I was not really sure what to expect when I picked this book up to read. Seems like recently I have read several books that look like this one. When I started the introduction I was pleasantly surprised by the vantage point this book was written. Recently I became quite interested in anthropology (the study of cultures) and this book talks about understanding the culture to understand their interpretation of the Biblical text.

In recent history I can not think of a book that talks about the Bible in a context of cultural understanding. Two people from two different church backgrounds are going to interpret the same scripture very differently…which if you take a step further and say people from different cultures, say an middle-class American vs. the poorest African, are going to read the text of the Bible VERY differently.

The basis of this whole book is set in the mindset of an anthropological context which, to me, makes this an immensely valuable book to read and keep in your collection.

To find out more about Ed Cyzewski visit his site: http://www.edcyz.com
To buy this book: Navpress or Amazon

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