David Rhoads is my colleague here at LSTC. He did his translation to convey
what he felt was the sense of the Greek.
He has gone on to do from memory 1 Peter, James, Galatians, Jude, and now
has almost completed Revelation.
As you know, hearing him perform (his term) one of these books out loud
gives one a new appreciation of them. When we team taught Methods of
Interpretation a few years ago, we used Jude as a text. At first reading
the students did not like the book; too legalistic, lttle gospel, etc.
After they heard David perform it, their opinion changed drastically--he
had recited it pastorally.
He urges students to memorize their sermon text each week so that they can
look at the congregation as they speak it. So does my colleague Richard
Jenson, who teaches preaching here.
Thanks for the note--and forgive the tardy response. Summer school teaching
got in the way.
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