CENTRAL FLORIDA PRESBYTERY'S BOOK CLUB
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Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes By E. Randolph Richards & Brandon J. O’Brien Club Discussion: Monday, August 14th 1:00 p.m. CFP Resource Center, 924 N. Magnolia Ave., Ste. 100 
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What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text. For example:
- When Western readers hear Paul exhorting women to "dress modestly," we automatically think in terms of sexual modesty. But most women in that culture would never wear racy clothing. The context suggests that Paul is likely more concerned about economicmodesty--that Christian women not flaunt their wealth through expensive clothes, braided hair and gold jewelry.
- Some readers might assume that Moses married "below himself" because his wife was a dark-skinned Cushite. Actually, Hebrews were the slave race, not the Cushites, who were highly respected. Aaron and Miriam probably thought Moses was being presumptuous by marrying "above himself."
- Western individualism leads us to assume that Mary and Joseph traveled alone to Bethlehem. What went without saying was that they were likely accompanied by a large entourage of extended family.
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Accidental Saints by Nadia Bolz-Weber
But I Don't See You as Asian by Bruce Reyes-Chow
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GROUNDED: FINDING GOD IN THE WORLD by Diana Butler Bass
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