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Article: "But We Were in the Wilderness, and There God Speaks Quite Differently": On the Significance of Preaching in the Theology and Work of Gerhard von Rad1
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- Interpretation
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- July 1, 2008
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Gerhard von Rad's concept of preaching is based on a biblical and homiletical hermeneutic that draws on some key insights of Karl Barth's dialectical theology. Von Rad's sermons were deeply informed by the older, liberal tradition and its concern for a distinctly "modern" way of preaching. This essay sketches the development of his concept of preaching as it relates to his work as an Old Testament scholar and university preacher.
Gerhard von Rad was both a committed preacher and a passionate hearer of sermons. Contemporaries report his total attention and concentration before and after worship and the extraordinary care with which he prepared his sermons.2 His daughter tells of her father's ...