Exploring the use of biblical character portrayals in preaching at Arapaho United Methodist Church

A Barton Smith

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Exploring the use of biblical character portrayals in preaching at Arapaho United Methodist Church

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

A Barton Smith. Exploring the Use of Biblical Character Portrayals In Preaching At Arapaho United Methodist Church. Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/17b28211-7b53-4dc3-af02-4580bea4c3aa?locale=en.

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A. B. Smith. Exploring the use of biblical character portrayals in preaching at Arapaho United Methodist Church. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/17b28211-7b53-4dc3-af02-4580bea4c3aa?locale=en

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A Barton Smith. Exploring the Use of Biblical Character Portrayals In Preaching At Arapaho United Methodist Church. Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/17b28211-7b53-4dc3-af02-4580bea4c3aa?locale=en.

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The purpose of this practicum/project is to explore the use of dramatic biblical character portrayal as a preaching form. It examines the use of 'story' in preaching; examines the homiletics of George Buttrick, Fred Craddock and Eugene Lowry as a basis for comparison with biblical character preaching; shows the details required for using this form of proclamation; and demonstrates the intense Scriptural reflection which character portrayal requires. The practicum was conducted over a three-month period using members of the Arapaho United Methodist congregation to provide evaluation on the presentation of two characters: Jacob and Joseph of Nazareth. The finding of this project is that this preaching form is a valid form of proclamation but requires intense preparation and should be used by the preacher judiciously.

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