Ep. 115: Dr. Brent Sandy on the Authority of the Oral (Spoken) Tradition of the Bible

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Noah interviews Dr. Brent Sandy on what the Bible was before it was ever written down, and how rediscovering this tradition brings Scripture to life today in dynamic ways. 

Dr. D. Brent Sandy (PhD, Duke University) taught New Testament and Greek at Wheaton College and chaired the Department of Religious Studies at Grace College. He is coauthor (with John Walton) of The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority and author of Hear Ye the Word of the Lord: What We Miss if We Only Read the Bible.

You can reach Brent at bsandy@grace.edu

Dr. Brent Sandy’s summary of his thinking about the importance of recapturing as much of the original orality of Scripture as possible. (Click to download a one-page pdf)

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Noah is the founding pastor of Mosaic Church, a multi-ethnic church in urban Grand Rapids, MI. He is a grad of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.
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