Stony the Road We Trod : African American Biblical Interpretation. Thirtieth Anniversary Expanded Edition

A hallmark of American Black religion is its distinctive use of the Bible in creating community, resisting oppression, and fomenting social change. Stony the Road We Trod accomplishes this--and much more. This expanded edition contains a new introduction and three new essays that underscore the hist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Felder, Cain Hope
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Blacks in the Bible.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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

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