Teaching the Indonesian homlietics teacher how to teach preaching Old Testament narratives by using a narrative approach

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by  Solihin, Benny

“TEACHING THE INDONESIAN HOMI-CTICS TEACHER HOWTO TFACH PREACHING O10

‘TESTAMENT NARRATIVES BY USING ANARRATVE APPROACH

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{INTRODUCTION a
2, THEQLOGICAL FRAMEWORK 6
3. UTERATURE REVIEW st
4. PROJECT DESIGN a
5. TEACHING EXPERIENCE us
BIBUOGRAPHY us

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{sos indonesian pasters preach by using dadutive model tar any Kind at

biblical genres, including Old estat nuratve genres. This hapa bara

since they became seammarysladeuls, they were taughc only one model seman by
theic romileics teushers, Despite the deductive approach s powerful enough te be
sed “or preaching (ve sext sich has deductive structure such a6 the piste, i
becomes les effective Lo be used for preaching nasrative texts. Unfortu ately the
homlotes terete do nol have such understanding so they arent motivated to
teach narrative approach

‘vs thess project argues tat preaching the Old Testament mziative fete
tn be more effective by using 2 narrative proach. And the goals W help
Indonesian Feiiletics leachers co pevelop thelr teach'ng ski at using the inc tive
approach so thal they can eea:i this approach te their studencs. Thecefere this

aching

‘thesis projects sled “each Indonesian Hamiletice Teacher tn Teach Ft

(Old Testament narratives by us nga warracive apsvoach
HAPTER ONE

wTRooUCTION

‘The Problem and its Seting

During ie sieanith and seventesneh envuris, Partuga ane’ Spair
‘-olueed Chvistiaity 10 Indonesia in the form 3 Catholicism, Some ofthe
‘animist, Hinow Indonesian pop. ation anda handtul of Muslrs embraced
Colloticine, & ventury later, Prashyterien, Reformed, aro Methacls: misionadies
rem Germany, Deutschiend, zed Amevicaarived in indonesia and troduced
Fectastant forms o* Christianity:

Catholic and Protestant issionaros nat uy tau their eig.ous Lonel
thay aso brought an apried thelr awn cu tures in the churches hey planted
‘These cultural influences ware sarily seein mary ways fom she achiteeturs,
sluclusalurgunizations ‘turgy, and even in the oreaching of the pastors cd priess

The prsaching model passed down by the missionaries emphasteed th
deevcive srcture. Thie approach cansists of presenting the propositon ofthe
seipien afer Une introuueion, and using @ numberof “points” as evkience to

plden cet

support the sermon’s proposition. This appraach has heen preaching's
for hundteds of years ir Indanesian churches, especialy in traitiang frchacex) and
evangelical churches. kiblicl lests from various genres, neludingnacrative eats,

Fave penerallybeen areached using this duel mud

-ttheugh the deductive model is quileeffactive when usee te preach tert:

hich have deductive structure such asthe epi, i becurmes less efective when
used to preach narrative texts, Untortanateli asording 10 my abservations,
Incr esian pastors wno -egulary preach “ram narrative texts sing the deductive
rmoddel are mare apt to aot preach that txt as effectively, at they tend to hove
their istenes,

This problem in preaching ases usstians, Asc indonesian pasturs aware of
Lhe varios genes ofthe Ble? iso, ta whut exsuane hey sb to oveie the

genie ofa ger biblica” text? What approach mig: 9¢ apprepeste in persueding

them totlize the narrative auproach le preach Ok TesLmensrnrtave ens? Ad
lastly, what wil! be the mecivalion far Unese pastors Lo rorcieve Louse the narrative
apusoach?

itis my dese to teach Indonesian pas. now to reac narative biblical
les more efletiely sing 4 ares simon muda, Thesefera this shesisprejeet,
Is tito “teacaing Indoncsian Kemiletics Teachar fo Teach Preaching OM Testament
narratives by using &naniaive approach” The youl Uw hp indonesian hurleties
teacher te develop cher teaching shillof us ng the inductive approach, Ta wehiese
that pool they vst frst fain how Lo deter be geno bisical tsa
Second, they ust eave how to determbwe which sermon form is most appropriate
to foragiven genre. inal, they must larn how to prepare at inductive sete

preach a given biblica! rex thet ail best he servee by the mluctive approach,

overview

(Chapter 2 supports this chess ly exploring its biscal and sheologcal
framesore Since most Inds esian preachers stl have Aiticulis in tnding the

restuge ofa text and fee! lass corfidentn doing accurate proper exegesis, |
onside: nacessary te equip horniletcs teschars to master exegesis wellse chat tiey

can leach better Inonasian pastors snd seminarians. Trerefore inthe second

chiapler, 1 wil fake chrae diferent Ole Testamenc narrative passages to he exupelad

and prasene practcelly a way of doing exegesis to fied a message of Lhe pussages.
‘Then, in chapter 4 these three exegesis examples willbe used lo Leech the lowing

Crapter 3 reviews the pertinent iterate, I willis Le role ofthe Old
Tescam ent narative penre in interpeeting af the nariative pessage. The parpuse ie
‘to make Indonesian hoviletirs teache’s aware of he wxigueres o biblical naratice
genre that equices a preacher ta interpreta bisieslnacrative uxt seeording tothe
rules at ts genre, Attervard, they ace ahie ta teach Wreonesian pastors end
seminarians to preach O d Testament narative by using narrative approach.

‘Tare are sit relevant resaucees or the Lop of biblal nerrative
interpresation provice a sufficient theo-etcal hackerau'n fu she slau. Thais ie
Ineoduction ta Sibticaleteepretotion 24 wiliae W Klin and Craig LBlembers.

‘The second is The Henmeneurica! Spike! by Grant, Osbarne? Bath a” hem pruvide
the bases ct 2 sald incerpretaton of hilisl narrative, The thirds Richard L. Pat's
He Gove Us Stvies: The Bible Student’ Cie to awterereting Od Teatorwent
Diaseuives.? Tis valuabie resource provides a basi wnderscording 04 2 iswaes uf

Interpreting Old Testament narratives. andthe fourth i .abd Ake, ora ef

i 7. eo Rang, Raber std, erst 1

“e-ameh shorn, she ennencoti Spin Boe Gave, LI, 1981

Stevan Lott He Gove LE Sov stung, N:P, £958,
Delight: A iteraryletraduetion o the Bist. The tite, Preaching the Gis Festament,
cited by Scot. Gibsor, rete by Jafrey b. Arthurs and the sth is Rober M,
Stalers, A Basic Guia ta Intanprening the Bie

Other importaat hooks are faddon W, oblnseu’s, The Develagement an
Detivary of Expasicory eastages:Hibica! Beeching.” thomas & Lone Prenching ad
the sinerary For ofthe Sle Siorey Greidanus’ The Moder Prec ano the
Ancient Text the wnrk of Tremper Longaraa Il itary Agprocahes to Bibel
lncernranction~ and Steven P, Mathowson’s, Te Ar of Precubing Gls Tescomens
Saeratve

The last eurnot least, four classic Boks in Une iba narrative Meracure ae

Narrotve Ar inthe Bible hy Shimon WT.” Reuding Gibco Marotine by?

ive by cele Bali's, and

Tokkelman. Poetics wna tteroesttion vf Biblica! Narr

RabertAlter's Art af Bibce Narrative which pruposesw ragical zppecach ta the

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Bla, spatially biical narrative texs.+ in his work, aster shows thal Bre
asunishing trary tects oftan achieved by the authors of Ue Bible are th resus
lof are and natotaressness

(Chapter presents course for ceachig Indanusian posters wn seminarians
_abaut preaching Ole Testament naatives by sing nareative approach, The course
consist af three malos parts suuivies i.e wight sussiuns. The frst par discusses

robles af preaching Old Testament narrative twits ad the charactevstcs ef

the Old Testamert nartative texts (Inv sessions}. The exon port speaks abcut
_tesping the *hig leo” of 2p Old TesLartent narrative tex, forming the “Big kes!
andl deterring the goel ofa naratie sermun, compusing te plat ata rarrative
seiman, 2rd developing 3 sere pl inloa narraive setrvon four sessions}, The
‘hid artis earning about natiatie sermans tom some examples and prectising
narcarie preaching ite sesslonsh

Final, chaates 5 evaluates Uh effetinuness ef w teaching experiance in
fenabting and motivating mdonesian homiletics Leechars to teach preazning Old
Testament narratives by usirg a narraise ppruscl Suggesiuns “or tuner

ressarch wt aleo be ciscussed.

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