Briefly define and describe the process of Social/Cultural texture and ideological texture analyses.

Briefly define and describe the process of Social/Cultural texture and ideological texture analyses. Using Henson et al., Wilson, and Huizing texts, indicate the manners in which an author’s ideological focus can be shaped by social/cultural elements and vice versa including ways that contemporary interpreters can avoid eisegesis and/or anachronism.

Chapter 3 of the deSilva text
Chapters 4-6 of the Peterson text
Chapters 8-9 of the Henson et al. text
Read the following articles from the Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership:
Huizing, R. L. (2011). What was Paul thinking? An Ideological Study of 1 Timothy 2. Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership. Volume 3, Number 2, pp. 14-22.
Wilson, J. (2011). The Serving Organization: Jesus vs. Hierarchy in Matthew 20:20-28. Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership. Volume 3, Number 2, pp. 91-98.

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