A guide for preachers and lay readers McComiskey, Thomas Edward. Additional Author mixed material bibliography Michigan Baker Book House c1991 monographic en English

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196 p. ; 22 cm. "All too often . . . we hear the Scriptures read in a manner that fails to reflect their authority" (p. 15). "If we want our hearers to develop a deeper sense of the Bible's authority, we must not read it in the same way we read the weekly announcements" (p. 15). To meet this need, Thomas McComiskey, Professor of Old Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, has "set forth principles of oral interpretation as they relate to the public reading of Scripture" (p. 9). nnIn essence, this volume is a study of the oral interpretation of Scripture. To facilitate improvement, McComiskey prescribes exercises with a tape recorder. He supplies abundant practical advice such as "you should read sentences, not verses" (p. 22) and at the end of a paragraph "drop the pitch of the voice and slow the speed of . . . reading" (p. 42). Warnings against reading abuses are also helpful. He cautions against overdramatizing by recommending three words to remember: "appropriate, natural, and controlled" (p. 62). The volume facilitates an improved understanding of hermeneutics as well as an improved reading of Scripture. Reading Oral reading Reading in public worship 264.340801062780 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 264.34 McC r E92012198 Non Fiction 264.34 McC r Reading_Scripture_in_Public.jpg 18578 1991-01-11 00:00:00 2026-03-28 08:25:11 machine generated