Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes Oliver Cromwell likeminded church communions

likeminded church communions

and the changes in his own thinking during his years in the ministry

he does not turn a blind eye to some very unpleasant details of their journey together as saints and sinners

The boy wanted to buy the big gray goose and the little white duck as birthday presents for his mother

I am delighted

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes Oliver Cromwell likeminded church communionsRemoving Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible Written by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien 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