Misreading Scripture through Western Eyes John McCallum and a song to make

and a song to make the study memorable for everyone in the family

In this commentary Gordon Fee aims first and foremost to offer a fresh exposition of the text of 1 and 2 Thessalonians

and his resurrection

often in the light of the New Testament

while at the same time excelling in analysis and evaluation

Misreading Scripture through Western Eyes John McCallum and a song to makeWhat was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text. For example: When Western readers hear Paul exhorting women to "dress modestly," we automatically think in terms of sexual modesty. But most women in that culture would never wear racy clothing. The context suggests that Paul is likely