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Interpretation of Scripture occurs within one’s worldview and culture, which enhances our understanding and ability to apply Scripture in the world. However, few books address Bible interpretation from an African perspective and no other textbook uses the intercultural approach found here. This book brings both an awareness of how one’s African context gives a lens to hermeneutics, but also how...

faith in him. The narrator specifically mentions Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris. When Paul debated with those who disagreed with him, he stepped into their world and based his argument on assumptions that allowed him to engage with their culture and worldview. In so doing he shows how knowing the background of those you are addressing can be used to construct a vital bridge when interpreting and communicating the biblical message. One assumption we have to make as we
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