Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes
"When we miss what went without being said for them and substitute what goes without being said for us, we are at risk of misreading Scripture"
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.
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.
"When we miss what went without being said for them and substitute what goes without being said for us, we are at risk of misreading Scripture"
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.
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.
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Tuesdays at 1:30pm
Located in The Fellowship Hall Starting September 17th
Week 1 (9/17): Intro & Ch 1
Week 2 (9/24): Ch 2 & 3 Week 3 (10/1): Ch 4 & 5 Week 4 (10/8): Ch 6 & 7 Week 5 (10/15): Ch 8 & 9 Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Misreading-Scripture-Western-Eyes-Understand/dp/0830837825/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= if needing assistance ordering a book, contact the church office at (321)269-7631. |
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