| True to Our Native Land: An African American New Testament Commentary Contributor(s): Blount, Brian K. (Author), Felder, Cain Hope (Author), Powery, Emerson B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0800634217 ISBN-13: 9780800634216 Publisher: Fortress Press OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: This pioneering commentary sets biblical interpretation firmly in the context of African American experience and concern. Cutting-edge scholarship that is in tune with African American churches calls into question many of the canons of traditional biblical research and highlights the role of the Bible in African American history, accenting themes of ethnicity, class, slavery, and African heritage as these play a role in Christian scripture and the Christian odyssey of an emancipated people. Contributors include the volume editors, Thomas Hoyt, Monya A. Stubbs, Vincent Wimbush, and sixteen other notable scholars. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General |
| Dewey: 225.708 |
| LCCN: 2007005097 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 7.2" W x 9.4" (2.60 lbs) 592 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This pioneering commentary sets biblical interpretation firmly in the context of African American experience and concern. Cutting-edge scholarship that is in tune with African American churches calls into question many of the canons of traditional biblical research and highlights the role of the Bible in African American history, accenting themes of ethnicity, class, slavery, and African heritage as these play a role in Christian scripture and the Christian odyssey of an emancipated people. Contributors include the volume editors, Thomas Hoyt, Gay L. Byron, Vincent Wimbush, and sixteen other notable scholars. |
