Bible, Interpretation, and Context

Reading Meaning from an African Perspective

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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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.Book Event – Bible, Interpretation, and Context: Reading Meaning from an African Perspective

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-08-22
Mått158 x 240 x 22 mm
Vikt490 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor198
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781978715394

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Part I: Exploring the Prospect of Biblical Hermeneutics Chapter One:Catholic Interpretation of Scripture: An Accumulated WisdomDonald Senior, CPChapter Two:Where Shall Wisdom be Found? (Job 28:12)Dianne Bergant, CSAChapter Three:Paul and Early Christianity in Teaching and Ministry.Carolyn Osiek, RSCJPart II: Context and Biblical Hermeneutics Chapter Four:African Feminist Approaches to the Bible: A New Oil with Which to Eat WordsBarbara E. Reid, OPChapter Five:God, Women, and Point of View in the Abraham and Jacob NarrativesMarySylvia Nwachukwu, DDLChapter Six:Reading Pentateuchal Ancestral Narratives in the Context of Community Identity in AfricaLuke Emehiele IjezieChapter Seven:Hearing and Reading the “Rebuilding” Voice of the Prophet Haggai 1:1-11 in the Context of African ChristianityMichael Ufok Udoekpo.Chapter Eight:Tobit’s Almsgiving as a Model of Missionary AvailabilityMark Enemali, CSSpChapter Nine:Earth, Cosmology, and Contex

The authors contributing to Bible, Interpretation, and Context offer scholarly and creative studies regarding the intersection of biblical and present-day African contexts and issues. In the process, they provide solid principles and examples of biblical interpretation for contextual theologizing. These chapters by highly regarded African and non-African biblical scholars are a tasty feast for those interested in biblical interpretation, contextual theology, and African studies. This volume also serves well as a very appropriate recognition of the excellent work of James Chukwuma Okoye, CSSp, as a scholar, administrator, mentor, and pastor.