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Podcast: The Bible Toolbox
Episode: Episode 7: John Walton on the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
Description: The Bible was not written in a bubble-- Abraham, Moses, David, and every other mentioned and unmentioned person that lived in ancient times was part of and influenced by their culture. However, we often forget about the impact this Near Eastern culture had on the Bible. The Bible was written FOR us, but it was not written TO us. It was written to people who think like Babylonians, who interact with Egyptians and Canaanites and Assyrians every day. We must be cautious, then, to not filter what we read through present-day American culture, but to be mindful of how...