Kip Cone

Hear Ye the Word of the Lord

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Why do we pour so much more thought and effort into the preaching and teaching of Scripture than into its public reading? Is it because we neither understand nor value that the authors of Scripture, communicating in predominantly oral cultures, wrote more for the ear than the eye? If so, then Hear Ye the Word of the Lord is an enlightening corrective, compellingly calling the church not to neglect the power of the spoken and heard Word but instead to adapt our reading and hearing to the ways the initial audiences heard and understood. In this volume, Brent Sandy not only provokes the academic to consider the impact of orality on the transmission and interpretation of Scripture but also provides creative and workable applications for the local church practitioner who wants to elevate the public reading (and therefore hearing) of Scripture in the gathered community of believers.”