01778nam a2200289 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704100080005508200140006308200130007710000200009010000110011024500380012124500450015924500190020426000110022326000350023426000090026930000110027830000290028930000100031852009210032865000640124965000390131365000430135285600930139520260119071259.02024-02-29 15:05:11  a9780802876768  aeng  a227.06089  bB786-L77  aBowens, Lisa M.  eAuthor  aAfrican American Readings of Paul  bReception, Resistance, and Tranformation  cLisa M. Bowens  aU.S.A.  bWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.  c2020  a335tr.  bhardcover, illustrations  c24 cm  aThe letters of Paul--especially the verse in Ephesians directing slaves to obey their masters--played an enormous role in promoting slavery and justifying it as a Christian practice. Yet despite this reality African Americans throughout history still utilized Paul extensively in their own work to protest and resist oppression, responding to his theology and teachings in numerous--often starkly divergent and liberative--ways.  In the first book of its kind, Lisa Bowens takes a historical, theological, and biblical approach to explore interpretations of Paul within African American communities over the past few centuries. She surveys a wealth of primary sources from the early 1700s to the mid-twentieth century, including sermons, conversion stories, slave petitions, and autobiographies of ex-slaves, many of which introduce readers to previously unknown names in the history of New Testament interpretation.  aBible -- Epistles of Paul -- Criticism, interpretation, etc  aAfrican Americans Religion History  aSlavery Religious aspects Christianity4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/13684/080287676501-sx180-sclzzzzzzz.jpgyCover Image