Honor and Shame: Cultural Context of the Biblical World

There is so much context we miss when we read the Bible, because we do not understand the honor and shame standards of the ancient world. This video will help explain ancient concepts of honor and shame so you can better understand the Bible.

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Sources:

Bruce Malina & John Pilch - Handbook of Biblical Social Values

Mark Strauss - Four Portraits, One Jesus

Joseph H. Hellerman - Challenging the authority of Jesus: Mark 11:27-33 and Mediterranean notions of honor and shame. https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-articles/169

John H. Walton - The NIV Application Commentary: Genesis

E. Randolph Richards & Brandon J. O’Brien - Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes

David deSilva - Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture

Krister Stendahl - The Apostle Paul and the Introspective Conscience of the West. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1508631.

Bruce Malina & Jerome H. Neyrey - The social world of Luke-Acts. Models for interpretation

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