Misreading scripture with individualist eyes : patronage, honor, and shame in the biblical world / E. Randolph Richards and Richard James. [electronic resource]
Material type: TextPublication details: Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, (c)2020.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 291 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780830843794
- 0830843795
- Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Bible -- Social scientific criticism
- Bible -- Critique, interprétation, etc
- Bible -- Critique sociale
- Civilization, Ancient
- Mediterranean Region -- Civilization
- Mediterranean Region -- Social conditions
- Civilization, Classical
- Méditerranée, Région de la -- Civilisation
- Méditerranée, Région de la -- Conditions sociales
- BS511.3
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Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Online Book | G. Allen Fleece Library Online | Non-fiction | BS511.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Link to resource | Available | on1183399549 | ||
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) | G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor | Non-fiction | BS511.3.J28.M577 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31923001900055 |
Includes bibliographies and index.
Kinship : being in a family -- Kinship : staying in a family -- Patronage : gifts had strings attached -- Patronage : the system and the players -- Patronage : grace, faith, and the language of patronage -- Brokerage in the biblical world : I get by with a little lot of help from my friends -- Having honor : everybody has some -- Gaining honor : everybody wants more -- Honor contests -- Having shame : it is good for everyone -- Shaming : done right (and wrong) -- Having boundaries : us and them -- Guarding boundaries : keeping us us -- Redeeming kinship and boundaries : who is our family? -- Redeeming patronage and brokerage -- Conclusion: Biblical collectivism in my individualist world.
"The Bible was written within collectivist cultures, and it's easy for Westerners to misinterpret--or miss--important elements. Combining the expertise of a biblical scholar and a missionary practitioner, this essential guidebook explores the deep social structures of the ancient Mediterranean, stripping away individualist assumptions and helping us read the Bible better"--
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