It was during that time when someone asked me, “Why don’t you just interpret scripture through your Indigenous eyes?” I was kind of offended at that, and I didn’t get it right away, but I eventually realized that Jesus was not an Enlightenment-bound thinker. Jesus was an Indigenous man. In fact, none of the scriptures were written from an Enlightenment view, but they were taught to me that way. So I began to understand the scriptures differently and more importantly, I began to understand Jesus differently.

One of the best nonfiction reads I've had in a while, though I knew it was going to be a challenging one. I was never raised religious and have always been averse to Christianity because of how much harm it's caused. This book obviously hasn't made me walk down the path to Jesus or anything, but it has helped me understand those who still choose to in spite of everything. 

Separating out Jesus as an indigenous man and an important spirit regardless of what you believe was really interesting reframing to me. I learned a lot from this, and he pulls no punches when it comes to criticizing current Christian ideology compared to what was likely Aramaic oral traditions from centuries ago. Nor does he shy away from how Christianity and Western Worldview have caused hyper nationalism and genocide for centuries. 

There are plenty of indigenous stories in here as well that I really enjoyed. Idk overall, I really recommend this!