Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible Richards E. RandolphPaperback
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible Richards E. RandolphPaperback Over 100,000 Copies Sold Worldwide!ECPA Bronze Sales AwardBookwi.se's…
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Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible Richards E. RandolphPaperback
Over 100,000 Copies Sold Worldwide!ECPA Bronze Sales AwardBookwi.se's Favorite Books of the YearWhat was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. For example: - When Western readers hear Paul exhorting women to "dress modestly," we automatically think in terms of sexual modesty. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text.
The context suggests that Paul is likely more concerned about economic modesty--that Christian women not flaunt their wealth through expensive clothes, braided hair and gold jewelry. But most women in that culture would never wear racy clothing. Some readers might assume that Moses married "below himself" because his wife was a dark-skinned Cushite.
Actually, Hebrews were the