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Apocalyptic Literature
Most of us approach Apocalyptic literature with a level of hesitancy, thinking it is either too hard or even strange for us to really understand it. However, once we understand more about this genre, a lot of the misconceptions are removed, and we find ourselves both encouraged and challenged by it. Frequently, those of us who preach get caught up in thinking that Apocalpytic is hard for people. We don’t think they can get their minds around it and we convince ourselves that there are just too many strange things going on that don’t make sense. That said, thoughtful people in our churches have a way of cutting through this excuse. They remind us, “Don’t forget, Preacher, a picture is worth a thousand words.” In this Apocalyptic Literature unit, there are five four lessons and our primary instructors areis Don Carson (Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) and David Helm (Executive Director of The Charles Simeon Trust and Lead Pastor of the Hyde Park congregation of Holy Trinity Church in Chicago, Illinois).
14. Preaching Apocalyptic: Understanding an Alien Genre
Welcome to the Apocalyptic Literature unit. In this first lesson, Don Carson (Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) begins by taking a look at Apocalyptic Literature and how to get a handle on this alien genre.
15. Preaching Apocalyptic: And Where Is Jesus?
In the second lesson, Don Carson works through methods for seeing Jesus in Apocalyptic Literature.
16. Preaching Apocalpyitc: Its Function and Usefulness
In the third lesson, Don Carson explores the function and usefulness of Apocalyptic Literature.
17. Finding the Structure in Apocalyptic Literature
In the fourth lesson, David Helm (Lead Pastor of the Hyde Park congregation of Holy Trinity Church in Chicago) shares a few ways of finding the structure in passages from Apocalyptic Literature.