Reading and Hearing the Word: From Text to Sermon: Essays in Honor of John H. Stek

Leder, Arie C., ea. Reading and Hearing the Word: From Text to Sermon: Essays in Honor of John H. Stek. Grand Rapids: Calvin Theological Seminary/CRC Publications, 1998, 260 pp., $19.95.

This Festschrift in honor of John H. Stek contains 15 essays by 14 scholars, plus a bibliography of Stek's writings by Paul W. Fields (pp. 251-260). After an introductory essay by the editor introducing Stek ("John Henry Stek, Professor of Old Testament from 1963 through 1990" [pp. 7-14]), the volume proceeds in three parts.

Part One: "The Biblical Text: Translations, Versions, and Syntax": "Hearing God's Word Through A Good Translation," by Kenneth L. Barker (pp. 17-31); "The New International Reader's Version: What, Who, How and Why," by Ronald F. Youngblood (pp. 33-49); "The Textuality of Narrative: Syntax and Reading the Hebrew Bible," by Barry L. Bandstra (pp. 51-63).

Part Two: "Exegesis and Interpretation": "Grave Reflections on Genesis 35:16-9: From Text to Application," by William T. Koopmans (pp. 67-77); "David and Nabal: A Paradigm of Temptation and Divine Providence," by J. Robert Vannoy (pp. 79-90); "2 Kings 5 in the Pulpit: One Leper or Two?" by Arie C. Leder (pp. 91-106); "Job 3237: Elihu as the Mouthpiece of God," by A. M. Wolters (pp. 107-123); "A Close Reading of Psalm 13: Daring to Ask the Hard Questions," by Carl J. Bosma (pp. 125-159); "Proverbs 10:1-6: A Coherent Collection?" by Bruce K. Waltke (pp. 161-180); "Proverbs 10:1-2: From Poetic Paragraphs to Preaching," by Calvin Seerveld (pp. 181-200).

Part Three: "Hearing the Word in the Church": "The Necessity of Narrative Imagination for Preaching," by John Bolt (pp. 203-217); "Seeking God Through Preaching," by Cornelius Plantings, Jr. (pp. 219-231); "Application in Preaching Old Testament Texts," by Sidney Greidanus (pp. 233-244); "Samson: The Riddle and the Reason," by Roy M. A. Berkenbosch (pp. 245-250).

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