'Scripture is, in its essence, something to be sung, which means to be read in the mode of praise by the church. Robert Jenson concurs:
The first and foremost doctrine de scriptura is therefore not a proposition about scripture at all. It is rather liturgical and devotional instruction: Let the Scripture be sung, at every opportunity and with care for its actual address to hearers even if these are only the singer. The churches most faithful to Scripture are not those that legislate the most honorific propositions about Scripture but those that most often and thoughtfully sing and listen to it.
Such singing cannot be confined to the collective worship of the church; but if it is truly sung, it is embodied in the continuing praise of the church as it scatters to its daily pursuits throughout the week'
(Brian Brock, Singing the Ethos of God, Eerdmans, 2007, 273-274)
I'm in the processing of reading this very good book. Review will follow at some point in near future.
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