From Ancient Text to Valid Application

“The results of Boyd’s attempt to delineate the effectiveness of preaching in a specific church situation by employing notions of pericopal theology and a christiconic hermeneutic resoundingly affirm the manifest value of such an approach to homiletics. An encouragement to all expositors, indeed!”


—Abraham Kuruvilla, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary





“Boyd has amply demonstrated that exposition and application rooted in a solid theological understanding of the text under examination, as well as the objective of Christlikeness, creates an ideal God’s-kingdom-world in front of the text that all of us need to seek to embrace. This book . . . gives solid examples of expository preaching that allow the significance of the text to emerge in all its fullness, beauty, and complexity.”


—David G. Barker, Heritage College and Seminary





“Josiah Boyd has aimed his commitment to textually based application in biblical preaching and the implications of his mentor’s hermeneutical perspectives at the task of preaching the book of Jonah to great effect. The resulting sermons from the life of God’s reluctant prophet support his commitments as well as provide the reader with valuable applications for life and ministry.”


—Blayne Banting, Briercrest Seminary





“Josiah Boyd’s work is a great example of the combination of careful study of the text and the engaging presentation of the material in sermon form. . . . Using the book of Jonah as the test case for narrative material, Boyd has demonstrated well in a local-church situation the value and effectiveness of this treatment of the text, as evidenced by results of surveyed church members.”


—Stephen Bramer, Dallas Theological Seminary