Should Orality Return in Bible Interpretation and Communication?
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orality, hermeneutics, interpretation, steffenAbstract
The absence of orality in Bible construction and communication is the “big forgot” and “fatal flaw” for many interpreters coming from book cultures. Overlooking or trivializing orality diminishes God-intended emotive impact, aesthetics, and meaning because the hermeneutic oxygen for interpreting Bible narratives is found in orality. Including holistic orality will make interpretation and application of the spoken-written word of God much more oral, natural, relational, impactful, communicatable, universal, and God -focused; it will take interpreters beyond the theological headlines to a fuller, richer author-intended meaning.
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2024-10-05
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