The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Vol. 1
This resource reviews Hughes Oliphant Old's comprehensive multi-volume history of preaching in the Christian church, beginning with the biblical period and tracing how Scripture has been read and preached from Moses through the apostles. While Old's scholarly work provides valuable historical insights into the development of preaching practices and biblical interpretation, the reviewer notes concerns about Old's acceptance of liberal higher criticism and his weakened view of biblical inspiration, particularly his rejection of verbal inspiration and acceptance of source-critical theories like Deutero-Isaiah.
The Reading and the Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church Volume 1: The Biblical Period Hughes Oliphant Old Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998, paperback, x + 383 pp. ISBN 0-8028-4356-5 Hughes Oliphant Old has set himself an audacious task: to study the history of preaching in the church beginning with Moses until the present day. Old has already completed six of the planned seven volumes and his historical research makes for fascinating reading. In the first...