. STRUCTURE AND OUTLINE 1. Literary Features: alliteration, paronomasia, inclusion, chiasmus, irony, sarcasm A. Gordon Wenham’s outline (Word Biblical Commentary): Introduction (1) Scene 1: Travels of...
by David Allen | Nov 12, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References
This is the first of a 3-part post on preaching The Tower of Babel passage in Genesis 11:1-9 I. SETTING WITHIN GENESIS 1-11: Concludes Genesis 1-11 as the 4th key event following Creation, Fall, Flood. Prepares way for the introduction of Abraham via Shem’s...
by David Allen | Oct 16, 2019 | Preaching, Sermons
Here is an outline of essential elements for good preaching from my perspective. Much more could be said about each of these elements. This is only a summary. 1. INTERPRETATION – What is the meaning of the text? Determining textual meaning is the essential first...
by David Allen | Sep 4, 2019 | Bible, Preaching, Sermons
The New Testament documents indicate exegesis was the primary method of doing theology in the early church. This is no more clearly evidenced than with the author of Hebrews. For him, Psalm 110:1, 4 serve as the “text” which he will, with the help of other Old...
by David Allen | Aug 28, 2019 | Featured, Preaching
A few years back, Abe Kuruvilla, Professor of Preaching at Dallas Theological Seminary, was kind enough to include me in his interview series “How I Preach” which appears on his website www.homiletix.com. Abe is a consummate homiletician and author of many books,...
