My Inbox informs me of books that are groundbreaking. It is not an overstatement to say I get such announcements daily. A cautious expression would make it five times a week. Reading such a book can lead one to ask What difference will it make? They can’t all be groundbreaking. Publishers and authors have an obligation, just to get something published, to ask and articulate the significance of a given proposal or book. Some authors have enough street cred that publishers accept their proposals regardless of significance, in part because the publisher knows the book will sell. Names and books can go unmentioned here.
Scot, thanks for continuing to discuss this book. I read (listened) to "Hear Ye" since your first post, which seemed like an appropriate way to initially digest such a book. :- ] I had to go to the text version, however, to find the names of the scholars whose work I expected to be cited (Ong, Kelber, Rodriguez). This is not a fault with the book or the author, but with my expectation; Dr. Sandy has written in a conversational tone and, while scholarly, for a more popular audience, and, frankly, for a listening audience. Well done, sir.
As I continue to share Romans through live, interactive performances, one of my hopes is to highlight the orality within Paul's letters, which is often missed as people focus on orality in the Gospels. I am addressing this aspect of Romans in my master's thesis, along with a number of other exegetical insights gleaned from the performance process.
Orality allows for a much quicker response, from the listener and the speaker, so that the information being communicated comes to life more quickly. Learning to tell a passage of scripture or a story from personal life provides insight that words on paper don’t always provide as thorough an understanding of the information and a meaningful connection between the communicator and the audience.
From the pulpit, does this help illustrate values of “preaching” and “lecturing?”
All of this as we communicate through a platform that is, at least somewhat fueled by written and oral in community! Love it! Thank you!
I’m thinking of Phoebe here and wishing I could go back in time and hear her read Romans!
Scot, thanks for continuing to discuss this book. I read (listened) to "Hear Ye" since your first post, which seemed like an appropriate way to initially digest such a book. :- ] I had to go to the text version, however, to find the names of the scholars whose work I expected to be cited (Ong, Kelber, Rodriguez). This is not a fault with the book or the author, but with my expectation; Dr. Sandy has written in a conversational tone and, while scholarly, for a more popular audience, and, frankly, for a listening audience. Well done, sir.
As I continue to share Romans through live, interactive performances, one of my hopes is to highlight the orality within Paul's letters, which is often missed as people focus on orality in the Gospels. I am addressing this aspect of Romans in my master's thesis, along with a number of other exegetical insights gleaned from the performance process.
Thank you Scott
Great book and discussion!
Orality allows for a much quicker response, from the listener and the speaker, so that the information being communicated comes to life more quickly. Learning to tell a passage of scripture or a story from personal life provides insight that words on paper don’t always provide as thorough an understanding of the information and a meaningful connection between the communicator and the audience.
From the pulpit, does this help illustrate values of “preaching” and “lecturing?”
All of this as we communicate through a platform that is, at least somewhat fueled by written and oral in community! Love it! Thank you!