Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes
Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
E. Randolph Richards, Brandon J. O'Brien

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Sivuja: 240

Kustantaja: InterVarsity Press, 2012

ISBN-13: 9780830837823

ISBN-10: 0830837825

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Kirjan takakannesta:

Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text. For example, when Paul exhorts women to to ”dress modestly,” we automatically think in terms of sexual modesty. But Paul is likely more concerned about economic modesty – that Christian women not flaunt their wealth through expensive clothes and gold jewelry. And Western individualism leads us to assume that Mary and Joseph traveled alone to Bethlehem. What went without saying was that they were likely accompanied by a large entourage of extended family.

Biblical scholars Randy Richards and Brandon O'Brien 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 cross-cultural experience in global mission, Richards and O'Brien 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.

Interesting, thoughtful and user-friendly.

An important book that comes along at a critical moment in global evangelical history.

A convincing case that those who trust the Bible should (for biblical reasons) be more self-conscious about themselves.

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Tri E. Randolph Richards on teologi ja Uuden testamentin tukija, joka on työskennellyt pitkään yliopisto-opettajana niin Yhdysvalloissa kuin Indonesiassakin. Hän toimii Palm Beach Atlantic -yliopiston vararehtorina ja lähetystyökouluttajana.

Tri Brandon J. O'Brien on teologi, kirjailija ja Redeemer City to City -järjestön (NY) sisällöntuotannon kehityksen vastaava johtaja. Hänet tunnetaan erityisesti raamatuntulkintaa ja seurakuntaelämää käsittelevistä kirjoistaan.