TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Gary V. TI - Interpreting the prophetic books: an exegetical handbook T2 - Handbooks for Old Testament exegesis SN - 9780825443633 AV - BS1505 .I584 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Kregel Publications, a division of Kregel, Incorporated KW - Bible KW - Prophets KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - 1. The Nature of Prophetic Literature --; 2. Major Themes in the Prophetic Books --; 3. Preparing for Interpretation --; 4. Interpretive Issues in Prophetic Texts --; 5. Proclaiming Prophetic Texts --; 6. From Text to Application; 2; b N2 - "Preaching from a prophetic text can be daunting because it can be difficult to place these prophecies in their proper historical setting. The prophets used different literary genres, and they often wrote using metaphorical poetry that is unfamiliar to the modern reader. This handbook offers an organized method of approaching a prophecy and preparing a persuasive, biblically based sermon that will draw modern application from the theological principle embedded in the prophetic text." ER -