Teaching Techniques of Jesus: How Jesus Taught

by Herman Harrell Horne

The author's purpose in this book is to examine the teaching techniques of Jesus and then apply these techniques toward the improvement of our teaching methods. That there is such a need for improvement is unquestioned, and the author meets this need in a noncontroversial way. He does not deal with the content of Jesus' teachings but is concerned only with "the form in which this content is cast."

A partial list of Jesus' teaching techniques discussed in this book includes Jesus' way of securing attention, His point of contact, His aims, His use of problems, His conversations, His questions, His answers, His discourses, His parables, His use of the Scriptures, His use of the apperception, and His use of symbols.

Study groups as well as individual readers will appreciate the questions included in each of the book's 27 chapters. These are designed to stimulate discussion and focus the reader's attention toward the analysis of the author.

Paperback

First published June 1, 1971

About the author

Herman Harrell Horne (1874-1946), an American philosopher and educator, was a leading spokesman for philosophical idealism in educational theory and practice during the first half of the twentieth century. Although he did not profess to write theological works, he advocated a spiritual and religious approach to education. He was a serious educator and a thoughtful Christian; as such, he deserves careful consideration.

Reviews

[Stan Sorensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as helpful as I thought. The writing style is difficult with multitudes of questions. Does give ideas for research but is more a study of how Jesus taught using modern categories in education but not as helpful in how we can use such techniques in teaching situations. I received more help in the 7 Laws of Teaching by Gregory.

[Myrilee · Rating 3 out of 5]

A 3 is probably not very fair. Too have used this book correctly, I should have used it as a textbook and studied it using a notebook to write out my answers. Since I am no longer teaching, I just read it and answered the questions mentally.

[Sheri Hathaway · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked this book off the library shelf because I thought it would be good for me. It is good for me but rather like eating dry cereal with no milk or sugar. A very dry read and I have to be in the right mood to pick it up. Surely Jesus life was more interesting. Has some good points, though.