I'm going to continue in my series on books talking about removing our Western lenses with another book that I think is incredible: Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien.
Here is a brief description from Amazon about this book:
"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 cross-cultural 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."
Over the next few posts, I'm going to dive into some of the themes that really made me think. I highly recommend this book, as the examples given in it really made me read things with fresh eyes!
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