Biblical preaching on the death of jesus /
William A. Beardslee. -- [et.al].
- 240 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes indexes
Part I-PREACHING IN THE SERVICE OF THE SPIRIT -- Introduction -- Chapter one - the aim of preaching -- 1. Contemporary reflection on preaching -- 2. The spirit preaching serves -- Chapter two - preaching and freedom -- 1. Expanding the hearers' world -- 2. Freedom through the conflict of proposals --
Chapter three - THE ENDS OF PREACHING -- 1. Building the church -- 2. Realization of the truth -- 3. Evocation of feeling -- 4. The diversity of hearers --
Part II - PREACHING ON THE DEATH OG JESUS -- Introduction -- A. MARK -- Chapter four- Mark's tory of Jesus' death -- 1. Narrative ambiguity and unfinished readings -- 2. Jesus' death as a violent story -- 3. Interpretive framework: blood covenant and ransom -- 4. Tensions in Mark's story -- 5. Mark's ending -- 6. Jesus' death and our knowledge of God -- 7. Conclusion --
Chapter five - TOWARD A THEOLOGY OF SUFFERING: INTERPRETING MARK'S STORY OF JESUS' DEATH -- 1. Issues in telling the story -- 2. Approaches to suffering in Mark's world and ours -- 3. Ways of dealing with suffering in Mark -- 4. Suffering and God's power -- 5. Evil forces -- 6. Faith and protest -- 7. Suffering and the resurrection: Mark's ending to the story of Jesus' death -- 8. Conclusion --
Chapter six - SELF-DENIAL": A SERMON ON MARK 8:34 BY JOHN B. COBB, JR. -- B. PAUL -- Chapter seven- PAUL'S INTERPRETAION OF JESUS' DEATH -- 1. Narrative elements in Paul's letters -- 2. Jesus' death as Jesus' story -- 3. Jesus' death as God's story -- 4. Jesus' death as the church's story -- 5. Jesus' death in Paul's pastoral theology -- 6. Jesus' death in Paul's tradition and interpretation --
Chapter eight-PREACHING GOD'S JUSTICE: INTERPERETING JESUS; DEATH IN THE LETTERS OF PAUL -- 1. Issues in telling the story -- 2. Rediscovering our interrelatedness: the death of Jesus in Jesus' story -- 3. Discerning God's justice: Jesus' death in God's story -- 4. Called to liberation: Jesus' death in the church's story -- 5. Conclusion -- Chapter nine- "DELIVERANCE FROM AN EVIL AGE": A SERMON ON GALATIANS 1:1-5
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