Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
A Christianity, Theology, Religion book. This misreading of Scripture arises from combining our individualism with a...
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. For example:When Western readers hear Paul exhorting women to "dress modestly," we automatically think in terms of sexual modesty. But most women in that culture would never wear racy clothing. 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.Some readers might assume that Moses married "below himself" because his wife was a dark-skinned Cushite. Actually, Hebrews were the slave race, not the Cushites, who were highly respected. Aaron and Miriam probably thought Moses was being presumptuous by marrying "above himselfWestern 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 Brandon O'Brien and Randy Richards...
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Our tendency to emphasize rules over relationship and correctness over community means that we are often willing to sacrifice relationships on the altar of rules. E. Randolph Richards, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible At some point in this generation, "Take up your cross and follow me" changed into, "Come to Jesus and he'll make your life better. E. Randolph Richards, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible This misreading of Scripture arises from combining our individualism with a more subtle, deeply hidden and deeply rooted aspect of our Western worldview: we still think the universe centers around us. E. Randolph Richards, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
What a great little book! I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who is steeped in Western culture, particularly if you have never had the opportunity to visit or experience other parts of the world. The book is helpfully organized into 9 sections that steadily progress into more subversive, subtle ways that Westerners bring presuppositions... So often when reading scripture something seems off, or bizarre, some key information missing. This book helps you understand how cultural baggage makes it difficult to understand scripture and gives you tools and strategies to help compensate and think critically. This book helped me deepen my understanding of scripture and analyze... If you're looking for a book to challenge the way you read and understand the Bible, this is it for sure. For the larger part of my adult life, I've been aware that the way I understand the Bible--the interpretations I put on words and phrases, the assumptions I make about why the author said what he did, my views about the way of life...
