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Misreading Scripture with Western eyes : removing cultural blinders to better understand the Bible / E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Richards, E. Randolph (Ernest Randolph)
Contributor:
O'Brien, Brandon J.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.
Bible--Social scientific criticism.
Theology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (241 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, 2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Brandon O'Brien and Randy Richards shed light on the ways that Western readers often misunderstand the cultural dynamics of the Bible. Identifying nine areas where commonplaces of modern Western thought diverge with the text, the authors ask us to reconsider long-held opinions about our most beloved book.
Contents:
Serving two masters : mores
The Bible in color : race and ethnicity
Just words? : language
Captain of my soul : individualism and collectivism
Have you no shame? : honor/shame and right/wrong
Sand through the hourglass : time
First things first : rules and relationships
Getting right wrong : virtue and vice
It's all about me : finding the center of God's will.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-225) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-8308-6347-8
OCLC:
908511940

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