Expedition 44 Interview with John Walton The Lost World of Scripture

The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority (Volume 3) (The Lost World Series)
Overview and discussion with Dr. Will Ryan and Dr. Matt Mouzakis
In your preface you state: Why do we still use the word inerrancy? It’s an inevitable question, which the evidence raises on its own. So part of the purpose of this book is to bring students back from the brink of turning away from the authority of Scripture in reaction to the misappropriation of the term inerrancy.”
Expound on this and what is at the heart of The Lost World of Scripture. Some have some to worship the Bible it seems rather than the God of the Bible at times in Evangelicalism with certain views of the text of scripture.
Prop 1- Ancient Near Eastern Societies Were Hearing Dominant and Had Nothing Comparable to Authors and Books as We Know Them
Why is it important to understand that the biblical world was primarily an oral culture and how does that influence our understanding of the Bible?
Why documents then?
Prop 2- Expansions and Revisions Were Possible as Documents Were Copied Generation After Generation and Eventually Compiled into Literary Works
Walk us through the job of a scribe and how was the OT compiled (and edited)?
In Prop 3 you get into divine accommodation. Explain this and how it relates to the Bible.
Prop 4- The Bible Contains No New Revelation About the Workings and Understanding of the Material World
These might be fighting words for some…. the Bible is not a science textbook. What should we be looking for when the Bible seems to talk about the way the world works (or the way they thought it did)?
What can we do to read the OT responsibly and not be anachronistic readers and interpreters?
There is a lot of evidence for the later compilation of text, editing, polemics, etc. What does this do for those set on “original” autographs as the dependance on scriptural authority?
In Part 3 (Prop 14-17) you write about genres in the Bible. You examine legal, narrative, and prophetic literature and show how it’s more about revelation than history, law, or prediction. Summarize this concept for us.
You conclude the book in Part 4 (Prop 18-21) talking about your affirmations of scriptural authority but also about the limitations and role of the Bible. Speak to this please.
So, what do we do with the Bible and what is it?
What would you like people to take away from your book and this conversation about scripture?