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    <description>The Bible was written by Eastern authors inspired by God.  We read it and understand it through the lens of a Western  culture,  missing the imagery, humor and underlying assumptions.  What are the things we might be missing?  What lies underneath, the things that are felt but not spoken? How can we restore some of the Hebrew/Jewish culture that we have stripped from the Biblical text in our Western world?
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    <itunes:subtitle>Reading the Bible in a fresh light</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Tom Neyhart</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>The Bible was written by Eastern authors inspired by God.  We read it and understand it through the lens of a Western  culture,  missing the imagery, humor and underlying assumptions.  What are the things we might be missing?  What lies underneath, the things that are felt but not spoken? How can we restore some of the Hebrew/Jewish culture that we have stripped from the Biblical text in our Western world?
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  <itunes:subtitle>Have you ever wondered why the Bible says weird and sometimes troubling things?  Maybe you have had questions but never felt like you were allowed to ask them?</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>In this episode, we want to tackle the way we think in our western world and compare it with the thoughts and ideas of the middles east.  Can the differences in thought and viewpoints give a differnet perspective on the biblical text?  Will it help us to understand the imagery, humor, language and even geography of a world that is different than ours?   
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