The unit offers a brief overview of the Gospels, their genre, their origin and context in history and literature, and their use in Christian tradition and preaching. It introduces the Gospels as stories, with special reference to Jesus, the central character, and to the Evangelists’ purpose as authors, and pays attention to the importance of this for preaching. The dynamics of preaching the smaller stories (e.g., parables, miracles, conflict stories, birth / passion / resurrection narratives) is explored, and principles are drawn out by which the Gospel story and stories can be related to the students’ preaching.
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