Preaching Genesis 22: The Story of Abraham and Isaac

About this episode

Dr. David Allen discusses how to preach Genesis 22, focusing on the story of Abraham and Isaac and its theological implications.

In this episode, Dr. David Allen discusses how to preach Genesis 22, the story of Abraham and Isaac, and how to preach Christ from the passage. After reading the text, he surveys traditional interpretations, including rabbinic views, the early church fathers’ typology of the cross, Martin Luther’s speculative approach, and a redemptive-historical perspective. Don’t miss this substantive theological examination of an intriguing text as well as Dr. Allen’s insights on how to build a sermon around it.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. David Allen

Topics covered

• preaching
• theology
• Abraham and Isaac
• redemptive-historical perspective
• traditional interpretations
• typology of the cross

Keywords

• Genesis 22
• Abraham
• Isaac
• preaching
• theology
• Martin Luther
• redemptive history
• typology
• sermon building

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: early church fathers, rabbinic views

Books & works: Genesis 22

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