Preaching and Biblical Theology

by Edmund P. Clowney    |     Book Summary


Author: Edmund P. Clowney
Publisher: P&R Publishing
Date: 1961, 1979, 2002
Pages: 124

Book Summary of Union With Christ by Rankin Wilbourne


"Between the study and the pulpit there seems to be a great gulf fixed." (p. 5) This gulf is the span between preachers and professors, scholars and preachers. Simply put, "Preaching professors and scholarly preachers are exotic specimens in America." (p. 5)

This book was written as an attempt to span this gulf by connecting the disciplines of biblical theology and expository preaching. While biblical theology has found a home in many evangelical seminaries, the same cannot be said of evangelical pulpits. "A decade in the pastorate brought on me a dawning conviction that the biblical-theological approach of the seminary classroom was excitingly rich for the pulpit ministry." (p. 5)

If we are to reconnect biblical theology to evangelical preaching, we must understand:

  • What biblical theology is as a discipline
  • The importance of the doctrine of revelation
  • The true nature of preaching
  • The process of preparing a sermon.





 Preaching and Biblical Theology

by Edmund P. Clowney

[ Book Summary ]



Book Summary of Union With Christ by Rankin Wilbourne

Author Rankin Wilbourne
Publisher Edmund P. Clowney
Date 1P&R Publishing
Pages 124


"Between the study and the pulpit there seems to be a great gulf fixed." (p. 5) This gulf is the span between preachers and professors, scholars and preachers. Simply put, "Preaching professors and scholarly preachers are exotic specimens in America." (p. 5)

This book was written as an attempt to span this gulf by connecting the disciplines of biblical theology and expository preaching. While biblical theology has found a home in many evangelical seminaries, the same cannot be said of evangelical pulpits. "A decade in the pastorate brought on me a dawning conviction that the biblical-theological approach of the seminary classroom was excitingly rich for the pulpit ministry." (p. 5)

If we are to reconnect biblical theology to evangelical preaching, we must understand:

  • What biblical theology is as a discipline
  • The importance of the doctrine of revelation
  • The true nature of preaching
  • The process of preparing a sermon.