Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of essays that contribute to the debate on the contextual interpretation of scripture from an African context. The book engages biblical narratives from the lived experiences of Africans, insisting that meaning is attained only when people bring their daily experiences into their reading of scripture. The contributors examine the interaction of African peoples with the Bible in juxtaposition with the forces of colonialism, neocolonialism, patriarchy, war, and bad governance. This book gives voice to the lived experiences of African peoples in their quest for full expression of the profundity of their union with God by aiding them to unmask inhumanity and indignity.
Trade ReviewThe authors contributing to Bible, Interpretation, and Context offer scholarly and creative studies regarding the intersection of biblical and present-day African contexts and issues. In the process, they provide solid principles and examples of biblical interpretation for contextual theologizing. These chapters by highly-regarded African and non-African biblical scholars are a tasty feast for those interested in biblical interpretation, contextual theology, and African studies. This volume also serves well as a very appropriate recognition of the excellent work of James Chukwuma Okoye, CSSp, as a scholar, administrator, mentor, and pastor.
-- Roger Schroeder, SVD, Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD Chair of Mission and Culture, Catholic Theological Union at Chicago
Table of ContentsPart I: Exploring the Prospect of Biblical Hermeneutics
Chapter One:
Catholic Interpretation of Scripture: An Accumulated Wisdom
Donald Senior, CP
Chapter Two:
Where Shall Wisdom be Found? (Job 28:12)
Dianne Bergant, CSA
Chapter Three:
Paul and Early Christianity in Teaching and Ministry.
Carolyn Osiek, RSCJ
Part II: Context and Biblical Hermeneutics
Chapter Four:
African Feminist Approaches to the Bible: A New Oil with Which to Eat Words
Barbara E. Reid, OP
Chapter Five:
God, Women, and Point of View in the Abraham and Jacob Narratives
MarySylvia Nwachukwu, DDL
Chapter Six:
Reading Pentateuchal Ancestral Narratives in the Context of Community Identity in Africa
Luke Emehiele Ijezie
Chapter Seven:
Hearing and Reading the “Rebuilding” Voice of the Prophet Haggai 1:1-11 in the Context of African Christianity
Michael Ufok Udoekpo.
Chapter Eight:
Tobit’s Almsgiving as a Model of Missionary Availability
Mark Enemali, CSSp
Chapter Nine:
Earth, Cosmology, and Context in the Book of Revelation
Ferdinand Okorie, CMF
Conclusion:
Finding Meaning Within a Context: Scripture and Faith
Ferdinand Okorie, CMF
James Chukwuma Okoye, CSSp: A Selected Bibliography of his Publications
