Sanders, James A. God Has a Story: Sermons in Context. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1979.

Abstract

The Bible is God's story and it needs to be told with vigor to each generation. James A. Sanders does what interpreters of the Bible have long wished the ancient Biblical writers had done. He provides the environment and setting for which his sermons were written and then explains the hermeneutics by which he moved from Scripture to sermon. Stressing the Bible as God's story, Sanders explores the importance of the three basic elements of proclamation: text, context, and hermeneutics. Nine examples of the author's preaching, with introductions focusing on these elements, illustrate the interrelationship. After summarizing the impact and significance of his preaching, Sanders concludes with a fascinating recital of God's story.