LibGuides: MIN3042/3 Preparing and Preaching Bible Messages: eBooks

eBooks

According to plan: the unfolding revelation of God in the Bible / by Graeme Goldsworthy An introductory text enormously useful for understanding how the Bible fits together as the unfolding story of God's plan for salvation.
The art of preaching / by Charles Reynolds Brown A series of lectures with practical suggestions as to the art of preaching.
Exorcising Preaching : Crafting Intellectually Honest Worship. / by Nathan C. Walker. "Exorcising Preaching delivers an urgent call to expel unhealthy practices from sermons, liberating the preacher and the people. Nathan C. Walker reflects on ways to replace harmful habits with healing disciplines that reawaken the craft of preaching."
Galatians, Ephesians (Beacon Bible Expositions) / by Willard H. Taylor. One volume in a 12-volume devotional resource on the New Testament designed to provide a systematic Bible study aid for individuals, teachers, and pastors. Includes complete KJV text.
History of Preaching. / by O. C. Edwards (History of Preaching, volume 2) "A History of Preaching brings together narrative history and primary sources to provide the most comprehensive guide available to the story of the church's ministry of proclamation. Bringing together an impressive array of familiar and lesser-known figures, Edwards paints a detailed, compelling picture of what it has meant to preach the gospel."
History of Preaching / by O. C. Edwards. (History of Preaching, volume 1) " Volume 1 contains Edwards's magisterial retelling of the story of Christian preaching's development from its Hellenistic and Jewish roots in the New Testament, through the late-twentieth century's discontent with outdated forms and emphasis on new modes of preaching such as narrative."
Improving Preaching by Listening to Listeners : Sunday Service Preaching in the Malagasy Lutheran Church./ by Hans Austnaberg. "‘Improving Preaching by Listening to Listeners: Sunday Service Preaching in the Malagasy Lutheran Church'explores the reaction of the congregation to Sunday preaching. Preaching has been a significant activity since the founding of the Lutheran Church."
John Hick's pluralist philosophy of world religions / Paul R. Eddy
Minor prophets II / by John Goldingay and Pamela J. Scalise
The mission of preaching : equipping the community for faithful witness / by Patrick W. T. Johnson Develops the first missional homiletic, a model for preaching determined by the missionary encounter between the gospel and Western culture. Argues that preaching is a major form of the church's witness to Jesus Christ, equipping the congregation for its witness to the world.
Old Testament ethics for the people of God / by Christopher J. H. Wright Examines a theological, social, and economic framework for Old Testament ethics, exploring themes in relation to contemporary issues: economics, the land and the poor, politics and a world of nations, law and justice, society and culture, and the way of the individual.
Pentecostals doing church : an eclectic and global approach / by Mathew S. Clark
Preparing to preach / by David Riddle Breed
Satan in the Bible, God's minister of justice / by Henry Ansgar Kelly
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government, charged with monitoring the human race. In effect, he is God's Minister of Justice, bent on exposing sin and vice, especially in virtuous-seeming persons like Job and Jesus. He fills the roles of investigator, tempter (that is, tester), accuser, prosecutor, and punisher, but also obstructer, preventer of vice, and rehabilitator. He is much feared and despised, accused of underhanded and immoral tactics. His removal from office is promised and his eventual punishment hoped for. The later misreading of Satan as radically depraved transformed Christianity into a highly dualistic religion, with an ongoing contest between good and evil. Seeing Satan in his true nature, as a cynical and sinister celestial bureaucrat, will help to remedy this distorted view.
Sermon Workbook : Exercises in the Art and Craft of Preaching. / by Leonora Tubbs Tisdale and Thomas H. Troeger. "Both experienced and novice preachers need a new approach for sermon development skill-building. A Sermon Workbook offers a unique and flexible resource that is instantly accessible and useful for anyone tasked with the proclamation of the Word. "
Telling the Whole Story : Reading and Preaching Old Testament Stories. / by John C..Holbert "Telling the Whole Story is both a book about preaching and reading the narratives of the Hebrew Bible." " In this volume he combines his two skills of careful narrative reading and imaginative story preaching to offer the first comprehensive look at this particular kind of sermon proclamation. "
Theology made practical : new studies on John Calvin and his legacy / by Joel R. Beeke, David W. Hall, Michael A. G. Haykin
What's the Shape of Narrative Preaching? : Essays in Honor of Eugene L. Lowry. / by Eugene L. Lowry, David J. Schlafer and Mike Graves. " What exactly is narrative preaching? What does it mean to be a narrative preacher? Is narrative preaching at odds with exposition? What are the biblical precedents for such an approach? What kinds of theology undergird narrative theory? What is the role of narrative preaching in a time of rampant biblical illiteracy? How does narrative preaching help to shape congregational life?"

Commentaries

Basic Christian leadership: biblical models of church, gospel and ministry / by John R. W. Stott Rejects popular models of leadership and holds up instead the servant leadership exemplified by Paul in his ministry to the church in Corinth. Reassures us that God is at work even in the midst of human weakness.
Bible Commentaries (StudyLight) This collection of over 100 older Bible commentaries includes those used by scholars over the years.

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Free Bible Commentary / by Dr. Bob Utley Commentaries of books of the Bible, available in other languages.
Galatians (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) / by Douglas J. Moo A highly regarded New Testament scholar offers a substantive evangelical commentary on Galatians in the award-winning Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series.
Genesis: an introduction and commentary (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) / by Andrew Steinmann and Tremper Longman III In this Tyndale Commentary, Andrew Steinmann offers a thorough exegetical commentary on Genesis, including a reconstructed timeline of events from Abraham's life through to the death of Joseph.
International Critical Commentary/Critical and Exegetical Commentary This is the first editions of a scholarly commentary.
The Bible knowledge commentary: major prophets / by John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck In this highly respected commentary, Dallas Theological Seminary scholars explore the historical and cultural background of the prophets, the literary devices they used, and what these books teach us about God's call to us to follow Him today.
The Gospel of John / by Craig S. Keener Keener's commentary thoroughly explores the Jewish and Greco-Roman settings of John, paying special attention to the social-historical and rhetorical features of the Gospel.

Expository (Preaching aids) Commentaries and Word Studies

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture / by Andrew MacClaren, 1826-1910. The author was "... for almost sixty-five years a minister, entirely devoted to his calling. He lived more than almost any of the great preachers of his time between his study, his pulpit, his pen. He subdued action to thought, thought to utterance and utterance to the Gospel. His life was his ministry; his ministry was his life."
Biblical Illustrator / edited by Joseph S. Exell "Most of the content of this commentary is illustrative in nature, and includes from hundreds of famous authors of the day such as Dwight L. Moody, Charles Spurgeon, J. C. Ryle, Charles Hodge, Alexander MacLaren, Adam Clark, Matthew Henry, and many more. "
Expositor's Bible Commentary / by Sir William Robertson Nicoll CH, October 10, 1851 - May 4, 1923 The author is known for his comments based upon the text of the Greek New Testament.
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts / by Sir William Robertson Nicoll CH, October 10, 1851 - May 4, 1923 "Among [the author's] other enterprises were The Expositor's Bible and The Theological Educator. He edited The Expositor's Greek Testament (from 1897), and a series of Contemporary Writers (from 1894), and of Literary Lives (from 1904)."
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable A comprehensive commentary on all 66 books of the Bible. Available in HTML or PDF formats. Some books available in Spanish and/or Thai.
Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament / by William Burkitt, 1650-1703, "Burkitt is known for his Bible commentary, Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament (Gospels published 1700, Acts to Revelation published 1703). Matthew Henry wrote in the preface to his commentary that it "met with very good acceptance among serious people" and that it would "do great service to the church.""
Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary / by Henry Alford, 1810 - 1871. "His chief fame rests on his monumental edition of the New Testament in Greek (4 vols.), which occupied him from 1841 to 1861. In this work he first produced a careful collation of the readings of the chief manuscripts and the researches of the ripest continental scholarship of his day. Philological rather than theological in character, it marked an epochal change from the old homiletic commentary, and though more recent research, patristic and papyral, has largely changed the method of New Testament exegesis"
Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament / by Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer, 1800 - 1873. "e is chiefly noted for his valuable Kritischexegetischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament (16 vols.), which began to appear in 1832, was completed in 1859 with the assistance of Johann Eduard Huther, Friedrich D�ieck and Gottlieb L�n, and has been translated into English."
John: the gospel of belief: an analytic study of the text / by Merrill C. Tenney This now-classic study treats the Gospel of John as a literary unit and provides a straightforward analysis of the text. Outlines the structure of the Gospel, then offers a careful exposition of John's text according to six major periods of Christ's life, and finally presents a topical analysis of the Gospel.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary / by by Joseph Exell, William Jones, George Barlow, W. Frank Scott, and others. "... was published in 37 volumes as a sermon preparation and study resource. It is a commentary "written by preachers for preachers" and offers thousands of pages of: •Detailed illustrations suitable for devotional study and preaching •Extensive helps in application of Scripture for the listener and reader •Suggestive and explanatory comments on verses •Theological outlines of passages •Expository notes •Sketches and relevant quotes •Brief critical notes on chapters."
Pulpit Commentary / by by editors Joseph Exell and Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones. " The Pulpit Commentary drew from over 100 authors over a 30 year span to assemble this conservative and trustworthy homiletical commentary set. A favorite of pastors for nearly 100 years, The Pulpit Commentary offers you ideas and insight on "How to Preach It" throughout the entire Bible."
Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible / by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, 1834-1892 This is "...Spurgeon's Expositions of the Bible containing a complete compilation of those expositions. While not every scripture of the Bible was covered in his transcribed expositions, this mammoth project has resulted in a "virtual" concise Bible commentary."
Vincent's Word Studies / by Marvin R. Vincent, 1834-1922. "... the more than 2600 pages of this classic work have helped the English reader better understand the Bible in its original Greek language. Now the full richness of the original meaning, history, derivation, grammar, and usage of important New Testament words is accessible to the average English reader."
Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words / by W. E. Vine, Merrill F. Unger, and William White, Jr. Download, scroll down and look for expository notes on each alphabetically arranged word in the English text.

Bible Backgrounds

Dictionary of New Testament Background
Dictionary of Paul and His Letters
Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early Christianity. / by James S. Jeffers " In The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era James Jeffers provides an informative and scenic tour of daily life during the time of Jesus and the apostles. He affords'you-are-there'glimpses of everything from legal codes to dinner foods, from social hierarchy to apartment living, from education to family dynamics."
The IVP Bible background commentary: New Testament / by Craig S. Keener This unique commentary provides, in verse-by-verse format, the crucial cultural background you need for responsible--and richer--Bible study. It includes a glossary of cultural terms and important historical figures, maps and charts, up-to-date bibliographies, and introductory essays about cultural background information for each book of the New Testament.
The IVP Bible background commentary: Old Testament / by John H. Walton, Mark W. Chavalas and Victor Harold Matthews Provides historical, social and cultural background for each passage of the Old Testament. From Genesis through Malachi, this single volume gathers and condenses an abundance of specialized knowledge--making it available and accessible to ordinary readers of the Old Testament.

Hermeneutics

Biblical Hermeneutics : Five Views / by Craig Blomberg, Beth M. Stovell, and Stanley E. Porter. "Five experts in biblical hermeneutics gather here to state and defend their approach to the discipline. Contributors include: Craig Blomberg with the historical-critical/grammatical approach, Richard Gaffin with the redemptive-historical approach, Scott Spencer with the literary/postmodern approach, Robert Wall with the canonical approach and Merold Westphal with the philosophical/theological approach.."
Biblical Interpretation: Theory, Process and Criteria / by Yung Suk Kim The author " brings to the fore the essential elements of interpretation--the reader, the text, and the reading lens--and attempts to explore a set of criteria for solid interpretation. While celebrating the diversity of biblical interpretation, Kim warns that not all interpretations are valid, legitimate, or healthy because interpretation involves the complex process of what he calls critical contextual biblical interpretation...."
Dictionary of Hermeneutics : A Concise Guide to Terms, Names, Methods, and Expressions. / by James D. Hernando "Easily navigate your way through the maze of hermeneutical study with this one-of-a-kind resource. James Hernando offers concise definitions and examples of terms, expressions, and persons related to the field of hermeneutics, its presuppositions, and its theories."
Latino/a Biblical Hermeneutics : Problematics, Objectives, Strategies. / by Francisco Lozada and Fernando F. Segovia. (Semeia Studies, Vol. 68.) " A variety of critics—representing a broad spectrum of the Latino/a American formation, along various axes of identity—address the question in whatever way they deem appropriate: What does it mean to be a Latino/a critic? Features: Essays from sixteen scholars Articles bring together the fields of biblical studies and racial-ethnic studies Conclusion addresses directions for future research."
New Testament Exegesis, Third Edition : A Handbook for Students and Pastors / by Gordon D. Fee
Pentecostal Hermeneutics : A Reader. / by Lee Roy Martin "In Pentecostal Hermeneutics: A Reader Lee Roy Martin presents fourteen significant publications on Pentecostal biblical interpretation, a new introduction to Pentecostal hermeneutics, and an extensive bibliography. These essays trace the development of Pentecostal hermeneutics as an academic discipline.."
Theological Hermeneutics in the Classical Pentecostal Tradition : A Typological Account. / by L. William Oliverio. " L. William Oliverio Jr. accounts for the development of Classical Pentecostal theological hermeneutics through four hermeneutical types and concludes with a philosophical basis for future Pentecostal theological hermeneutics within the contours of a hermeneutical realism.."

LCSH	Keyword
DOCTRINAL preaching	relativism
PENTECOSTAL preaching	dramatic preaching
PLURALISM, Religious
PREACHING
SERMONS
EXPOSITORY preaching
NARRATIVE preaching
TOPICAL preaching

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