Homiletical Handbook [Paperback]

Donald L. Hamilton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992

Homiletical Handbook is a primer for those who are called to preach. It is intentionally simple in its explanation of the homiletical task and straightforward in getting to the point. It is solid in its theology and biblical in its approach. Students, min

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805416269
• ISBN-13: 978-0805416268
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A guidebook for the passionate, November 21, 2000

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B. Currie (New Orleans, La. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Homiletical Handbook (Paperback)

Donald Hamilton's Homiletical Handbook is one of a vast library of books which treat the subject of preaching. In his own introduction, Hamilton admits that although there is a virtual army of books on preaching, there are very few which are actually helpful in the task. Many handbooks are based on faulty views of scripture, weak hermeneutics, or a level of criticism which makes practical application impossible. Others offer valuable insight into theory and theology, but do not address the practical aspects of the preaching act. With this in mind, Hamilton honestly states that his handbook is not meant to address every aspect and detail of the "preaching task." It is also not meant to teach the art of sermon delivery. Instead, Homiletical Handbook is meant to deal with homiletics, or the science of preaching. An introductory treatment, this book is meant for beginning preaching students. Its intent is to spur both future and beginning preachers into an informed passion for the science of proper hermeneutics. He is brilliantly successful!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very comprehensive and imaginative book on homiletics., July 15, 2007

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emmauseagle - See all my reviews

This review is from: Homiletical Handbook (Paperback)

This book is a great help in developing a sermon. While it presents some of the more common styles, it also teaches how to make use of other styles. Some of these more unusual styles are: inductive, narrative, and syllosogitic. It provides outline examples of the different styles and key words that can be used.

The book also covers how one can preach from different genres of scripture. The author shows how the different styles of sermons fit with different types of scripture.

I believe that this book will help those that are looking for a challenge in developing new styles of sermons. It is also useful for those that have difficulty preaching on certain types of scripture.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Reliable Guide, November 7, 2002

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Daniel Boon "Daniel Boon" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Homiletical Handbook (Paperback)

Dr. Hamilton was my Preaching teacher in seminary. In fact I was a visiting student and I wanted to have a different academic experience. Thus I ended up sitting in his class. At first I was a little skeptical of the teacher that teaches out of his own book. Nonetheless, by the end of the semester my preaching improved considerably due to the "Homelitical Handbook." Five years after taking his class I find myself going back to his book for guidance. I find the "Homelitical Handbook" not only a reliable preaching guide, but also a clear and honest approach for the task of preaching to the avid homeletician. Its challenging simplicity helped me improve and polish my homelitical skills.