The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora, 2nd ed.

by Hugh R. Page Jr.

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 2024

Overview

A landmark volume, The Africana Bible gathers multicultural and interdisciplinary perspectives on the Hebrew Bible. It opens a critical window into 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, Second Edition, features an updated critical commentary on each book of the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Pseudepigrapha that is authoritative for many in African and African-diaspora communities worldwide. It highlights issues of concern to the global Black community (such as globalization and the colonial legacy) and the distinctive norms of interpretation in African and African-diaspora settings.

Key Features

• Gathers multicultural and interdisciplinary perspectives on the Hebrew Bible
• Highlights issues of concern to the global Black community
• Features an updated critical commentary on each book of the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Pseudepigrapha

Product Details

• Title: The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora
• Author: Hugh R. Page Jr.
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 410
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. › Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Africa; Apocryphal books (O.T.) › Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Africa; Black theology; Theology › Africa
• ISBNs: 9781506483023, 9781506483030, 150648302X, 1506483038
• Resource ID: LLS:FRCNBBLFRCNDSPR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-07T15:37:03Z

About Hugh R. Page Jr.

Hugh R. Page Jr. is associate professor of Theology and Africana Studies as well as vice president, associate provost, and dean of the First Year of Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is general editor of The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora and author of the Exodus volume in The People’s Bible Commentary series.