The Sermon as Symphony: Preaching the Literary Forms of the New Testament
- ISBN-10
- 0817012575
- ISBN-13
- 9780817012571
- Category
- Bible
- Pages
- 289
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Author
- Mike Graves
Description
The Sermon as Symphony examines ten literary forms in the New Testament and illustrates their use in sample sermons from some of today's best-known preachers, among them Eugene Lowry, William Willimon, and Frederick Buechner.
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