The Honor/Shame Bible

Here at the Honor/Shame Bible, we are dedicated to exploring and the different types of honor/shame societies, thereby unraveling the mysteries and miscommunications that often happen between individualistic modernity and ancient history. As it turns out, the modern debates about the "existence of God" is historically tone-deaf. Ancient people (and people to this day) are still very much concerned with questions of honor and shame, and everyone "stumbles over the stumbling stone" of the misunderstandings that arise between different cultures over the different types honor and shame, which has historically been connected with the divine (and the pantheon of gods that most cultures have believed in). 

We aim to help people understand: 

• the grand story of the Bible in its social context
  
• the tension between different types of honor and shame societies
  
• the hopes and fears of ancient peoples and what motivated them
• the misunderstandings that have arisen from the language and metaphors (immersed in honor and shame concepts) of ancient peoples
  

Unlike other organizations/websites that focus on honor and shame, we have no religious aim. We welcome people from all backgrounds (religious, secular, doubting, critical, believing, etc). We seek to honor the grand (and ancient) story of the Bible by elaborating the background which illuminates it's meaning. We recommend to visitors new to the topic the book: "The Vital Villain -- Adversity and Triumph for the Glory of the Story".