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Author:   William John Lyons ,  Isabella Sandwell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Equinox Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9781845538927

ISBN 10:   1845538927
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction, Isabella Sandwell 1. A Daring Synagogue Sermon? Paul's reaching in 2 Corinthians 3.7-18, Sean F. Winter 2. Origen as Preacher and Teacher: A Comparison of Exegetical Methods in his Writings on Genesis and the Song of Songs, Morwenna Ludlow 3. The Typology of Listening: The Transformation of Scripture in Early Christian preaching, Carol Harrison 4. A Milky Text Suitable for Children: The Significance of John Chrysostom's Preaching on Genesis 1.1 for Fourth-century Audiences, Isabella Sandwell 5. Hildegard of Bingen's Exegesis of Jesus' Miracle and the Twelfth-Century Study of Science, Beverly Kienzle 6. Johannes Brenz and His Written Sermons in the Spirit of Luther, Mark W. Elliott 7. Stoned in the Pulpit: The Provocative Preaching of Hanserd Knollys, Simon Woodman 8. The Excellency of Jesus Christ : Affective Doctrine in the Sermons of Jonathan Edwards, Oliver D. Crisp 9. Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Preaching and Reflection, Ralph Pite 10. Patriotism and Sacrifice : The Preaching of Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy ( Woodbine Willie ), 1914-1918, Stuart Bell 11. Give the Winds a Mighty Voice! Aimee Semple McPherson and Her Radio Audience, Michelle Krejci 12. Preaching at the Nine O'clock Service: A Study of Shifting Meaning in a Published Sermon, William John Lyons

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Warmly recommended for all preachers and sermon-tasters and a 'must' for all those preparing preachers for tomorrow, not least for those who fear that preaching is a dying art. - Baptist Quarterly

Author Information

William John Lyons is Senior Lecturer in Biblical Interpretation in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol. His main interest is Biblical Interpretation, especially in the areas of Biblical Theology and the History of Interpretation. His publications include Canon and Praxis: The Canonical Approach and the Sodom Narrative (Sheffield Academic Press, 2002) and, as co-editor and contributor, New Directions in Qumran Studies (Continuum, 2005) and The Way the World Ends? The Apocalypse of John in Ideology and Culture (Sheffield Phoenix Press, forthcoming). Isabella Sandwell is Lecturer in Ancient History in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Bristol. Her research interests include religious interaction in late antiquity and the preaching of John Chrysostom. Her publications include Religious Identity in Late Antiquity: Greeks, Jews and Christians in Antioch (CUP, 2007), (edited with Janet Huskinson) Culture and Society in Late Roman Antioch, (Oxbow Books, 2004) and 'Outlawing 'Magic' or Outlawing 'Religion'?: Libanius and the Theodosian Code as Evidence for Legislation against Pagan Practices in the Fourth Century AD', in V. W. Harris (ed.) Understanding the Spread of Christianity in the First Four Centuries (Brill, 2005).

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