Redemptive-historical preaching

Just discovered a helpful article on Wikipedia summarizing the redemptive-historical approach to preaching:

The proponents of this kind of preaching argued that Old Testament narratives are not given – primarily - to us by God to be moral examples, but as revelations of the coming Messiah...Opponents of redemptive historical preaching often fault this type of preaching as being weak when it comes to practical application of the Bible. Because the moral examples given in Scripture are undermined or diminished, redemptive historical preaching often fails to challenge the listener to conduct consistent with Scriptural direction given in places such as Matthew 5-7, Romans, and the Pauline Epistles.

I look forward to exploring this issue more. Not sure I've resolved this one in my mind quite yet.

Comments

[travis]

have you done any more research on this subject, I just started to study this hermanutic, I am attending a church that teaches using this principle, but ive never got an answer from critics to why this teaching is falable

[MEH]

We too are looking into what Red. hist. preaching is. We certainly believe that the OT should be looked upon-not as just a moral instruction book- but primarily pointing to Christ's death and resurrection throughout. Why can't there application as part of Red. historical preaching? I don't understand the dillemma.