Biblical Preaching (2nd ed.) – the development and delivery of expository messages

Forlagets omtale:
Haddon Robinson's Biblical Preaching has become a modern classic on the preparation and delivery of expository sermons. Much has changed, however, in twenty years and Robinson has undertaken the task of updating his work to benefit a new generation of preachers who will speak to a markedly different world.

While retaining the original outline of the book and Robinson's ten-stage process of sermon development, this new edition offers significant improvements. Many of the illustrations and arguments have been updated, the prose has been changed to gender-inclusive language, each chapter is enhanced with suggestions for further study, and the discussions of narrative and inductive preaching have been expanded.

Reviews of the first edition:

'It is biblical in its premise, practical in its purpose, and motivational in its power. . . . A book which every preacher should read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest.'

--Stephen F. Olford

'Its continued acceptance by a broad audience . . . gives evidence of its potential contribution to students and seasoned preachers.'--William Bravard, The Seminary Review

'Biblical Preaching is destined to be a standard for students of preaching for many years to come.'--Donald S. Euler

Author info:
Haddon W. Robinson (Ph.D., University of Illinois) is the Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Previously, he was president and professor of homiletics at Denver Seminary and taught homiletics at Dallas Theological Seminary for nineteen years.

Reviews
'One of the most significant releases of the year is the second edition of Haddon Robinson's Biblical Preaching. Robinson's volume has become a standard text of expository preaching at evangelical colleges and seminaries, and the second edition has been eagerly awaited. While retaining the solid content of the first edition, Robinson has also provided helpful updates which relate to the changing homiletical scene of the last two decades. The new edition is sure to guarantee Biblical Preaching its place in homiletical libraries for another generation.'--Preaching

'It is the definitive textbook on contemporary expository preaching. Currently it is used in more than 150 Bible colleges and seminaries as a primary text for beginning preachers. Robinson's famous question 'What's the Big Idea?' has become the fundamental issue for thousands of preachers in their effort to understand the primary intention of a given text for contemporary audiences. Exercises at the end of each chapter enhance the practicality of the book. Written in 1980, the book was really ahead of its time. Today it serves as an essential primer on preaching the Word of God faithfully and powerfully in these times. Hey, that many seminaries can't be wrong!'--Preaching.org

'Biblical Preaching brims with homiletic wisdom from a master of the art. Robinson not only shares insight about exegeting passages for preaching, he also provides many strategies on how to communicate scripture in the beneficial manners. . . . Whether a preacher is a neophyte or a seasoned veteran, this homiletical handbook rewards its readers thirty- and sixty- or even a hundredfold.'--The Clergy Journal

'Robinson's book offers a bracing and yet enjoyable whirlwind tour of homiletical theory. If you are looking for a book to challenge you and to enrich how you go about the privileged work of preaching the gospel, this book won't disappoint. . . . Biblical Preaching can be a helpful resource in polishing some of the most basic homiletical skills that we place into the service of the proclamation of the gospel.'--Richard Gurgel, Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly