Chapter Six Summary
Chapter six explores what the author calls the early church approach of verse by verse preaching (Allen Jr., 39). This form flows the way it is labeled, verse by verse with the addition of application between each verse. A pendulum like structure that swings from exegesis of the biblical text to the application portion immediate after the verse is explained. As the author states, and I agree, the verse by verse form’s strengths is that using this form allows for the text to reveal itself to the hearers and speak in its own way (41). The preacher is simply the mediator, or prophet if you will that helps the hearers apply its truths by use of exegesis. The other weakness it can have is multiple mini sermons, which leads a
Chapter six explores what the author calls the early church approach of verse by verse preaching (Allen Jr., 39). This form flows the way it is labeled, verse by verse with the addition of application between each verse. A pendulum like structure that swings from exegesis of the biblical text to the application portion immediate after the verse is explained. As the author states, and I agree, the verse by verse form’s strengths is that using this form allows for the text to reveal itself to the hearers and speak in its own way (41). The preacher is simply the mediator, or prophet if you will that helps the hearers apply its truths by use of exegesis. The other weakness it can have is multiple mini sermons, which leads a