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A Cultural Handbook to the Bible

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The task of interpreting the Bible — which used to be written by and to people living in very different cultural contexts from recent Western society — can seem monumental. The opposite could also be true: people can easily disregard that studying the Bible is a kind of cross-cultural encounter, as an alternative reading their own cultural assumptions into biblical texts.

In A Cultural Handbook to the Bible John Pilch bridges this cultural divide by translating important social concepts and applying them to biblical texts. In short, accessible chapters Pilch discusses sixty-three topics related to the cosmos, the earth, persons, circle of relatives, language, human consciousness, God and the spirit world, and entertainment. Pilch’s fresh interpretations of the Bible challenge traditional views and explore topics steadily overlooked in commentaries. Each and every chapter concludes with a list of useful references from cultural anthropology or biblical studies, making this book a very good resource for students of the Bible.


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