3-EN ( 英文 ), 0200-Exegesis ( 聖經研究 ), 0282-新約研究 

"Brad R. Braxton offers the reader tools with which to wrestle more effectively with the complex, yet essential, message of Paul. Eschewing either a solely historical approach or a completely spiritual one, the author brings the two together to explore the meaning of Paul's message in its original context as well as its contemporary application. Written with imagination and depth of understanding, this book is for anyone who wishes to know Paul better and to preach from his Letters more effectively." --Book Jacket.

 

Introduction. Truth in advertising: is this book for you? -- A book about preaching: a pragmatic approach -- A book about Paul: a pragmatic person -- Preaching Paul: Paul as a messenger of the Gospel -- Preaching Paul: Paul's letters in service of the Gospel -- A twenty-second time-out: why preach from Paul? The opportunities -- The obstacles -- A word on biblical authority and accountability -- What is preaching? God's news we can use. Insights from Romans 10 -- God's news we can use -- The faithfulness of preaching: cross-shaped proclamation -- The passion of preaching: no homiletical half-stepping -- The usefulness of preaching: portable proclamation -- Who was Paul? Exploring Paul's convictions and communities. Paul's identity and religious experience -- The Pharisees and Paul -- Paul's central convictions -- The empire: Paul's social and political context -- The Ekkles̄ia: Paul's alternative community -- Preaching Paul: Paul as a messenger of the Gospel. Devotional interpretation: exploring the ancient for the modern -- Devotional interpretations of why we preach -- Why do we preach? We preach because we must! -- Why do we preach? We preach because we can! -- Preaching Paul: interpreting Paul's letters for proclamation. Preaching and the Bible -- Selecting a Pauline text for preaching -- An interpretive approach -- From the Good Book to the Good News -- Preaching Paul: proclaiming the news from Paul's letters. A Pauline sermon on Romans 8 -- Second wind -- Theological and rhetorical analysis of the sermon -- More Pauline preaching -- Dead and alive -- Hanging loose in an uptight world.