[The Lost World Series 03] • The Lost World of Scripture · Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority by Walton, John H. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Contents Preface Introduction Part 1: The Old Testament World of Composition and Communication

Proposition 1: Ancient Near Eastern Societies Were Hearing Dominant and Had Nothing Comparable to Authors and Books as We Know Them

The World of Hearing Dominance Why Then Documents? Authors and Books Versus Authorities, Scribes and Documents For Further Reading

Proposition 2: Expansions and Revisions Were Possible as Documents Were Copied Generation After Generation and Eventually Compiled into Literary Works

The Need for New Copies Scribal Tasks Did Scribes Expand on Texts? For Further Reading

Proposition 3: Effective Communication Must Accommodate to the Culture and Nature of the Audience

Speech-Act Theory Divine Accommodation in Locutions Inerrancy and Authority in Illocution

Proposition 4: The Bible Contains No New Revelation About the Workings and Understanding of the Material World

Not a Science Textbook No New Scientific Revelation What We Should Look For Discerning the Locutions of Old World Science

Stepping Back and Summing Up: How the Composition of the Old Testament May Be Understood Differently in Light of What Is Known of Ancient Literary Culture

Authorities and Tradents Expansions and Revisions Later Compilation Biblical Composition and Authority

Part 2: The New Testament World of Composition and Communication

Proposition 5: Much of the Literature of the Greco-Roman World Retained Elements of a Hearing-Dominant Culture

Orality and Textuality in Early Greek Poetry Orality in Greek and Latin Written Texts Conclusion For Further Reading

Proposition 6: Oral and Written Approaches to Literature Entail Significant Differences

Truths and Myths About Orality Comparing and Contrasting Orality and Textuality Conclusion For Further Reading

Proposition 7: Greek Historians, Philosophers and Jewish Rabbis Offer Instructive Examples of Ancient Oral Culture

The Production of History in an Oral Culture Teaching Philosophy in an Oral Culture The Rabbis and Oral Teachings Conclusion For Further Reading

Historians Philosophers Rabbis

Proposition 8: Jesus’ World Was Predominantly Non-Literate and Oral

Were Most People Living in First-Century Palestine Literate? Levels of Literacy and Textuality Was Jesus Literate? Conclusion For Further Reading

Proposition 9: Logos/Word Referred to Oral Communication, Not to Written Texts

Logos as the Words and Teachings of Jesus Logos in Other Contexts Conclusion

Proposition 10: Jesus Proclaimed Truth in Oral Forms and Commissioned His Followers to Do the Same

A Major Shift in the Study of the Gospels Reading Orality from the Inside Out Implications of Jesus’ Orality Conclusion For Further Reading

Proposition 11: Variants Were Common in the Oral Texts of Jesus’ Words and Deeds

A Recent Example of Preserving and Transmitting Oral Texts Encountering Oral Texts Through the Gospels Conclusion

Proposition 12: Throughout the New Testament, Spoken Words Rather Than Written Words Were the Primary Focus

Logos as Oral Text in Acts and the Epistles Oral and Written Texts of Paul’s Teachings The Authority of Paul’s Oral Texts Orality in the General Epistles Orality in the Book of Revelation Conclusion

Proposition 13: Exact Wording Was Not Necessary to Preserve and Transmit Reliable Representations of Inspired Truth

Manuscripts of the New Testament Variants in the Text of the New Testament Implications of Manuscript Culture Conclusion For Further Reading

Stepping Back and Summing Up: How the Composition of the New Testament May Be Understood Differently in Light of What Is Known of Ancient Literary Culture

Summary of the Formation of the New Testament The Transmission of the Old Testament A Trajectory of Orality Conclusion

Part 3: The Biblical World of Literary Genres

Proposition 14: The Authority of Old Testament Narrative Literature Is More Connected to Revelation Than to History

How Should We Understand Ancient Historiography? What Is Mythography? Comparing Mythography and Historiography The Illocution of Event-Oriented Literature Conclusions

Proposition 15: The Authority of Old Testament Legal Literature Is More Connected to Revelation Than to Law

The Locutions of Law The Illocutions of Law The Perlocution of Law For Further Reading

Proposition 16: The Authority of Old Testament Prophetic Literature Is More Connected to Revelation Than to Future-Telling

The Prophetic “Books” Prophecy and Fulfillment For Further Reading

Proposition 17: The Genres of the New Testament Are More Connected to Orality Than Textuality

Preference for Orality in the Second Century Paul’s Letters The Gospel Genre The Composition and Transmission of the Gospels The Composition and Transmission of Paul’s Letters Conclusion

Part 4: Concluding Affirmations on the Origin and Authority of Scripture

Proposition 18: Affirmations About the Origin of Scripture Confirm Its Fundamental Oral Nature

The Prime Form of Divine Revelation The Human Form of Divine Speech Conclusion

Proposition 19: Affirmations About the Authority of Scripture Assert Its Divine Source and Illocution

Figurative and Emotive Language in Paul’s Letters The Context of Paul’s Statement about Inspiration Paul’s Intent in Stating That Scripture Is God-Breathed Conclusion

Proposition 20: Inerrancy Has Essential Roles and Limitations

Inerrancy Versus Inspiration and Authority Summary Points on Applying Inerrancy

Errors of Inerrancy Advocates Errors of Skeptical Scholarship

For Further Reading

Proposition 21: Belief in Authority Not Only Involves What the Bible Is but Also What We Do with It

Competent Readers Ethical Readers Virtuous Readers The Role of the Holy Spirit Truth and Authority

Faithful Conclusions for Virtuous Readers

Safe to Believe Not Safe to Believe Safe to Ask

Name and Subject Index Scripture Index Notes

Introduction Proposition 1 Proposition 2 Proposition 3 Proposition 4 Stepping Back and Summing Up Proposition 5 Proposition 6 Proposition 7 Proposition 8 Proposition 9 Proposition 10 Proposition 11 Proposition 12 Proposition 13 Stepping Back and Summing Up Proposition 14 Proposition 15 Proposition 16 Proposition 17 Proposition 18 Proposition 19 Proposition 20 Proposition 21 Faithful Conclusions

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