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Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes

Book Review: Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes

January 14, 2014 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

All of us assume things that "go without saying". And, until we encounter other cultures, we tend to assume that the things that go without saying are universally true. Furthermore, we are not aware of these assumptions ordinarily. We don't see them, we see "through" them. In Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible  (InterVarsity Press, 2013), E. Randolph Richards and  Brandon J. O'Brien  take these insights and apply them to how we read the Bible, a … [Read more...] about Book Review: Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: biblical hermeneutics, biblical interpretation, Brandon J. O'Brien, E. Randolph Richards, intervarsity press, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes

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