Hear Ye the Word of the Lord: What We Miss If We Only Read the Bible - Paperbackby D. Brent Sandy (Author), John H. Walton (Foreword by) Long before the words of the Bible were written, God's communication through the spoken word rang out loud and clear. Jesus in particular commissioned representatives to speak on his behalf even during the time of his earthly ministry. And yet today we are a reading culture. It is easy for modern Christians to take for granted that the Bible was handed down in written form, but the way we