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Understanding the Historical Context of the New Testament
This chapter of the podcast episode explores the historical context of the New Testament, emphasizing the need to understand the ancient Southwest Asian culture in which the texts were written. It discusses how approaching the text with a 21st-century mindset can lead to distorted interpretations, and highlights the influence of honor, shame, frameworks, and societal pressures on the rhetoric found in the Bible.