View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Unisa Institutional Repository The expository preaching of New Testament quotations of the Old Testament: A patristically informed redemptive-historical model By Kevin Maples submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Theology in the subject of Practical Theology at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA Supervisor: Prof. H. J. C. Pieterse 2014 DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY I declare that “The expository preaching of New Testament quotations of the Old Testament: A patristically informed redemptive-historical model” is my own work and that all the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. _______________________ _______________________ Rev. Kevin Maples Date ii KEY TERMS Homiletics Hermeneutics Patristic Redemptive-historical Biblical Theology Expository Preaching Historical Approach Biblical Quotations Origen Chrysostom iii TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY .......................................................................... ii KEY TERMS ................................................................................................................ iii LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES, AND CHARTS .......................................................... ix LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................ x SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ xiii INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 1 0.1 Statement of the Problem ............................................................................. 2 0.1.1 The Research Question ................................................................. 3 0.1.2 The Significance of the Research Question .................................. 3 0.2 The Goal of the Study .................................................................................. 5 0.3 Definition of Terms...................................................................................... 5 0.3.1 Biblical Theology.......................................................................... 6 0.3.2 Patristic ......................................................................................... 6 0.3.3 Redemptive-Historical Approach ................................................. 7 0.3.4 Intertextuality ................................................................................ 8 0.3.5 Practice .......................................................................................... 8 0.3.6 Homily, Sermon, and Homiletic ................................................... 9 0.3.7 Expository Preaching .................................................................. 10 0.4 Research Methodology .............................................................................. 12 0.4.1 Method Design ............................................................................ 12 0.4.2 Introduction to the Chapters ........................................................ 14 0.5 Conclusion ................................................................................................. 17 iv CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................... 19 1.1 The Biblical Theology of Geerhardus Vos ................................................ 20 1.2 Edmund Clowney....................................................................................... 24 1.2.1 Preaching and Biblical Theology ............................................... 25 1.2.1 Preaching Christ in All of Scripture ........................................... 28 1.3 Sidney Greidanus ....................................................................................... 31 1.4 Bryan Chapell ............................................................................................ 36 1.5 Graeme Goldsworthy ................................................................................. 43 1.6 A Redemptive-Historical Hermeneutic...................................................... 48 1.6.1 Revelation ................................................................................... 48 1.6.2 Inspiration ................................................................................... 50 1.6.3 Authority ..................................................................................... 51 1.6.4 Holistic Interpretation ................................................................. 51 1.6.5 Christ-centered Application ........................................................ 53 1.7 New Testament Quotations of the Old Testament in Redemptive-Historical Literature .............................................................................................. 54 CHAPTER 2: EARLY PREACHING ......................................................................... 56 2.1 Influence of the Jewish Synagogue ............................................................ 57 2.1.1 The Origin and Nature of the Synagogue ................................... 57 2.1.2 The Reading of the Scriptures in the Synagogue ........................ 58 2.1.3 The Preaching of the Scriptures in the Synagogue ..................... 60 2.1.4 The Relationship of the Synagogue to the Church ..................... 62 2.1.5 The Intertextuality of the Synagogue .......................................... 64 2.2 Justin Martyr’s Description of Christian Worship ..................................... 65 v 2.3 The Second Epistle of Clement .................................................................. 67 2.4 Quis Dives Salvetur.................................................................................... 72 2.5 Synopsis ..................................................................................................... 77 2.6 Practical Considerations for a Contemporary Model of Preaching ........... 80 CHAPTER 3: ALEXANDRIAN PREACHING ......................................................... 85 3.1 Extant Sermons .......................................................................................... 86 3.2 Circumstances of the Homilies on Luke .................................................... 88 3.3 The Significance of Origen for the History of Preaching .......................... 90 3.4 The Hermeneutical Method of Origen ....................................................... 91 3.5 Origen's Textual Method ........................................................................... 92 3.6 Origen's Homilies on Luke ........................................................................ 93 3.6.1 Origen’s Luke Homily 14 ............................................................ 93 3.6.2 Origen’s Luke Homily 21 ............................................................ 96 3.6.3 Origen’s Luke Homily 22 ............................................................ 98 3.6.4 Origen’s Luke Homily 29 .......................................................... 100 3.6.5 Origen’s Luke Homily 30 .......................................................... 102 3.6.6 Origen’s Luke Homily 31 .......................................................... 104 3.6.7 Origen’s Luke Homily 32 .......................................................... 106 3.6.8 Origen’s Luke Homily 34 .......................................................... 108 3.6.9 Origen’s Luke Homily 37 .......................................................... 110 3.7 Synopsis ................................................................................................... 112 3.8 Practical Considerations for a Contemporary Model of Preaching ......... 113 CHAPTER 4: ANTIOCHIAN PREACHING ........................................................... 121 4.1 Extant Sermons ........................................................................................ 122 4.2 Circumstances of the Homilies on Matthew ............................................ 124 vi 4.3 Significance of Chrysostom in the History of Preaching ......................... 125 4.4 The Hermeneutical Method of John Chrysostom .................................... 127 4.5 The Textual Method of John Chrysostom ............................................... 128 4.6 Chrysostom’s Homilies on Matthew ....................................................... 130 4.6.1 Chrysostom’s Matthew Homily 5 .............................................. 131 4.6.2 Chrysostom’s Matthew Homily 17 ............................................ 135 4.6.3 Chrysostom’s Matthew Homily 18 ............................................ 139 4.6.4 Chrysostom’s Matthew Homily 47 ............................................ 143 4.6.5 Chrysostom’s Matthew Homily 67 ............................................ 147 4.6.6 Chrysostom’s Matthew Homily 88 ............................................ 152 4.7 Synopsis ................................................................................................... 156 4.8 Practical Considerations for a Contemporary Model of Preaching ......... 156 CHAPTER 5: CHARACTERISTICS OF PATRISTIC PREACHING..................... 164 5.1 Patristic Preachers View the Biblical Text as Inspired Scripture ............ 164 5.2 Patristic Preachers Portray Confidence in Their Available Biblical Text .................................................................................................... 168 5.3 Patristic Preachers Preach Expository