. Every time we open the Bible we need to remind ourselves of this. As Westerners we study the Bible at a huge disadvantage, for our culture is as far removed from the world of the Bible as we can get in today’s world. Without significant outside help, we will distort, diminish, or miss entirely the message of the story. Fortunately, in today’s multicultural, globalized world, we are actually rubbing shoulders with people who come from patriarchal
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