Overview
A fundamental issue for preachers of the Bible has always been achieving an approach that is both faithful to the textual intention as well as fitting for the listening audience. What is historical and distant (the text) is, in preaching, made contemporary and near (praxis). Particularly pertinent is how this transaction may be conducted with respect to the self-contained and well-defined quantum of the scriptural text that is regularly employed in liturgical contexts—the pericope. This book answers the question: In a sermon intending to proclaim application from a pericope, what is the hermeneutical basis for moving validly from text to praxis, i.e., with authority and relevance? The concept of theology as a bridge between text and praxis has not been specifically researched or rigorously substantiated. Kuruvilla seeks to do both, utilizing as entrées language philosophy, literary criticism, and a thorough understanding of ""ordinary"" language. Drawing from a variety of hermeneutical resources, he establishes ""pericopal theology"" as the intermediary between text and praxis. How this theology is discerned from the text and how application may be determined therefrom form the crux of this book. This novel approach lends validity to the movement from text to praxis and promises to be useful for any approach to the biblical text intended to culminate in application. Kuruvilla's approach provides a substantial technical basis for such an operation. Thus the preacher must be a ""theologian-homiletician."" It is the working out of this nomenclature, especially the ""theologian"" half of the appellation, that is the essence of this work, uniting as it does in one portfolio the responsibility of negotiating the demands of both hermeneutics and homiletics.
Full Product Details
Author: Dr. Abraham Kuruvilla (Dallas Theological Seminary)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Weight: 0.345kg
ISBN: 9780567692023
ISBN 10: 0567692027
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 19 September 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
`Since the time of the Enlightenment there has been a major split between hermeneutics and homiletics. This book makes a valiant effort to bring these two worlds together. It is an effort that is both timely and sophisticated, done by a gifted scholar.' -- Biblical Studies and Scripture The major concern is that the incredibly dense language and over-theorizing will make this a work inaccessible to most readers Paul Foster, July 2009 * Expository Times *
'Since the time of the Enlightenment there has been a major split between hermeneutics and homiletics. This book makes a valiant effort to bring these two worlds together. It is an effort that is both timely and sophisticated, done by a gifted scholar.' -- Biblical Studies and Scripture The major concern is that the incredibly dense language and over-theorizing will make this a work inaccessible to most readers Paul Foster, July 2009 * Expository Times *
Author Information
Abraham Kuruvilla is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary, TX, USA.
