Jeffrey Thiemann

Engaging writing that connects the reader to the OT, April 19 2003

In a very personal and engaging way, Ellen Davis challenges misconceptions about the Old Testament and successfully prods the reader to participate in a spiritually engaged reading of the Old Testament.

Great reference and interesting reading, Oct 15 2002

I bought this at the recommendation of one of my professors and I'm so happy that I got this as my first Bible reference software. Not only is the content absolutely fantastic, but the Logos system works great, even though I consider myself a beginner user so far. I keep my notebook with me in class and can very quickly find supplementary information that is related to topics being discussed. It is also great to have at my fingertips while doing homework when I run into a new idea in my reading and want to get another explanation for it. I also love the links to the Unabridged Theological Dictionary of the NT. I currently use the books in my seminary library, but am looking forward to… Read more

Practical and instructive, Aug 30 2002

I took a preaching class from David Ourisman and we used his book as the textbook. The book is an excellent guidebook to narrative preaching. He begins with some very good points about the act of preaching and looks at the attributes of good storytelling. The highlight of the book is a very usable, step-by-step approach not just to developing one sermon, but also for reflecting on the larger text, as in next year's lectionary. He illustrates his teaching with three sample sermons based on Peter's confession as found in Matthew, Mark and Luke. He makes a strong point about staying true to the evangelist that wrote the text and not homogenizing the gospels.