Hermeneutics and Preaching with Todd Miles | Preaching in Babylon

This week, Stephen Stallard, PhD, is joined by Todd Miles, PhD, to talk hermeneutics, biblical genres, and typology as they explore how pastors should teach their congregations how to interpret the text through their sermons.
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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - What are some tips for using hermeneutics?
2:06 - Immediate context or canonical context?
5:03 - What is God doing in this passage?
7:55 - The movement towards allegory
12:23 - The different biblical genres
16:00 - The emotionality of the text in our sermons
17:42 - Preaching Christ from the Old Testament
19:50 - How does typology factor in?
22:00 - What have you learned about preaching in a post-christian context?
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Loved my time at Western. Context is important followed by being mindful of my presuppositions. I am on board with wanting my audience to learn how to read and think about Bible passages. Thank you guys for the discussion.