Cassendur Mus’s Reviews > Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes: Patronage, Honor, and Shame in the Biblical World > Status Update
Cassendur Mus
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“But we live in a different time, in a very different culture.There are cultural gaps between the biblical world and our own. We are puzzled because we don’t have the right cultural pieces to put in the gaps. Worse, we don’t understand, we often automatically fill the gaps by trying to squeeze in pieces from our culture, where we don’t fit.“ (Pg. 5)
— Jun 09, 2025 06:23PM
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Cassendur Mus
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“The point is that our individualist world, this dating problem is an individual problem. My Papuan friends thought this was a collective problem and that the community should help these young people.” (Pg. 51)
— Sep 09, 2025 05:31AM
Cassendur Mus
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“It is actually the language of collectivism.” “The biblical authors think that introducing someone requires explaining their family.” “Even today in many Arab countries, a person’s identity card includes their own name, their father’s name, and their grandfather’s name.” (Pg. 28)
— Sep 01, 2025 07:34PM
