The Public Theology of Lectio Sacra

On the Public Reading of the Scriptures, Illiteracy, 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 ar…