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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richards, E. Randolph (Ernest Randolph)
- 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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