Hear Ye the Word of the Lord
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Long before the words of the Bible were written, God's communication through the spoken word rang out loud and clear. Jesus in particular commissioned representatives to speak on his behalf even during the time of his earthly ministry. And yet today we are a reading culture. It is easy for modern Christians to take for granted that the Bible was handed down in written form, but the way we receive God's message is far different from how the original hearers would have heard it. These differences not only shape the way that we hear God's message to his people, but they put us at risk of misunderstanding his revelation.
In Hear Ye the Word of the Lord, biblical scholar D. Brent Sandy explores how oral communication shaped the ways that biblical writers received God's message-and even more importantly, how the ancient and modern faithful receive it through hearing. Filled with helpful biblical insights related to oral communication and constructive ways for modern readers to become better hearers and performers of Scripture, Hear Ye the Word of the Lord provides a constructive way forward for readers interested in exploring howwe can better hear God's Word.
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John H. Walton is professor emeritus of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. His many books include The Lost World of Genesis One and Wisdom for Faithful Reading.
D. Brent Sandy (PhD, Duke University) taught New Testament and Greek at Wheaton College and chaired the Department of Religious Studies at Grace College. He is coauthor (with John Walton) of The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority and author of Plowshares and Pruning Hooks: Rethinking the Language of Biblical Prophecy and Apocalyptic.
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Foreword by John H. Walton Part One: Setting the Stage Proposition 1: Oral Culture Can Be a Lost World Proposition 2: God Reached Across Great Distances-So Must We Proposition 3: Divine Revelation Was Intended for Hearers Proposition 4: Research Provides Important Insights into Ancient Oral Culture Proposition 5: The Goal Is to Include Their Hearing in Our Reading Part Two: God and His Agents of Oral Communication Proposition 6: Scripture Presents God as the Ultimate Oral Communicator Proposition 7: God Spoke Divine Truth to and Through Moses Proposition 8: God Spoke Divine Truth to and Through the Prophets Proposition 9: God Spoke Divine Truth to and Through Jesus Proposition 10: Jesus Empowered His Followers to Proclaim the Gospel as He Did Proposition 11: Jesus' Followers Faithfully Remembered and Communicated the Oral Gospel Part Three: Implications of Oral Scripture Proposition 12: Stories Were Performed and Heard in Ancient Oral Culture Proposition 13: We Can Become Better Hearers and Speakers of Scripture Proposition 14: We Can Restore Oral Scripture to Its Rightful Place Part Four: Experiments in Oral Interpretation Proposition 15: Hearing Is More Than Reading: Understanding Scripture Holistically Proposition 16: Hearing Is More Than Reading: Imagining Creation and Incarnation Proposition 17: Hearing Is More Than Reading: Experiencing Jesus' Return to Nazareth Proposition 18: Hearing Is More Than Reading: Rethinking the Vine and the Branches Conclusion Acknowledgments General Index Scripture Index
