| Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible |  | Authors: E. Randolph Richards, Brandon J. O'Brien
Publisher: IVP Books
Category: Book
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0830837825
EAN: 9780830837823
ASIN: 0830837825
Publication Date: October 17, 2012
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What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text. For example: Biblical scholars Brandon O'Brien and Randy Richards shed light on the ways that Western readers often misunderstand the cultural dynamics of the Bible. They identify nine key areas where modern Westerners have significantly different assumptions about what might be going on in a text. Drawing on their own crosscultural experience in global mission, O'Brien and Richards show how better self-awareness and understanding of cultural differences in language, time and social mores allow us to see the Bible in fresh and unexpected ways. Getting beyond our own cultural assumptions is increasingly important for being Christians in our interconnected and globalized world. Learn to read Scripture as a member of the global body of Christ.
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