Publisher's Synopsis
"In this book, Sandy draws on recent studies of oral cultures to explore how a culture of orality shaped the Biblical writers and their understanding of how God reveals Godself. After all, God is described as the God who spoke creation into existence. Moses encounters God in the wilderness through God's voice. The prophets communicated God's word through their own speech-acts. And Jesus, God incarnate, didn't write down his message but spoke it to crowds eager to hear his words. Sandy shows us that understanding ancient orality can bring needed clarity to the significance of speech for the Biblical authors"--.
