Stony the road we trod : African American biblical interpretation / Cain Hope Felder, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Felder, Cain Hope, editor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Black people in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

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Edition:

Thirtieth anniversary expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Contributors

Introduction

Introduction: Thirtieth Anniversary Expanded Edition

Part I. The Relevance of Biblical Scholarship and the Authority of the Bible

1. Interpreting Biblical Scholarship for the Black Church Tradition

2. The Hermeneutical Dilemma of the African American Biblical Student

3. Reading Her Way through the Struggle: African American Women and the Bible

Part II. African American Sources for Enhancing Biblical Interpretation

4. The Bible and African Americans: An Outline of an Interpretative History

5. "An Ante-bellum Sermon": A Resource for an African American Hermeneutic

Part III. Race and Ancient Black Africa in the Bible

6. Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives

7. The Black Presence in the Old Testament

8. Beyond Identification: The Use of Africans in Old Testament Poetry and Narratives

Part IV. Reinterpreting Biblical Texts

9. Who Was Hagar?

10. The Haustafeln (Household Codes) in African American Biblical Interpretation: "Free Slaves" and "Subordinate Women"

11. An African American Appraisal of the Philemon-Paul-Onesimus Triangle

Part V. New Directions

12. Undaunted: Reading Miriam for the Sisters They Tried to Erase

13. Witnessing Jesus Hang: Reading Mary Magdalene's View of Crucifixion through Ida B. Wells's Chronicles of Lynching

14. "You Can't See What I Can See": Reading Black Bodies in Galatians

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Topics and Names

Notes:

Originally published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©1991.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 09, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Felder, Cain Hope Stony the Road We Trod

ISBN:

9781506472058

1506472052

Publisher Number:

40030841796

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