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title: "5 Homiletical Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“It is not enough to probe the question of what the text is saying. It is equally important to discover why it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-l-lowry/it-is-not-enough-to-probe-the-question-of-what-the-text-is-saying-it/)

[Eugene L. Lowry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-l-lowry/)

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> [“From where I sit, all homiletical theological perspectives are interpretations with certain strengths and weaknesses. They have a provisional character. We cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schnasa-jacobsen/from-where-i-sit-all-homiletical-theological-perspectives-are/)

[David Schnasa Jacobsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schnasa-jacobsen/)

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> [“So it is that much homiletical advice tends to function in reverse—that is, it works reasonably well in evaluating a sermon already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-l-lowry/so-it-is-that-much-homiletical-advice-tends-to-function-in-reverse/)

[Eugene L. Lowry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-l-lowry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c6/eugene-l-lowry-25699_little-help_so-it-is-that-much-homiletical-advice-te_1440083.jpg)

> [“A sermonic idea is a homiletical bind; a sermon is a narrative plot!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-l-lowry/a-sermonic-idea-is-a-homiletical-bind-a-sermon-is-a-narrative-plot/)

[Eugene L. Lowry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-l-lowry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/eugene-l-lowry-25699_religion_a-sermonic-idea-is-a-homiletical-bind-a_2344564.jpg)

> [“diagnosis is central to our homiletical task.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-l-lowry/diagnosis-is-central-to-our-homiletical-task/)

[Eugene L. Lowry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-l-lowry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/eugene-l-lowry-25699_diagnosis_diagnosis-is-central-to-our-homiletical_2478008.jpg)

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