Award-winning author Sidney Greidanus presents an essential guide for preaching Christ from the Old Testament. Upholding the necessity of both preaching Christ in every sermon and regularly preaching from the Old Testament, Greidanus develops a Christ-centered method that will help preachers do both at once. This volume combines contemporary hermeneutical principles with numerous practical suggestions for effective biblical preaching, making it a fundamental text for seminary students and experienced preachers alike.
This will be one of those volumes that will be talked about and referenced for many years to come. WALTER C. KAISER JR.
The Old Testament was the Bible of the early church. Yet many modern church pastors find the Old Testament difficult to preach. Greidanus offers thoughtful readers some practical and helpful advice for preaching Christian sermons from the Old Testament. This is a book worth reading and applying in our teaching of God's Word. HADDON ROBINSON
Greidanus has done it again! In Preaching from the Old Testament he has given us a complete and satisfying treatment of this critical topic. We are all indebted to him. This book is much needed, thorough, and compelling. DAVID L. LARSEN
Sidney Greidanus is a senior professor of preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of Preaching Christ from Daniel, and many other scholarly books. Dr. Greidanus is considered one of the most important scholars of our time.
Offers the first concise history of preaching Christ from the Old Testament, from the Church Fathers to modern times. Develops a contemporary Christ-centered method for interpreting and preaching Old Testament texts. Promotes a combination of the literary-historical interpretation of Old Testament passages with canonical, redemptive-historical, and Christ-centered interpretation. Presents seven ways to preach Christ from the Old Testament: redemptive, historical progression, promise-fulfillment, typology, analogy, longitudinal themes, New Testament references, and contrast. Explains and demonstrates the use of ten hermeneutical-homiletical steps from an Old Testament text to a Christian sermon. Offers numerous sermon ideas on a wide variety of Old Testament texts.