Jeremiah's Scribes Creating Sermon Literature in Puritan New England

"A dazzlingly original account of New England sermon culture, the intertwined practices of reading, interpretation, preaching, note-taking, and print publication through which ministers and laypeople interacted with each other and with the biblical text. This outstanding study brings to life dusty sermon notebooks and weighty sermon series, revealing their theoretical complexities, their poetry, and even their humor, reshaping and enriching our understanding of Puritan New England's intertextual literary culture."-Lisa Gordis, Barnard College "A polished, informative, and distinctively original study that will certainly become the book to read on sermons."-David D. Hall, Harvard Divinity School