How to Preach Proverbs (Preaching Biblical Literature)
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Many preachers struggle to preach from Proverbs, not knowing where to start, what to do, and how to do it. This anthology of 915 verses contains powerful truths communicated in memorable ways, often in eight words or less, which creates a challenge for converting them into engaging homiletical form. How to Preach Proverbs addresses this challenge, giving preachers practical, genre-conscious strategies for preaching from Proverbs. Alcántara identifies seven features—genre, image, characters, themes, timing, integrity, and justice—and proposes concrete strategies for employing them in sermons. Appendices include an article exploring the identity of the woman in Proverbs 31:10–31, as well as three sample sermons that exemplify genre-conscious preaching and give readers practical ideas for solving problems in sermon planning.
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- Gives readers practical ideas for solving problems in sermon planning
- Provides three sample sermons that exemplify genre-conscious preaching
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. Genre
- 2. Imagery
- 3. Characters
- 4. Themes
- 5. Timing
- 6. Integrity
- 7. Justice
- 8. Conclusion
- Appendix 2: Sermons
- Bibliography
The purpose of Proverbs is to make a person wise, able to navigate life well, be good, and fear the Lord. Preaching on the book of Proverbs is essential to the development of spiritually mature Christians. Jared Alcántara is an excellent guide to the book and to its exposition and proclamation. I am very happy to enthusiastically recommend this book to everyone, but especially to those who preach.
—Tremper Longman III, Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, Westmont College
For many preachers, the scriptural nuggets called proverbs seem too small to generate full sermons. Not for Jared Alcántara who, skillfully using the razor-sharp tools of exegesis, reaches again and again into the depths of biblical proverbs to find provocative images, fascinating characters, profound theological themes, and more. Preachers who read this stimulating, engagingly written book will be transformed from a reluctance to preach on proverbs to enthusiasm.
—Thomas G. Long, Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching, Candler School of Theology
Jared Alcántara’s How to Preach Proverbs fills a gap in the field of homiletics as well as hermeneutics. This well-written handbook provides the preacher with the information and tools needed to approach a sometimes daunting biblical book. In each chapter, Alcántara offers thoughtful strategies—genre, imagery, characters, themes, timing, integrity, and justice—that serve as keys to interpreting and preaching this biblical book. Alcántara is to be commended for writing a rich, clear, and accessible source for preaching Proverbs that every pastor will want to use.
—Scott M. Gibson, David E. Garland Chair of Preaching, Truett Seminary
- Title: How to Preach Proverbs
- Author: Jared E. Alcántara
- Series: Preaching Biblical Literature
- Publisher: Fontes Press
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subject: Preaching
- ISBNs: 9781948048781, 1948048787
- Resource ID: LLS:HWPRCHPRVRBS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-07-01T18:13:20Z