Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives: On Use and Abuse of Sacred Scripture Felder Cain Hope
Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives: On Use and Abuse of Sacred Scripture Felder Cain Hope Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives is a critical essay from Stony the Road We Trod: African…
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Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives: On Use and Abuse of Sacred Scripture Felder Cain Hope
Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives is a critical essay from Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation written by the project's editor, Cain Hope Felder, now in a concise stand-alone book. Felder uncovers misuses of the biblical text (such as the so-called curse of Ham) in subsequent interpretation and shows how the Bible has been used to trivialize African contributions and demean and enslave Black people. In this important work, Felder clarifies the profound differences in racial attitudes in the biblical world and now.The book reveals the processes at work in both the New and Old Testaments that reflect ancient ambiguity about what we call race.
Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives challenges scholars and church people alike to a deeper and more honest engagement with the biblical
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