How we hear the Word depends on where we hear it from.

This looks like a really nice piece of practical theological research written up.

"everyone who reads and teaches the Bible needs to read Mark Allan Powell’s What Do They Hear? I think this book is solid gold.
Why? Because Mark seriously asks what it is like for preachers to address an audience and know (1) that what they “hear” is not always what the preacher “said” and (2) that what Christians “read” is shaped by their “social location.” "

It's gone on my 'must get sometime' list. HTT Scot McKnight.
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