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Preaching Proverbs: Wisdom for the Pulpit
Proverbs abound in contemporary culture and in biblical texts. But surprisingly, the use of proverbial wisdom is conspicuously absent in the contemporary pulpit. Alyce McKenzie offers preachers an effective way to reclaim proverbs in preaching, highlights their usefulness in contemporary situations, and demonstrates their ability to confirm (or subvert) the status quo.
192 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1996
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June 21, 2021
This book is a bit of a mixed bag. It is far more academic than I believed it was at first. I was hoping for a book that would be a practical aid to preaching through Proverbs. The book does that partially, but almost seems disjointed. The first half of the book is overly academic. It spends a lot of time analyzing different types of proverbs and examining who the authors of the proverbs were. It also spends a weird amount of time on "Q" as a source for the gospels. The last two chapters are great though. They give 6 different sermon models of how to preach different proverbs.
But the book is so mixed. Parts were helpful, like examining current cultural proverbs and how to preach with those in mind. But largely this did not feel like much of a preaching book. Those who are more academically minded, or more progressive theologically may find this more helpful than I did.
But the book is so mixed. Parts were helpful, like examining current cultural proverbs and how to preach with those in mind. But largely this did not feel like much of a preaching book. Those who are more academically minded, or more progressive theologically may find this more helpful than I did.
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