-
TheologyWeb News
by Published on January 22nd 2012 07:56 PM
.
.
.
Honor and Shame, Part I
What it is and why it's important
When it comes to understanding how almost 100% of the ancient world and 70% of the present population1 think, and value, and view the world, one of the most integral and core values to start investigating is the concept of honor and shame. Honor and shame are so interwoven into the fabric of most of the world's cultures, including those shown in the Bible, that to stay ignorant of or simply to ignore it would be a fatal detriment to one's understanding of Scripture.
Honor was so important that Greek historian and philosopher, Xenophon, in his work Hiero made it the sole distinction between humanity and the lower ...by Published on January 17th 2012 09:12 PM
It is not my standard protocol to use tweb as my political platform as I do not want to abuse the privilege. However to show solidarity amongst many of the internet communities to combat the attempts by the US govt to censor the internet we will be partaking in the SOPA/PIPA blackout. I greatly apologize for the last minute notice and hope you will give me grace for the decision.
More information may be found hereby Published on November 16th 2011 09:35 AM
Theologyweb now has a google+ page:
https://plus.google.com/112717350019184837088
If you are on google+ (if not, you can join!) please add us to your circles and help us spread the word about theologyweb by reposting the google+ page to your friends.
Google+ is a bit like facebook, but with more control over who gets to see what you post. You can keep different groups of people in different circles so some circles see one thing and others see another. It also has a great video chat feature called "Hangouts" and we will be exploring the use of Hangouts in the near future and may host video chats on weekends in the Theologyweb google+ page (depending on the interest in the idea)
So ...
Recent Articles
Recent Article Comments WidgetUm, MS, I don't think this is actually true. My own knowledge is very limited, but what I've been...
The Social World of the Bible - Honor and Shame, Part I
Teallaura Yesterday 11:27 AMHeh, in my reading, I came across the probable answer. It does appear to be due to the Industrial...
The Social World of the Bible - Honor and Shame, Part I
Manwë Súlimo February 6th 2012 11:13 PMIs this supposed to be a subtle attempt to argue that the honor-shame paradigm is incompatible with...
The Social World of the Bible - Honor and Shame, Part I
fm93 February 5th 2012 11:30 PMThat everyone before 2000 years ago rejected Christianity implies that they knew that there would...
The Social World of the Bible - Honor and Shame, Part I
Chrawnus February 5th 2012 10:08 PMShepherd's belated bonus point spam thread.
Thread Starter: Little Shepherd QuantaFille Today, 11:55 AM
There is no evidence for a biblical jesus
Thread Starter: bertatberts lilpixieofterror Today, 09:49 AM
Poll Widget- Recent Forum Posts
Recent Blog Posts
Teal is right. I somehow missed that part when I was reading earlier. Asian parents in particular...
The Social World of the Bible - Honor and Shame, Part I
fm93 Yesterday 05:32 PM