Marc Turnage explains why the Bible’s words must be read within their ancient geography, history, culture, and spiritual worldview so modern assumptions do not replace ancient questions.
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You want an approachable orientation to contextual Bible reading before more technical historical or textual scholarship.
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A Christian project that regards Scripture as spiritually meaningful. This is brief, and its account of ancient Jewish context is mediated through a Christian educator.