ABSTRACT
Voices are encountered much less frequently in the New Testament. The “voices” that are heard mostly appear within narratives that are presented as historical, but they are nonetheless diverse in nature. Detailed attention is given to the narratives concerned with putative voice-hearing experiences of Jesus, Peter, Paul, and John (the author of Revelation), and the associated accounts of voices linked to the canonical birth narratives and resurrection appearances of Jesus. On the one hand, “voice hearing” as a mode of divine self-communication is effectively replaced by the voice of Jesus in the gospel narratives, and by the person of Jesus as the word of God. On the other hand, where voices are narrated, they typically assume Christological significance as affirming the unique identity and authority of Jesus.
