D. Brent Sandy 
Hear Ye the Word of the Lord [EPUB ebook] 
What We Miss If We Only Read the Bible

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

John H. Walton (Ph D, Hebrew Union College) is professor of Old Testament, emeritus, at Wheaton College and Graduate School. His many books include The Lost World of Genesis One and Wisdom for Faithful Reading.