Hear Ye the Word of the Lord

Foreword by John H. Walton



Part 1: 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 to be heard.

Proposition 4: Research provides important insights into ancient oral culture.

Proposition 5: The goal is to hear Scripture as they did while reading it as we do.



Part 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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



General Index

Scripture Index