Download or read book Interpreting the Prophetic Books written by Gary V. Smith and published by Kregel Academic & Professional. This book was released on 2014 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for students and pastors to interpret and communicate the messages of the prophetic books well Preaching from a prophetic text can be daunting because it can be difficult to place these prophecies in their proper historical setting. The prophets used different literary genres and they often wrote using metaphorical poetry that is unfamiliar to the modern reader. This handbook offers an organized method of approaching a prophecy and preparing a persuasive, biblically based sermon that will draw modern application from the theological principle embedded in the prophetic text.