Homiletics | Theological Word of the Day

Homiletics
Date October 20, 2008

(Gk. homilos, “to assemble together”)

The study of the proper method of delivery of a religious message. In Christianity, homiletics is focused on the delivery of a sermon. Involved in homiletics is exegesis of the text of Scripture, finding the abiding theological principles, narrowing the subject into a deliverable form, rhetoric and style, and application of the sermon to a contemporary audience. Normally, a trained seminarian will take courses on homiletics in order to train them as communicators of the Gospel.