OT 315-3 - Preaching Biblical Narratives

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Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

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Patricia Kathleen Tull Interpreters have long noted that biblical narratives, far from being simple Sunday school tales, have been shaped as complex, rich, and engaging stories of struggle. In these stories divine and human characters take on life through actions and words. By doing so, they invite audiences to reflect on the dilemmas they present, to explore multiple perspectives on what it means to be humans in a complex world of goodness and evil, judgment and grace. The stories explore human meaning with subtlety that is difficult to sustain in other genres. This is a course about reading and preaching biblical narratives. Students will learn from biblical narratives how to better preach, and learn how to better preach biblical narratives. Students will explore "poetics" ofbiblical narrative to sharpen their interpretive senses, and examine the narrativity of theology and human experience. The second half of the course will be devoted to two rounds of sermon presentation and critique. Prerequisites: Basic Preaching, Greek or Hebrew, Scripture I and II.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lpts.edu

Phone Number:

(502) 895-3411

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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