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Comment on A Theology of Orality for the Global Church: Recovering God’s Narrative Revelation by Durk Meijer

Durk Meijer — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:54:21 +0000

Excellent article going back to foundations of how we are created and functioning in the world today and that God will and wants to meet us there to start His transformation.

Comment on A Theology of Orality for the Global Church: Recovering God’s Narrative Revelation by Victor Umoru

Victor Umoru — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:48:36 +0000

Relevant in my field of operation, inter-culrural studies.

Comment on Emotion Exegesis for Faithful Oral Bible Translation: Understanding the Emotional Dynamics of Scripture (Part 1) by Jenny G.

Jenny G. — Mon, 11 May 2026 20:03:50 +0000

Thanks for sharing these concepts in such a clear and practical way, Josh. These are ideas and feelings that I have had as I’ve prepared stories to tell and even questions for consulting a translation. Now I have a better vocabulary to explain this process!

Comment on From Silence to Sign: Emotional Exegesis and Oral Hermeneutics in Pakistan Sign Language by EC

EC — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:26:55 +0000

Thank you.

I found that the Deaf in Thailand responded with laughter when they watched the video of Sarah laughing is disbelief. The same effect is not typically found when we just read the word “laugh” than if we see another human laughing.

Thanks for the niche article that contributes to much needed developments in the field of Deaf missiology.

Comment on Exegeting Orality: Interpreting the Inspired Words of Scripture in Light of Their Oral Traditional Origins by Nick Acker

Nick Acker — Tue, 27 May 2025 15:53:17 +0000

Thank you much for taking a look at my book.
I think these are some of the most important conversations happening around the Bible today!

I have a podcast called, “Unwriting the Bible,” where I am interviewing scholars on various aspects of orality, oral tradition, media studies, and biblical performance criticism. Feel free to check it out on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

Comment on Oral Hermeneutics? by Chuck Madinger

Chuck Madinger — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:07:28 +0000

Thanks, Gerald! We also like to point to Dr. Larry Caldwell, and his new book (based on his work at Fuller under Charles Kraft) really speaks to that. We’ll also be making that a major issue with another work on “Holistic Hermeneutics” that brings in 13 other factors, but culture may be one of the most significant. That’s true for everyone, but especially for those of us that work cross-culturally.

Comment on Oral Hermeneutics? by Gerald Polmateer

Gerald Polmateer — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:52:09 +0000

“The grammatical-historical interpretation of Scripture (hermeneutic) . . .” I would suggest that adding the cultural component would add a lot to helping people grasp orality. It would help people to know the background and setting of the story. Otherwise we have a text that one tries to interpret void of the culture.

Comment on Narrative Theology: Discovering God’s Great Story by Tom Steffen

Tom Steffen — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:32:22 +0000

Ti Sar, that email doesn’t work, please send me a different one.

Comment on Narrative Theology: Discovering God’s Great Story by Ti Sar Baw

Ti Sar Baw — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 06:39:35 +0000

I want to learn and listen to your video.

Comment on Orality in Theological Education: Addressing 21st-Century Challenges by cezar cajayon

cezar cajayon — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 01:37:51 +0000

Permission to share this video to my youth partner disciple, since i can’t fully grasp the content of oral talk, we will discuss together. thanks

Comment on Character Theology: Engaging God through His Cast of Characters by angelica

angelica — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 07:25:09 +0000

In reply to Tom Steffen. Sorry to have taken sometime to reply, Dr. Steffen. (I keep forgetting to but I want to engage with your comment.) I think that something as important as this should not be in the footnote. People RARELY read footnotes, especially if they don't have that much time- and that is definitely true of many engaged in practical ministry.

Comment on More Local Ways for Praise: Arts for Mission & Ministry by Evanildo Dasilva

Evanildo Dasilva — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 23:17:38 +0000

Glory to God.