Looking at Life through a Biblical Lens: A Scholar’s Reflections
Ebook
It may seem that so many sermons have been preached on biblical texts that there is nothing new to say. Careful reading and imaginative thought, however, can result in new insights, especially if the biblical text becomes a lens through which we freshly view issues of human life. Larger literary units should be considered, rather than isolated Bible verses, and there is often a development in the text that is suggestive for development of the sermon. Clear thinking is necessary about real issues for people today. Discernment of the link between the ancient text and the challenges we face requires both thought and imagination. The result should be new suggestions for ways of expressing the gospel message, appropriate for our time. These sermons are presented as good examples of biblical preaching. They illustrate the qualities noted above. They can also be used in daily or weekly devotions. They are more challenging than much devotional material, but that may add to their value in nourishing a thoughtful life of faith.
“From the very first paragraph, this book is a heartbeat of God,
a breath of revelation, a peering into the soul of a
scholar-preacher who loves the people to whom these sermons are
addressed. The turns of phrases, examples, and engaging of biblical
texts. . . make the sermons powerful and meaningful. I
will return to them several times. If you get this book, so will
you. It’s that good.”
—Valerie Bridgeman, Methodist Theological School in Ohio
“In this collection of sermons, we witness Tannehill’s thoughtful,
well-informed move from his study to the pulpit. His sermons are
singularly text based, large spirited, and linked to contemporary
reality. . . . He offers straightforward expositions of
biblical texts, precisely the kind of preaching that may empower
the church to recover its missional life. Bob’s sermons will be
welcomed by fellow preachers and attentive church laypeople.”
—Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary
“Tannehill offers us a profound and inspiring series of sermons for
our personal
transformation. He has proven himself to be a brilliant New
Testament scholar. Now Tannehill
has shown himself to be an excellent preacher, placing Scripture
passages and contemporary life
in dialogues that address critical issues of our time. These
reflections have the potential to heal,
free, affirm, and change our minds. Not flinching from hard
passages or difficult issues,
Tannehill draws us into the biblical world and then invites us to
experience our world in a new
way. We are left with the vision of a universe founded on
grace.”
—David Rhoads, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago
“From the very first paragraph, this book is a heartbeat of God,
a breath of revelation, a peering into the soul of a
scholar-preacher who loves the people to whom these sermons are
addressed. The turns of phrases, examples, and engaging of biblical
texts. . . make the sermons powerful and meaningful. I
will return to them several times. If you get this book, so will
you. It’s that good.”
—Valerie Bridgeman, Methodist Theological School in Ohio
“In this collection of sermons, we witness Tannehill’s thoughtful,
well-informed move from his study to the pulpit. His sermons are
singularly text based, large spirited, and linked to contemporary
reality. . . . He offers straightforward expositions of
biblical texts, precisely the kind of preaching that may empower
the church to recover its missional life. Bob’s sermons will be
welcomed by fellow preachers and attentive church laypeople.”
—Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary
“Tannehill offers us a profound and inspiring series of sermons for
our personal
transformation. He has proven himself to be a brilliant New
Testament scholar. Now Tannehill
has shown himself to be an excellent preacher, placing Scripture
passages and contemporary life
in dialogues that address critical issues of our time. These
reflections have the potential to heal,
free, affirm, and change our minds. Not flinching from hard
passages or difficult issues,
Tannehill draws us into the biblical world and then invites us to
experience our world in a new
way. We are left with the vision of a universe founded on
grace.”
—David Rhoads, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago
- Title: Looking at Life through a Biblical Lens: A Scholar’s Reflections
- Authors: Robert C. Tannehill, O. Wesley Allen
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781725298514, 9781725298491, 9781725298507, 1725298511, 172529849X, 1725298503
- Resource ID: LLS:9781725298514
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T20:30:53Z
Robert C. Tannehill is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at
Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, Ohio. He is the
author of The Sword of His Mouth: Forceful and Imaginative
Language in Synoptic Sayings; The Narrative Unity of
Luke-Acts: A Literary Interpretation; and other
books.