领域，根本没有水平上下之分。用医学作为analog，exegetical book专注于分子生物学的基础研究，更多的是PhD在做，而 exopositional preaching则像美国医学界的大V们，通常是MD&PhD，而美国医学的领头羊们通常是MD&PhD，PhD only人士很难跻身最高层。

Expositional preaching at its simplest is preaching that is focused on explaining the meaning of Scripture in its historical and grammatical context. Expositional preaching involves explaining what the Bible says to a contemporary audience that is likely unfamiliar with the cultural and historical settings that the passage was written in.最简单的释经式讲道是专注于解释圣经在历史和语法背景下的含义的讲道。释经式讲道涉及向可能不熟悉该段落所写的文化和历史背景的当代听众解释圣经所说的内容。

Boice显然是近代基督教Expositional preaching的pioneer, 新生代大教会的主任牧师有不少都是他的学生，南卡Greenville第二长老教会主任牧师Richard Philips就是Boice的得意门生,,https://spcgreenville.org/leadership/rev-dr-richard-d-phillips/这些新生代的主任牧师的发表的Expositional preaching由P&R出版社发表对当代教会开始产生很大的影响。Boice的Expositional preaching系列在WTS和PRTS这种顶级改革宗神学院都享有极高的声誉，你老N算个球啊，绝对的大虾，地狱的钉子户