2013/05/22 by Scott N. Callaham · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Biblical Studies and Interpretation #Historical and Linguistic Studies #Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies #Old Testament #Contextualization #New Testament #Gospel #Appropriation #Context (archaeology) #Literature #Meaning (existential) #Biblical theology #Sermon #Philosophy #Metanarrative #Linguistics #Narrative #Theology #History #Art #Interpretation (philosophy) #Epistemology
paper · doi:10.1177/0014524613490366
published in The Expository Times 124(12), 582-589 (SAGE Publishing)
openalex publication_date 2013/05/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This article reflects upon preaching Old Testament texts from the Revised Common Lectionary in light of a recent three-year experiment of favoring the Old Testament readings for sermon development. Old Testament texts in the lectionary experience re-contextualization due to their appropriation as supporting material for the Synoptic Gospel readings and the metanarrative of the “church year.” Countering the resulting transformation or loss of meaning calls for attention to canonical context, including the trajectory that Old Testament texts themselves set toward New Testament themes.