the West has contributed much to the work of God’s kingdom (and we’re not done); the East is where it began. It is not an either-or but a both/and. Which wing of an airplane is more important? The challenge for many of us is that one side doesn’t understand the other well. This understanding gap is important because the Bible arose in an Eastern, collectivist context. Although it is God’s Word, an essential element of an orthodox (or evangelical, if you like) understanding of inspiration is that