The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching - by Matthew D Kim & Scott M Gibson (Hardcover)

About the Book

This accessible resource helps preachers and teachers determine the big idea of each book of the Bible, allowing them to check their interpretation of particular biblical books and passages.

Book Synopsis

Preaching 2022 Book of the Year

Haddon Robinson's widely used and influential text, Biblical Preaching, has influenced generations of students and preachers. In The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching, trusted leading evangelical homileticians, teachers of preaching, and experienced pastors demonstrate that Robinson's "big idea" approach to expository preaching still works in today's diverse cultures and fast-paced world.

This accessible resource offers an insider's view on figuring out the big idea of each book of the Bible, helping preachers and teachers check their interpretation of particular biblical books and passages. The contributors offer tips on how to divide each book of the Bible into preaching and teaching passages, guidance on difficult passages and verses, cultural perspectives for faithful application, and suggested resources for interpreting, preaching, and teaching. Pastors, teachers, Bible study leaders, small groups, and college and seminary students and professors will find a wealth of valuable information in this resource.

From the Back Cover

This accessible resource helps preachers and teachers determine the big idea of each book of the Bible, allowing them to check their interpretation of particular biblical books and passages. It demonstrates that Haddon Robinson's "big idea" approach to expository preaching still works in today's diverse cultures and fast-paced world.

"Expository preachers begin at the very beginning (a very good place to start). They ask, 'What is God saying and doing in the text?' This reference work helps us answer questions like this with the methodology formulated more than forty years ago by Haddon Robinson. And it goes beyond Robinson's classic Biblical Preaching with an emphasis on cultural application. Timeless yet up to date, The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching will benefit anyone who desires to herald the Word."
--Jeffrey Arthurs, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Contributors

Casey C. Barton
Patricia M. Batten
France B. Brown Jr.
Timothy Bushfield
Sid Buzzell
Brandon R. Cash
Calvin W. Choi
David A. Currie
J. Kent Edwards
Bruce W. Fong
Alison Gerber
Scott M. Gibson
Julian R. Gotobed
Joel C. Gregory
Paul A. Hoffman
Gregory K. Hollifield
Mary S. Hulst
Pablo A. Jiménez
Matthew D. Kim
Kenneth Langley
David L. Mathewson
Steven D. Mathewson
Chris Rappazini
Ken Shigematsu
Andrew C. Thompson
Scott A. Wenig
Nathaniel M. Wright
Heather Joy Zimmerman

About the Author

Matthew D. Kim (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is the George F. Bennett Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology, director of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching, and director of Mentored Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He is a past president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society and the author of Preaching with Cultural Intelligence, the 2018 Preaching magazine Book of the Year.

Scott M. Gibson (DPhil, University of Oxford) is the David E. Garland Chair of Preaching and director of the PhD program in preaching at Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, in Waco, Texas. He is past president and cofounder of the Evangelical Homiletics Society and has written numerous books on preaching.