This first academic glimpse of the Bible as it is read in Africa and what African biblical scholars are up to explores the myriad ways Africans have made the Bible their own. Replete with diversity and complexity, the essays allow an intertextual conversation within the book to take place. Divided into five main sections, the book includes essays on, among other topics, the historical development of biblical interpretation in Africa, the relationship between African biblical scholarship and scholarship in the West, African resources for reading the Bible, the history and role of vernacular translation in particular African contexts, and the ambiguity of the Bible in Africa. Perhaps of greatest importance to scholars, this book contains the most comprehensive bibliography on the Bible in Africa available in print. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.
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'..".this volume is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in past, present and future trends in African biblical scholarship.'
Sarojini Nadar, "Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 2002.
'"This is a well-edited and really grand book on the Bible in Africa.'
Ype Schaaf, "Exchange, 2002. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Sarojini Nadar, "Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 2002.
'"This is a well-edited and really grand book on the Bible in Africa.'
Ype Schaaf, "Exchange, 2002. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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An essential read for scholars of African Religion/Culture,
By Wilhelm (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bible in Africa: Transactions, Trajectories, and Trends (Hardcover)
The Bible in Africa covers a rich tapestry of topics, related to the Bible and how it is read and interpreted in Africa. There are over 30 essays written by scholars from all parts of Africa. The essays deal with such diverse topics as Bible Translation in Africa, The reading of the Bible in African Indigenous Churches and particular issues relating to various African peoples and their reception of the Bible. Of particular interest are a number of review essays which cover Biblical Studies in Afica in the Twentieth Century and a comprehensive Bibliography of Publications on the Bible produced in or about Africa.
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An essential read for scholars of African Religion/Culture,
By Wilhelm (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bible in Africa: Transactions, Trajectories, and Trends (Hardcover)
The Bible in Africa covers a rich tapestry of topics, related to the Bible and how it is read and interpreted in Africa. There are over 30 essays written by scholars from all parts of Africa. The essays deal with diverse such topics as Bible Translation in Africa, The reading of the Bible in African Indigenous Churches and particular issues relating to various African peoples and their reception of the Bible. Of particular interest are a number of review essays which cover Biblical Studies in Afica in the Twentieth Century and a comprehensive Bibliography of all known Publications on the Bible produced in or about Africa.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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An essential read for scholars of African Religion/Culture,
By Wilhelm (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bible in Africa: Transactions, Trajectories, and Trends (Hardcover)
The Bible in Africa covers a rich tapestry of topics, related to the Bible and how it is read and interpreted in Africa. There are over 30 essays written by scholars from all parts of Africa. The essays deal with diverse such topics as Bible Translation in Africa, The reading of the Bible in African Indigenous Churches and particular issues relating to various African peoples and their reception of the Bible. Of particular interest are a number of review essays which cover Biblical Studies in Afica in the Twentieth Century and a comprehensive Bibliography of all known Publications on the Bible produced in or about Africa.
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