In this thirdand concluding volumeof their lectionary commentarycollection (Preaching the Gospelswithout Blaming the Jews andPreaching the Letters withoutDismissing the Law), Ronald Allenand Clark Williamson encourage thechurch and its preachers to rediscoverthe Old Testament as a vibrantwellspring of Christian faith and life.Preachers often neglect the OldTestament, misrepresent it, or regardits theologica ...Täielik kirjeldus
In this thirdand concluding volumeof their lectionary commentarycollection (Preaching the Gospelswithout Blaming the Jews andPreaching the Letters withoutDismissing the Law), Ronald Allenand Clark Williamson encourage thechurch and its preachers to rediscoverthe Old Testament as a vibrantwellspring of Christian faith and life.Preachers often neglect the OldTestament, misrepresent it, or regardits theological content as supersededbyJesus and the New Testament, AllenandWilliamson claim. The authors helppreachers avoid these traps byexplaining how a text was understoodbefore the Common Era without anyreference to Jesus or Christiandoctrine, mentioning representativeNewTestament passages or themes thatareinformed by the older material, andcommenting briefly on the relationshipbetween the lections in those caseswhenreadings from the Old Testament arepaired with readings from the NewTestament.