John Broadus on Continuous Exposition
John Broadus was a 19th century American pastor, confederate army chaplain, co-founder and 2nd president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. There he taught New Testament interpretation and homiletics and produced his classic work on preaching A Treatise on...
John Broadus on Continuous Exposition
Counsel from the past on preaching through books of the Bible
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