True to Our Native Land, Second Edition |
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| Editor:
| Blount, Brian K.
Byron, Gay L.
Powery, Emerson B. |
| ISBN: | 979-8-89274-111-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2024 |
| Publisher: | Recorded Books, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
| List Price: | USD $109.00 |
Book Description:
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True to Our Native Land is a pioneering commentary on the New Testament that sets biblical interpretation firmly in the context of African American experience and concern. In this second edition, the scholarship is cutting-edge, updated, and expanded to be in tune with African American culture, education, and churches. The book calls into question many canons of traditional biblical research and highlights the role of the Bible in...
More DescriptionTrue to Our Native Land is a pioneering commentary on the New Testament that sets biblical interpretation firmly
in the context of African American experience and concern.
In this second edition, the scholarship is cutting-edge, updated, and expanded to be in tune with African
American culture, education, and churches. The book calls into question many 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.