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A review of D. Brent Sandy's book, Hear Ye the Word of the Lord: What We Miss When We Only Read the Bible.
A little addendum to this one: I said in this review that Sandy is a good exponent of poor ideas. I left out the possibility that he is a bad exponent of good ideas, and due to word count limitations I could not explain why I felt free to reject that possibility. I have to admit (again) that I have not read any Walter Ong, and it is possible that I'm really missing out. But I checked my whole Logos library for references to Ong, and essentially no one I respect and cite and read (that I could find—and with Logos, I can find words like "Ong" pretty quickly!) is actually using Ong's ideas for their interpretation. He gets mentioned a tiny bit more than he gets used—which is easy, because he wasn't used at all. Given that fact, and given the fact that Sandy's book failed to give even one new insight into Scripture that is traceable to the recovering of orality, I felt safe to conclude that I was reading a good exponent of poor ideas. If Sandy had shown some insight stemming from orality, or if my commentators will consistently citing Ong (who's been writing for a long time), then I would have been very open to coming to a different conclusion in this review.
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Originally published here:
christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/march/brent-sandy-bible-oral-written-hearing.html
A review of D. Brent Sandy's book, Hear Ye the Word of the Lord: What We Miss When We Only Read the Bible.
A little addendum to this one: I said in this review that Sandy is a good exponent of poor ideas. I left out the possibility that he is a bad exponent of good ideas, and due to word count limitations I could not explain why I felt free to reject that possibility. I have to admit (again) that I have not read any Walter Ong, and it is possible that I'm really missing out. But I checked my whole Logos library for references to Ong, and essentially no one I respect and cite and read (that I could find—and with Logos, I can find words like "Ong" pretty quickly!) is actually using Ong's ideas for their interpretation. He gets mentioned a tiny bit more than he gets used—which is easy, because he wasn't used at all. Given that fact, and given the fact that Sandy's book failed to give even one new insight into Scripture that is traceable to the recovering of orality, I felt safe to conclude that I was reading a good exponent of poor ideas. If Sandy had shown some insight stemming from orality, or if my commentators will consistently citing Ong (who's been writing for a long time), then I would have been very open to coming to a different conclusion in this review.
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▶ YOUTUBE:
Larry Castle, Sarah Leslie, Christopher Scaparo, Drane Pipes, David H, Jesse and Leigh Davenport, Meghan Brown, Justin Bellars, Lynn Hartter, Alan Milnes, Rich Smith, Lynn Stewart, Matt Stidham, Karen Duncan, Gregory Brown, Brad Ullner, David Podesta, Frank Hartmann, Andrew Brady, Tricia Maddox Behncke, Caleb Richardson, PAClassic87 95, James Duly, Deep Dive Discipleship, Todd Bryant, M.A. Moreno, whubertx, Joel Richardson, Orlando Vergel Jr, OSchrock, Eric Couture, Bryon Self, Average Gun Guy, Brad Dixon, Derek Ralston, Brent Zenthoefer, Reid Ferguson, Dale Buchanan, James Goering, David Saxon, Travis Manhart, Josiah Dennis, judy couchman, Kimberly Miller, Jonathan Clemens, Robert Daniels, Tiny Bibles, ThatLittleBrownDog, Gregory Chase, Robert Gifford, GEN_Lee_Accepted, Lanny Faulkner, Benjamin Randolph
▶ PATREON:
Paul Gibson, gnomax, Nathan Hall, D. H. Wallenstein, Keith Martin, Beth Benoit, Cody Hughes, Arvid D, Frank Hartmann, Thomas Jacobs, David Stein, Andy B, Deborah Reinhardt, Desert Cross Tortoise Fox, Robert Daniels, Rick Erickson, Lanny M Faulkner, Lucas Key, Dave Thawley, William McAuliff, Razgriz, James Goering, Edward Woods, Thomas Balzamo, Brent M Zenthoefer, Tyler Rolfe, Ruth Lammert, Gregory Nelson Chase, Caleb Farris, Jess English, Aaron Spence, John Day, Brent Karding, Steve McDowell, Adam Avaritt, James Allman, Steven McDougal, Henry Jordan, Nathan Howard, Rich Weatherly, Joshua Witt, Matthew Lindquist, Luc + Eileen Shannon, Easy_Peasy , Jeremy Steinhart, Steve Groom, Corey Henley, Luke Burgess, Joel, Joshua Bolch, Tyler Harrison, Angela Ruckman, Nathan N, Bryan Wilson, David Peterson, Eric Mossman, Jeremiah Mays, Caleb Dugan, Donna Ward, James D Leeper, Nate Patterson, Dennis Kendall, Michelle Lewis, Lewis Kiger, Dustin Burlet, Michael Butera, Miguel Lopez, CRB, Dean C Brown, MICHAEL L DUNAVANT, Jess Mainous, Brownfell, Joshua Barzon, Benjamin Randolph
▶ BUY ME A COFFEE:
Stephen, Joshua, Cody, Evan, Robert, Joel, Brian, Michael, Stacey, Justin, Jason, Jimmy, Nathan, Kim, Carl, Tom, Zach, Frank, Jenna, DH, Robert, Papa D, Ben, Anirudh, John, Alan, Ben, Phil, Cody, Adam, Kayla, Sarah, Darlene, Caleb, Scott, Anonymous (18x)
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