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Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes

Author : E. Randolph Richards
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830843795
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes written by E. Randolph Richards and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible was written within collectivist cultures. When Westerners, immersed in individualism, read the Bible, it's easy to misinterpret important elements—or miss them altogether. In any culture, the most important things usually go without being said. So to read Scripture well we benefit when we uncover the unspoken social structures and values of its world. We need to recalibrate our vision. Combining the expertise of a biblical scholar and a missionary practitioner, Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes is an essential guidebook to the cultural background of the Bible and how it should inform our reading. E. Randolph Richards and Richard James explore deep social structures of the ancient Mediterranean—kinship, patronage, and brokerage—along with their key social tools—honor, shame, and boundaries—that the biblical authors lived in and lie below the surface of each text. From Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar to Peter's instructions to elders, the authors strip away individualist assumptions and bring the world of the biblical writers to life. Expanding on the popular Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes, this book makes clear how understanding collectivism will help us better understand the Bible, which in turn will help us live more faithfully in an increasingly globalized world.

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes

Author : E. Randolph Richards
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830863478
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes written by E. Randolph Richards and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 100,000 Copies Sold Worldwide! ECPA Bronze Sales Award Bookwi.se's Favorite Books of the Year 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 himself." 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 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. Getting beyond our own cultural assumptions is increasingly important for being Christians in our interconnected and globalized world. Learn to read Scripture as a member of the global body of Christ.

Besides the Bible

Author : Dan Gibson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 083085858X
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Besides the Bible written by Dan Gibson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So many books, so little time. How do you decide what to read? Walking into a bookstore, a library, or looking online can be an intimidating and overwhelming experience, to say the least. With so many options and not knowing what's best for you, it's easy to just end up making an impulse buy or giving up on reading altogether. We barely spend as much time reading as we'd like, and then we often end up completely frustrated by what we chose to read. Besides the Bible is a guide to the really great books that you should read—ones that matter. Covering a wide array of subjects and authors, from Christian bookstore best sellers to classics of Christian history and more, you'll find yourself agreeing with some titles, shaking your head at others, and even shocked by a few. This isn't a dry catalog with dull summaries of books authored by a bunch of dead guys. Dan Gibson, Jordan Green, and John Pattison, along with an all-star team of today's most interesting Christian thinkers—including Donald Miller, Derek Webb, Phyllis Tickle, Steve Taylor, and William P. Young— will re-ignite your love for reading or if you're a little lazy, give you enough information to make it seem like you're incredibly well read.

Contextualization in the New Testament

Author : Dean Flemming
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830874798
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Contextualization in the New Testament written by Dean Flemming and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-09-20 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a 2006 Christianity Today Book Award! Honored as one of the "Fifteen Outstanding Books of 2005 for Mission Studies" by International Bulletin of Missionary Research From Cairo to Calcutta, from Cochabamba to Columbus, Christians are engaged in a conversation about how to speak and live the gospel in today's traditional, modern and emergent cultures. The technical term for their efforts is contextualization. Missionary theorists have pondered and written on it at length. More and more, those who do theology in the West are also trying to discover new ways of communicating and embodying the gospel for an emerging postmodern culture. But few have considered in depth how the early church contextualized the gospel. And yet the New Testament provides numerous examples. As both a crosscultural missionary and a New Testament scholar, Dean Flemming is well equipped to examine how the early church contextualized the gospel and to draw out lessons for today. By carefully sifting the New Testament evidence, Flemming uncovers the patterns and parameters of a Paul or Mark or John as they spoke the Word on target, and he brings these to bear on our contemporary missiological task. Rich in insights and conversant with frontline thinking, this is a book that will revitalize the conversation and refresh our speaking and living the gospel in today's cultures, whether in traditional, modern or emergent contexts.

Paul Behaving Badly

Author : E. Randolph Richards
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830873325
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Paul Behaving Badly written by E. Randolph Richards and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The apostle Paul was kind of a jerk. He was arrogant and stubborn. He called his opponents derogatory, racist names. He legitimized slavery and silenced women. He was a moralistic, homophobic killjoy who imposed his narrow religious views on others. Or was he? Randolph Richards and Brandon O'Brien explore the complicated persona and teachings of the apostle Paul. Unpacking his personal history and cultural context, they show how Paul both offended Roman perspectives and scandalized Jewish sensibilities. His vision of Christian faith was deeply disturbing to those in his day and remains so in ours. Paul behaved badly, but not just in the ways we might think. Take another look at Paul and see why this "worst of sinners" dares to say, "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."

Perspective Criticism

Author : Gary Yamasaki
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
ISBN 13 : 0227901703
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Perspective Criticism written by Gary Yamasaki and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perspective Criticism sets out a new and illuminating biblical methodology designed to help the reader of biblical narratives in which there is a character engaged in action but no explicit indication from the storyteller on how the action is to be evaluated. Gary Yamasaki argues that in these cases we are receiving cryptic guidance from the author through the narrative technique of point-of-view. In such cases the methodology of Perspective Criticism may be applied to reveal this abstruse guidance. Gary Yamasaki provides a series of frames of analysis within the theory of Perspective Criticism which may be applied to biblical stories: the spatial, psychological, informational, temporal, phraseological, and ideological perspectives. Because the majority of the point-of-view devices found in biblical narratives are also used in cinematic storytelling, the book includes accessible analyses of film scenes, providing pop-culture illustrations of the workings of the point-of-view perspective. Gary Yamasaki concludes by applying his method to two case studies: the New Testament story of Gamaliel, and the Old Testament story of Gideon. In his work Yamasaki creates a valuable foundation for the deeper understanding of biblical narrative, a gift to anyone who has struggled with the concealed messages that should be divined in biblical point-of-view narratives.

The Bethlehem Story

Author : Andy McCullough
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725269279
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Bethlehem Story written by Andy McCullough and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-14 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but why Bethlehem? Why should God purpose to become man somewhere so marginal, so insignificant? This book follows the unfolding story of Bethlehem through the Bible, from the death of Rachel to the birth of Jesus, uniquely combining four perspectives: a) the Bible as one developing story, b) the Bible as a Middle Eastern book, c) insights from contemporary Palestinians from Bethlehem, and d) what this means for mission. Suffering Rachel, refugee Rahab, vulnerable Ruth, overlooked David all have a connection with Bethlehem. If Bethlehem shelters refugees, then so must we. If Bethlehem welcomes strangers, so must we. If Bethlehem weeps at injustice, and takes a stand against empire, so must we. What we see in Bethlehem’s story, we apply to our own stories. We enter into Bethlehem’s story with as much cultural and geographical colour and flavour as we can muster in order to feel the crises, taste the dust, hear the lambs bleating on the hillside. And there we find the Christ-child, son of David, the Good Shepherd, Lion of Judah, Bread of Life, Lamb of God, fulfilling all the recurring themes, taking his inevitable place as rightful king.

Through Western Eyes

Author : Robert Letham
Publisher : Mentor
ISBN 13 : 9781845502478
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Through Western Eyes written by Robert Letham and published by Mentor. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culture of the Eastern Church, to many, is alien. Yet there are recognizable family resemblances. This book aims to start to get to know one another again from a Reformed Protestant perspective.

One Bible, Many Versions

Author : Dave Brunn
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830827153
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book One Bible, Many Versions written by Dave Brunn and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Brunn has been an international Bible translator for many years. Here he divulges the inner workings of translation practice to help us sort out the many competing claims for superiority among English Bible translations. His professional assessments and conclusions will be a great help to all seeking truth in translation.

Inside Job

Author : Stephen W. Smith
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830844287
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Inside Job written by Stephen W. Smith and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaders work hard to succeed, but often at the cost of their own souls. Stephen W. Smith helps leaders set aside the life-draining values of power and position and instead explore the life-giving qualities of building character. There is a better way to live than the craziness of our driven world. This is your invitation to journey inside and do the work within your work.

When Women Speak...

Author : Moyra Dale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781506475967
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book When Women Speak... written by Moyra Dale and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twentieth century should be remembered in missions as the time when women got lost. Over that time, the voices of women missionaries, leaders, and facilitators of new Christian movements were all too often excluded from missiological discourse and strategic mission discussion. It is hoped that this book signals a revival in the contribution of women to mission in a way that values what they have to offer.

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes

Author : Kenneth E. Bailey
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830875859
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes written by Kenneth E. Bailey and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationships with women, and especially Jesus' parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead you into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context. With a sure but gentle hand, Bailey lifts away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting. This entirely new material from the pen of Ken Bailey is a must-have for any student of the New Testament. If you have benefited from Bailey's work over the years, this book will be a welcome and indispensable addition to your library. If you are unfamiliar with Bailey's work, this book will introduce you to a very old yet entirely new way of understanding Jesus.

Jesus Wept

Author : Matt Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book Jesus Wept written by Matt Young and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing is more irritating to young Americans than a judgy, preachy, holier than thou Christian who assumes they know everything about your life, trying to tell you how to live. Not only how to live, but how to think, how to feel, and how to hope. Individually, Christians are usually kind, friendly, and personable; together, they too often have a groupthink mentality and alienate their proselytes.Kids these days aren't putting up with it.Data shows Millennial and Gen Z Americans are abandoning their Churches, choosing to use their Sunday in any way other than organized worship. Older Americans still report going to church regularly, but the gap in attendance between them and the younger Americans is wide-and growing.But here is the thing: Half of Millennials and Gen Z still believe in God with absolute certainty. Only 23 percent say religion is not important in their lives. Most still pray, and two thirds consider heaven to be a reality. Millennials and Gen Z are not anti-religion, they are anti-church.Jesus Wept demonstrates the ways Millennials and Gen Z have become disillusioned by corporate Christianity. Through politics, human, minority, and LGBTQ+ rights, income inequality, and a host of other issues, many raised in the church feel the core teachings of love, honesty, charity, and kindness emphasized by Jesus have been replaced. Christianity has been taken over by conservative ideologies, abandoned Jesus' teachings, and now preaches ideas and philosophies never espoused by the Galilean Carpenter.

Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes

Author : Brad Vaughn
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830873619
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes written by Brad Vaughn and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity Today's 2020 Book of the Year Award of Merit - Biblical Studies Biblical Foundations Award Finalist What does it mean to “read Romans with Eastern eyes”? Combining research from Asian scholars with his many years of experience living and working in East Asia, Brad Vaughn directs our attention to Paul's letter to the Romans. He argues that some traditional East Asian cultural values are closer to those of the first-century biblical world than common Western cultural values. In addition, he adds his voice to the scholarship engaging the values of honor and shame in particular and their influence on biblical interpretation. As readers, we bring our own cultural fluencies and values to the text. Our biases and background influence what we observe—and what we overlook. This book helps us consider ways we sometimes miss valuable insights because of widespread cultural blind spots. In Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes, Vaughn demonstrates how paying attention to East Asian culture provides a helpful lens for interpreting Paul's most complex letter. When read this way, we see how honor and shame shape so much of Paul's message and mission.

How (Not) to Read the Bible

Author : Dan Kimball
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310113768
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book How (Not) to Read the Bible written by Dan Kimball and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Reading the Bible the Fastest Way to Lose Your Faith? For centuries, the Bible was called "the Good Book," a moral and religious text that guides us into a relationship with God and shows us the right way to live. Today, however, some people argue the Bible is outdated and harmful, with many Christians unaware of some of the odd and disturbing things the Bible says. Whether you are a Christian, a doubter, or someone exploring the Bible for the first time, bestselling author Dan Kimball guides you step-by-step in how to make sense of these difficult and disturbing Bible passages. Filled with stories, visual illustrations, and memes reflecting popular cultural objections, How (Not) to Read the Bible is a lifeline for individuals who are confused or discouraged with questions about the Bible. It also works great as a small-group study or sermon series.

MISREADING SCRIPTURE WITH INDIVIDUALIST EYES

Author : E. RANDOLPH RICHARDS AND RICHARD. JAMES
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780369388636
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book MISREADING SCRIPTURE WITH INDIVIDUALIST EYES written by E. RANDOLPH RICHARDS AND RICHARD. JAMES and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rediscovering Jesus

Author : David B. Capes
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830898565
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Rediscovering Jesus written by David B. Capes and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention One of Nijay Gupta's Best Academic New Testament Books Who is your Jesus? Matthew's teacher? John's Word made flesh? Hebrews' great high priest? What if it turned out that your Jesus is a composite of your favorite selections from the New Testament buffet, garnished with some Hollywood and Americana? Rediscovering Jesus takes us on a gallery tour of biblical portraits of Jesus, from Matthew through Revelation. Our expert guides point out the background and highlights of each New Testament image of Jesus. Then we hit the streets to visit other houses of worship and their scriptures, examining the Jesus of the Book of Mormon and the Qur'an. Popping into a bookstore, we browse the latest on the Gnostic and the historical Jesus. Then we're off on a walking tour of Jesus in America, followed by a film festival of Jesus movies. All along the way our tour guides describe and interpret, but also raise questions: How is this Jesus different from other portraits? If this were our only portrait of Jesus, what would our faith be like? Rediscovering Jesus is an enjoyable, informative and challenging look at how we encounter Jesus in Scripture and our culture. With ample sidebars exploring contexts and the "so what?" questions, it takes us beyond other surveys by probing how our understanding of Jesus can make a difference for faith and life. From the authors of Rediscovering Paul, this is a textbook introduction to Jesus that guides us in our pilgrimage toward seeing Jesus truly.