Bible, Interpretation, and Context
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Bible, Interpretation, and Context

Reading Meaning from an African Perspective

  1. 199 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Bible, Interpretation, and Context

Reading Meaning from an African Perspective

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. ‌‌Introduction
  5. Exploring the Prospect of Biblical Hermeneutics
  6. Catholic Interpretation of Scripture
  7. Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? (Job 28:12)
  8. Paul and Early Christianity in Teaching and Ministry
  9. Context and Biblical Hermeneutics
  10. African Feminist Approaches to the Bible
  11. God, Women, and Point of View in the Abraham and Jacob Narratives
  12. Reading Pentateuchal Ancestral Narratives in the Context of Community Identity in Africa‌‌‌
  13. Hearing and Reading the “Rebuilding” Voice of the Prophet Haggai (1:1–11) in the Context of African Christianity
  14. Tobit’s Almsgiving as a Model of Missionary Availability
  15. Earth, Cosmology, and Context in the Book of Revelation
  16. ‌‌Conclusion
  17. James Chukwuma Okoye, CSSp, Selected Bibliography
  18. Index
  19. About the Editors and Contributors