The Art of Preaching Old Testament Poetry

by Steven D. Mathewson

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2024

Overview

Preachers often struggle with preaching Old Testament poetry. They are uncertain how to preach the highly emotive poems in Psalms, the one-liners in Proverbs, the tedious conversations in Job, the esoteric observations about life in Ecclesiastes, and the confusing love poems in the Song of Songs.

Here leading pastor theologian Steven Mathewson instructs and inspires preachers to preach some of the most challenging—and some of the richest—material in the Old Testament. This companion to his successful The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative guides readers through preaching the oft-neglected Old Testament poetic books. Mathewson introduces foundational issues and offers basic methodology and preaching strategies that are faithful to the text and sensitive to its listeners. Highlighting Mathewson’s skill at bringing the riches of the Old Testament to bear on the life of the church, this book makes scholarship on the poetic books accessible for pastors and pastors-in-training. It also includes sample sermons.

Key Features

• Guides readers through preaching the oft-neglected Old Testament poetic books
• Makes scholarship on the poetic books accessible for pastors and pastors-in-training
• Highlights Mathewson’s skill at bringing the riches of the Old Testament to bear on the life of the church

Product Details

• Title: The Art of Preaching Old Testament Poetry
• Author: Steven D. Mathewson
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 242
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Ecclesiastes; Poetry › Religious aspects--Christianity; Preaching
• ISBNs: 9781540967626, 9781540968364, 9781493447725, 9781493447732, 154096762X, 1540968367, 1493447726, 1493447734
• Resource ID: LLS:RTPRCHNGTSTPTRY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-11-05T19:55:51Z

About Steven D. Mathewson

Steve Matthewson is senior pastor of the Evangelical Free Church of Libertyville, Illinois, and teaches preaching for the doctoral program at Denver Seminary, the Master of Divinity program at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and the undergraduates at Moody Bible Institute. He is author of "The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative."