Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes: Patronage, Honor, and Shame in the Biblical World Afterlife Meticulously researched and supplemented by

Meticulously researched and supplemented by historical images and explanatory sidebars

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The Jesus Storybook Bible: A Christmas Collection

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Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes: Patronage, Honor, and Shame in the Biblical World Afterlife Meticulously researched and supplemented byThe 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