Category: Jewish Context and Culture
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Honor and Shame Culture
Why reputation, restoration, and public identity mattered more than private guilt “The one who covers an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.”Proverbs 17:9 Modern Western readers often approach the Bible through the lens of guilt and innocence. We tend to think primarily in legal categories.…
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Hebrew Thought vs Greek Thought
How ancient Jews understood truth, knowledge, and obedience differently than modern Western readers “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.”Proverbs 3:5 One of the greatest obstacles to understanding the Bible is not translation. It is assumption. Most modern readers approach Scripture…
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