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Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes: Patronage, Honor, and Shame in the Biblical World is unavailable, but you can change that!

The 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. ...

Car crashes in the Middle East can be quite the spectacle. When I first moved there, I wondered about the crowds that gathered quickly following a crash. Everyone seemed to be standing around, talking excitedly, pointing this way and that. Some were on the phone. More were rushing to get there. Cars pulled over, and others got out. It is quite the scene. I later learned what was happening was brokerage or mediation.
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