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Bible, Interpretation, and Context

Reading Meaning from an African Perspective
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 2023

Summary

This book is a collection of essays that contribute to the debate on the contextual interpretation of scripture from an African context. The book engages biblical narratives from the lived experiences of Africans, insisting that meaning is attained only when people bring their daily experiences into their reading of scripture. The contributors examine the interaction of African peoples with the Bible in juxtaposition with the forces of colonialism, neocolonialism, patriarchy, war, and bad governance. This book gives voice to the lived experiences of African peoples in their quest for full expression of the profundity of their union with God by aiding them to unmask inhumanity and indignity.

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Bibliographic data

Edition
1/2023
Copyright Year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-1539-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-1540-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
188
Product Type
Edited Book

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Acknowledgments No access
  1. ‌‌Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
    1. Catholic Interpretation of Scripture No access
    2. Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? (Job 28:12) No access
    3. Paul and Early Christianity in Teaching and Ministry No access
    1. African Feminist Approaches to the Bible No access
    2. God, Women, and Point of View in the Abraham and Jacob Narratives No access
    3. Reading Pentateuchal Ancestral Narratives in the Context of Community Identity in Africa‌‌‌ No access
    4. Hearing and Reading the “Rebuilding” Voice of the Prophet Haggai (1:1–11) in the Context of African Christianity No access
    5. Tobit’s Almsgiving as a Model of Missionary Availability No access
    6. Earth, Cosmology, and Context in the Book of Revelation No access
  2. ‌‌Conclusion No access Pages 167 - 172
  3. James Chukwuma Okoye, CSSp, Selected Bibliography No access Pages 173 - 176
  4. Index No access Pages 177 - 186
  5. About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 187 - 188

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