Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
9-1-1967
Document Type
Article
Keywords
old testament, preaching, history, minister, culture, israel, covenant, isaiah
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
Preaching from the Old Testament has fallen on evil times. Many a pastor, even if he does not have a mental block from struggles with Hebrew at the seminary or a feeling of guilt because of rusty exegetical skills, feels much more at home in the New Testament. If he should attempt to preach on an Old Testament text, he cannot assume that his audience has either a ready knowledge or interest in the Old Testament. Unlike a bygone generation, his audience would think it a joke to name a child Jehoshaphat or Ahab or Hepzibah.
Disciplines
Practical Theology
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Jeremiah 2:23-24; Numbers 19:13; Leviticus 21:11; Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 30:15; Isaiah 7:11-15; Genesis 2:17; Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Graesser, Carl Jr.
(1967)
"Preaching from the Old Testament,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 38, Article 52.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol38/iss1/52
