Preaching Like the Prophets, Paperback/Robert A. Carlson

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Description The Old Testament prophets are a neglected treasury of biblical examples for pastoral preaching. Too often the prophets are misunderstood as focusing on future or social justice issues. This book shows that the prophets are essentially preachers--very good ones--whom we must learn from. By comparing recent rhetorical analysis of the prophets to some of the best of current preaching literature, this book shows that the prophets preached the way that we ought to preach. It will help you to hear the prophets the same way that a pastor benefits from listening to a seasoned and exceptionally gifted preacher. We can benefit not only from what the prophets say but how they say it. By seeing how the prophets grab and keep their listeners, how they enhance clarity and relevancy, how they make truth come alive and how they persevere in their ministry, you too can learn to preach like the prophets. "While acknowledging that modern preachers are not prophets in the technical sense, Carlson demonstrates that preachers can benefit from studying both the content and style of the Old Testament prophets. This book will be both challenging and encouraging to contemporary pastors and, if taken to heart, can make a positive contribution to contemporary evangelical preaching." --Robert B. Chisholm, Dallas Theological Seminary "Carlson helps us see the prophets as they are--not primarily as those who rail against social injustice or predict the future, but, as preachers today, those who are empowered by the Spirit to bring God's word of correction, redemption and hope to a covenant community, fashioning their messages with rhetorical skill, creativity, and relevance. You'll find yourself wanting to preach Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos, and Micah after Carlson shows you their artistic brilliance " --Donald R. Sunukjian, Th D, Ph D, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University "This volume provides an anatomy of a prophetic homiletic addressing the already-ness of prophetic foretelli