Cultural Tools for Interpreting the Good NewsLiturgical Press, 2002 - 81 pagini How can reading the Bible in its appropriate Mediterranean cultural context shed light on concerns of believers who live in Western or other cultures? In Cultural Tools for Interpreting the Good News, John J. Pilch presents a basic introduction to the ancient Middle Eastern culture in which the Bible originated. A brief review of the life of Jesus from birth to death and resurrection guides the selection of biblical text segments to illustrate key cultural concepts so that believers may appropriate the Bible for personal or community life. Chapter one examines the core Middle Eastern cultural concepts honor and shame as they are reflected in the stories about Jesus' origins and his behavior in adulthood. Chapter two describes how Jesus grew up to become a typical and successful male in his culture. Chapter three presents Jesus as a Holy Man in his tradition who announces the reign of God especially in parables. Chapter four shows how Jesus sought to establish the reign of God especially in his healing activities and by offering fresh insights into the appearances of the Risen Jesus. Chapters are Honor and Shame," *How a Mediterranean Boy Becomes a Man, - *Jesus Announces the Reign of God, - *Jesus Seeks to Establish the Reign of God. - |
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... Matt 10 : 6 ) is interpersonal content- ment . This value directs people to accept human finitude and limitations , but still to seek to have a genuine human exis- tence that is also free . This is replicated in honor and shame . Honor ...
... ( Matt 21 : 28-30 ) . Notice that Jesus did not ask about honor in that story , but about doing the father's will . Shame can also be positive , that is , a person is sensitive to his or her honor and does what has to be done in order to ...
... ( Matt 19 : 6 ) The ideal marriage partners were patrilateral cousins ; that is , a son would marry his father's brother's daughter ( see Gen 24 : 4 , 15 , 24 , 47 ) . But the mothers could rearrange the choices ( see Gen 29 : 21-27 ) ...
... Matthew inserts a reassuring comment to the report : Mary was pregnant through a holy spirit ( the Greek lacks a definite article here and in v . 20 ) . Our ancestors in the faith did not have a concept of impersonal causality . Hebrew ...
... Matthew inserts the well - known citation from Isaiah 7:14 . To understand this high context excerpt from Isaiah , we need first to read this selection from 2 Kings 16 . Isaiah knew this background and could reasonably expect that his ...
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How a Mediterranean | 21 |
Jesus Announces the Reign of God | 38 |
Jesus Seeks to Establish the Reign of God | 56 |
Select Resources | 75 |
Index of Cultural Terms 81 | |