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Pros

The kindle edition is so inexpensive that it would be easy to get it even though we already have the paperback edition. Richards reminds his students that one of the perks of being sovereign is that you get to do what you want. I recommend this book f... Read More

R&o’s book, “thehabit of the west,” argues that some of the habits that we readers from the west bring to the bible can blind us to interpretations that the original audience and readers in other cultures see quite naturally. The authors provide a... Read More

This book helps us understand the cross-cultural nature of biblical interpretation. Diluting it with man's ideas and opinions. I especially love that the authors are not pushing any particular belief or denomination.

Good of this volume certainly outweighs the perplexing. Along the way, they tell some genuinely interesting and enlightening stories.

We believe truth is truth. Num 12:2. He’s a lot smarter dude than i’ll ever be.

Cons

Authors fail because of their underlying premise. They imply that we have ‘originals’ when we have no originals of any text. Time is not elastic as the authors assert; its measurement is.

The authors believe the western view is generosity with wealth and forgiving past wrongs. They say the west, those who work hard and are so stressed regarding time usage, should be giving away their wealth to those non-stressed folks.

Authors have a very clear agenda of how they think christianity should be more collectivist, and it's cultural relativism gone too far. They bash the notion that in the west a person becomes a christian based on their individual and personal choice. I... Read More

Misreading scripture with western eyes contends that the shift to individual, reader-centered interpretation was natural, post-gutenberg. The book creates philosophical straw men that they then systematically demolish in their effort to prove that eas... Read More

Authors assume that mark inserted certain stories before and after jesus cleared the temple of the money changers and merchants. What did jesus’ words mean to his hearers? More often, the authors make a claim that scripture says'such and such', but th... Read More

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Quality

With myself and with the role that my culture plays in my understanding of god

Most of the negative reviews sound like they are from individuals who didnt like the facts presented about cultures outside the... Read More

Overview

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western, cultural, many and good.

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This product had a total of 1,902 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 19 2022.