Some authors, of course, are racists, and readers are right to resist them. Yet Christians believe that God is the ultimate author of Scripture and thus are willing to trust the mode-of-life proffered in the text. Thanks to Dan Treier for helping me to clarify this point.
The point stands that an author seeks to direct the readers drama, even if for ill. The author uses the world of the text in his world behind the text to direct his readers into their world in front of the text.
Everyone theologizes and ministers their understanding. This gives me a vision for preaching and writing.
preaching explicitly directs the hearers into their shared world in front of the text
