Before the gospels were composed, Jesus' first followers sustained his memory by sharing stories of his life, death and teachings. It's rather clear from the way that the stories develop in the ...

Recapping last week, we began investigating the early oral tradition (kerygma) that Paul captured on papyrus in his first letter to the Corinthian church, chapter 15, verses 3-7. We know these ...

One might loosely define tradition as the authoritative and authentic Christian history of theological doctrines and devotional practices. Christianity is fundamentally grounded in the ...

Oral storytelling, a practice that has transcended generations, remains an integral part of many cultures worldwide. From the ancient tales of the African griots to the folk legends passed down in ...

The unique creation of Sanskrit was an unparalleled oral tradition far surpassing instead of creating any orthographic system. More or less the same time when the Indo-Aryan language started evolving ...

Athenian historians correctly identified that the city's port, Piraeus had been an island thousands of years before. Oral tradition is very underrated by moderns. We did manage to keep and share ...

In a land of vast deserts, lush oases and evocative coastlines, Emirati poetry has for centuries been more than an art form — it has been a way of life. The nation’s oral tradition of poetry, ...