is or should be expected to constitute a homiletics guide. But Christian assemblies were led by those “whose work is preaching and teaching” (1 Tim 5:17). Like the Shema, which calls God’s people to “hear” (Deut 6:4), Paul affirms that saving faith arises from listening to a word proclaimed (Rom 10:17; Gal 3:2, 5). Accordingly, Paul writes, “Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching” (1 Tim 4:13). Even if the PE are not a homiletics guide, they
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