Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025)
This issue explores the theme of Orality & Hermeneutics—a field that may seem new but is, in fact, a rediscovery of how Scripture was originally received, interpreted, and lived out by Jewish communities and the early church. Far from replacing established hermeneutical methods, orality-based approaches enhance and complement them by reconnecting interpretation with communal, oral, and performative contexts.
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Oral Hermeneutics?
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This issue of Orality Talks Journal explores a holistic approach to hermeneutics, moving beyond the Western grammatical-historical method. Biblical interpretation originally engaged all senses, reflecting God’s communication. The articles challenge…
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Rethinking the Old Wineskins of “Academic” for the New Wine of Oral and Oral-Preference Learners
For too long, the West has dominated theological education worldwide. This reality is primarily due to the West’s past centuries of colonization of the non-Western world, which has ramifications for…
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Oral Hermeneutics in Theological Education
Oral hermeneutics provides an important framework for theological education by emphasizing the oral foundations of Scripture and their relevance in contemporary interpretation. The transmission of the Gospel began in oral…
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Oral Ethics: How can Oral Hermeneutics Build a Christian Ethic?
Few lay Christians routinely practice the disciplines of ethics and hermeneutics confidently and appropriately. Many who have learned to practice these disciplines often leave that knowledge to gather dust between…
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Exegeting Orality: Interpreting the Inspired Words of Scripture in Light of Their Oral Traditional Origins
Nick Acker, an OT scholar, explores new discoveries in oral traditions and identifies several commonly used rhetorical features, such as repetition of themes, catchwords, patterns, and activation. He then demonstrates…