Lectio Sacra, the Public Reading of the Scriptures, and Sacred Elocution

“The Apostle Paul at his Writing Desk” (1629/30). Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669).

What is the relationship between sacred elocution and public literacy? Such a question with its archaic content demands that the author stand trial before the justified scoffer, “Why not tell the rest of us what ‘sacred elocution’ is, eh professor?” No. You are …