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Hearing the Way: What the First Christians Heard in the Story of Jesus
The Exodus was a dominant and defining story in the Jewish nation, life and faith—and it became one of the foundational ways in which His first followers understood Jesus and, in turn, how the New Testament writers explained who Jesus was and what He did. So this story also becomes a key for our understanding of Jesus, the early church and the New Testament, and for what it means for us to follow Jesus today.
Each chapter includes “Growing Hearing Communities” questions for reading and sharing in small groups or for personal reflection.
“Kayle de Waal makes a persuasive case for the importance of understanding the motif of the ‘way’ in the New Testament on the basis of strong connections with the Old Testament, urging Jesus as the final, superior, and climactic Way to be admired and followed.”—Jiří Moskala, Dean, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Professor of Old Testament Exegesis and Theology
“In this thoughtful and accessible volume, Kayle de Waal has shown us the way that challenging and high-quality biblical research can continue to enrich the life and witness of the disciple community. With a scholar’s grasp of literary structure and a pastor’s skill in bringing the Word to the life lived, he has offered a ‘new exodus’ of his own—one that leads the worshipping fellowship of Christ-followers out of the simplistic readings of Scripture that we too often settle for. Having followed de Waal on his exploration of the ‘way’, I will never read the New Testament as I used to—and that’s a gift I celebrate.”—Dr Bill Knott, Editor, Adventist Review and Adventist World
Dr Kayle de Waal is head of the Avondale Seminary and senior lecturer in New Testament at Avondale College of Higher Education in Cooranbong, Australia. Kayle has also served the church in South Africa, South Korea and New Zealand. He is married to Charmaine and they have two young adult children.
Each chapter includes “Growing Hearing Communities” questions for reading and sharing in small groups or for personal reflection.
“Kayle de Waal makes a persuasive case for the importance of understanding the motif of the ‘way’ in the New Testament on the basis of strong connections with the Old Testament, urging Jesus as the final, superior, and climactic Way to be admired and followed.”—Jiří Moskala, Dean, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Professor of Old Testament Exegesis and Theology
“In this thoughtful and accessible volume, Kayle de Waal has shown us the way that challenging and high-quality biblical research can continue to enrich the life and witness of the disciple community. With a scholar’s grasp of literary structure and a pastor’s skill in bringing the Word to the life lived, he has offered a ‘new exodus’ of his own—one that leads the worshipping fellowship of Christ-followers out of the simplistic readings of Scripture that we too often settle for. Having followed de Waal on his exploration of the ‘way’, I will never read the New Testament as I used to—and that’s a gift I celebrate.”—Dr Bill Knott, Editor, Adventist Review and Adventist World
Dr Kayle de Waal is head of the Avondale Seminary and senior lecturer in New Testament at Avondale College of Higher Education in Cooranbong, Australia. Kayle has also served the church in South Africa, South Korea and New Zealand. He is married to Charmaine and they have two young adult children.
138 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2019
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December 6, 2021
Quite academic, a collection of essays, really, but very helpful in drawing out key themes from scripture, particularly about the identity of God’s people as living in, on and for God’s way. Useful images of the early church as hearing communities of the Word, and how that, today, can be countercultural in a globalised, post-Christian visual culture. Certainly one to re-read and digest more deeply. Will certainly return to it again in time.
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