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This book is a classic description of basic exegetical process from the perspective of a preacher. The strength of the book is its five-part analytic process: (1) contextual analysis, (2) syntactical analysis, (3) verbal analysis, (4) theological analysis, and (5) homiletical analysis. Kaiser’s examples of syntactical layout are particularly helpful. Special sections dealing with prophecy, narrative, and poetry are also offered. This book has been around for a while, but continues to hold value for anyone who wants to get the Bible right when they preach, and that would be all of us, wouldn’t it?
Excerpt: Those sermons whose alleged strength is that they speak to contemporary issues, needs, and aspirations often exhibit the weakness of a subjective approach. In the hands of many practitioners, the Biblical text has been of no real help either in clarifying the questions posed by modern man or in offering solutions. The listener is often not sure whether the word of hope being proclaimed is precisely that same Biblical word which should be connected with the modern situation or issue being addressed in the sermon since the Biblical text often is no more than a slogan or refrain in the message. What is so lacking in this case is exactly what needs to be kept in mind with respect to every sermon which aspires to be at once both Biblical and practical: it must be derived from an honest exegesis of the text and it must constantly be kept close to the text. (19)