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Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible

E. Randolph Richards,

Brandon J. O'Brien

Why we're reading this: Shifting our perspective from reading the Bible through our 21st century Western lens to approaching the …more
[close] Shifting our perspective from reading the Bible through our 21st century Western lens to approaching the Bible with cultural humility and understanding cultural context.

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Apr 28, 2022 Robyn Toran rated it it was amazing

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Anyone who is serious about their Christian faith, this is an absolute MUST READ! The authors do a phenomenal job of bringing to the surface so many of the things that go without being said in our culture and how different it is from ancient eastern culture that predominated the biblical narrative. It was incredibly insightful to have concise, but well thought out explanations of how and why our understanding and practice of Christianity and the Bible have drifted so far from the Jesus we strive ...more

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