Author: Don Schiewer Jr

Passionate about caring for people. Focused on helping give voice to the voiceless. I love discipleship and passionate about seeing all of the faithful have access to meaningful and intentional discipleship.

Was the Bible Written to Me? A Bothersome Question.

On By Don Schiewer JrIn Equality, Family, Scripture, TheologyLeave a comment

Let’s be clear to who and what the “Me” (Don) is referring:

  • 1st World
  • American
  • Male
  • Affluent
  • Caucasian/Anglo
  • Straight
  • Educated
  • Able Bodied

I’m certain we could add to that list…but what this list does indeed point to is a great deal of privilege, power, and control over my environment.

Was the bible written to a people of privilege?
Was the bible written to a people in power?
Was the bible written to a people in control of their environment?

It was not! This isn’t even debatable. The bible was written to a people who historically experienced the exact opposite identifiers.

So what’s the danger of assuming the bible is written to me?

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