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The Africana Bible: Reading Israel's Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora

Hugh R. Page Jr.

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A landmark volume, The Africana Bible gathers multicultural and interdisciplinary perspectives on every book in the Hebrew Bible. It opens a critical window onto the world of interpretation on the African continent and in the multiple diasporas of African peoples, including the African-American experience, with attention to Africana histories, literatures, cultures, and backgrounds for understanding biblical literature.

The Africana Bible features a critical commentary on every book of the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha, and Pseudepigrapha that are authoritative for many in African and African-diasporan communities worldwide. It highlights issues of concern to the global Black community and the distinctive norms of interpretation in African and African Diasporan settings.

Language: English

Pages: 402

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Fortress Press

Release: November 19, 2009

ISBN: 0800621255

ISBN 13: 9780800621254

The Africana Bible: Reading Israel's Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora

Hugh R. Page Jr.

4.1/5 ( ratings)

A landmark volume, The Africana Bible gathers multicultural and interdisciplinary perspectives on every book in the Hebrew Bible. It opens a critical window onto the world of interpretation on the African continent and in the multiple diasporas of African peoples, including the African-American experience, with attention to Africana histories, literatures, cultures, and backgrounds for understanding biblical literature.

The Africana Bible features a critical commentary on every book of the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha, and Pseudepigrapha that are authoritative for many in African and African-diasporan communities worldwide. It highlights issues of concern to the global Black community and the distinctive norms of interpretation in African and African Diasporan settings.

Language: English

Pages: 402

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Fortress Press

Release: November 19, 2009

ISBN: 0800621255

ISBN 13: 9780800621254

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