The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures

In this volume, Hughes Oliphant Old begins his survey of the history of preaching by discussing the roots of the Christian ministry of the Word in the worship of Israel. He then examines the preaching of Christ, the Apostles, and early church leaders.l

Hughes Oliphant Old is a widely respected pastor and author and is a member of the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, New Jersey.

Introduction

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I. The Focus of Our Study

7

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II. The Scope of Our Study

8

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CHAPTER I The Roots of the Christian Ministry of the Word in the Worship of Israel

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I. The Reading and Preaching of the Law

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A. Exodus

21

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B. Deuteronomy

28

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II. The Ministry of the Word among the Prophets

41

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A. Samuel and Elijah

43

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B. Amos

47

(13)

C. Isaiah

60

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D. Deutero-Isaiah

69

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E. Jeremiah

74

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III. The Ministry of the Word as Understood by the Wisdom School

84

(10)

IV. The Ministry of the Word in the Synagogue

94

(11)

V. The Ministry of the Word in the Rabbinical Schools

105

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CHAPTER II The Preaching of Christ and the Apostles

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I. The Ministry of Preaching in the Synoptic Gospels

113

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A. The Gospel of Mark

113

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B. The Gospel of Luke

128

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C. The Gospel of Matthew

137

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II. The Ministry of Preaching in the Gospel of John

152

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A. Jesus as the Word

153

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B. John the Baptist as Minister of the Word

155

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C. The Feast of Holy Wisdom

156

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D. The Sermon on the Bread of Life

158

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III. The Ministry of Preaching in the Acts of the Apostles

164

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A. The Proclamation of Peter

167

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B. The Sermon of Stephen

172

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C. Paul's Sermon in a Synagogue of the Diaspora

174

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D. Paul's Sermon to the Philosophers of Athens

176

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E. Paul's Witness

178

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IV. The Ministry of the Word as Understood by the Pauline Writings

180

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A. Romans 10: 14-17: Faith Comes by Hearing

181

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B. Romans 15: 15-16: Preaching as Sacrifice

187

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C. I Corinthians 1 and 2: On Pulpit Eloquence

189

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D. I Corinthians 12-14: Various Forms of the Ministry of the Word

195

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E. I Corinthians 15: Preaching as the Proclamation of the Resurrection

200

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F. Galatians and the Charismatic Authority of the Preacher

203

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G. Ephesians and the Proclamation of the Mystery

210

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V. The Teaching of the Word as the Teaching of Wisdom in the Epistle of James

220

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VI. The Service of the Word in First Peter

226

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VII. The Ministry of the Word as Didache in the New Testament: The Beginnings of Catechetical Preaching

234

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A. I Peter 2:11-5:11

236

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B. Ephesians 4:1-6:20

239

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C. I Timothy

244

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CHAPTER III The Second and Third Centuries

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I. The Historical Documents

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A. The Didache (ca. 80-ca. 110)

255

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B. Justin Martyr's Apology (ca. 100-ca. 165)

265

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C. Tertullian (ca. 150-ca. 225)

269

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D. Hippolytus (ca. 170-ca. 236)

273

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II. The First Christian Sermons

278

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A. A Sermon from the Church of Corinth (ca. 125)

278

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B. Melito of Sardis (ca. 130-ca. 190)

285

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C. Clement of Alexandria (ca. 150-215)

294

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III. Origen and Our First Comprehensive Picture of Christian Preaching

306

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A. Origen's Hermeneutic, On First Principles

308

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B. Sermons on Genesis

313

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C. Sermons on the Gospel of Luke

321

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D. Allegory and Typology

333

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E. The Liturgical Setting of Origen's Preaching

341

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Bibliography

353

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Index

373

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The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church

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