Douglas Sean O’Donnell & Leland Ryken, The Beauty and Power of Biblical Exposition: Preaching the Literary Artistry and Genres of the Bible. Crossway, 2022. 304 pages.
My wife recently helped me evaluate my sugar intake. As it turns out, I was ingesting more sugar than I realized. Taking a step back and looking over my food and drink choices revealed a not-so-rosy picture. My diet was lopsided and needed correction.
Similarly, as a preacher, I have noted a lopsidedness, where I naturally gravitate towards preaching certain Bible genres and not others. I even find myself intimidated by certain genres because of cultural distance or lack of experience. I have preached many sermons in epistles, but only a handful from poetry. For me, the more linear the book, the better.
But not all Bible genres come packaged in the straightforward, logical fashion of an epistle. Moving from one genre to another can feel like trying to walk on the moon after being used to Earth’s gravity.
So how might a pastor like myself become more competent and confident in dealing with the full breadth of the literary styles of the Bible?
Enter Douglas Sean O’Donnell and Leland Ryken’s The Beauty
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