Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives: On Use and Abuse of Sacred Scripture

by Cain Hope Felder

Overview

Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives is a critical essay from Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation written by the project's editor, Cain Hope Felder, now in a concise stand-alone book. In this important work, Felder clarifies the profound differences in racial attitudes in the biblical world and now.

The book reveals the processes at work in both the New and Old Testaments that reflect ancient ambiguity about what we call race. Felder uncovers misuses of the biblical text (such as the so-called curse of Ham) in subsequent interpretation and shows how the Bible has been used to trivialize African contributions and demean and enslave Black people. Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives challenges scholars and church people alike to a deeper and more honest engagement with the biblical text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506488523
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	05/23/2023
Pages:	43
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Cain Hope Felder (1943-2019) served as professor of New Testament language and literature at Howard University's School of Divinity from 1981 until his retirement in 2016. He was the author or editor of several books, including two other Fortress titles: True to Our Native Land: An African American New Testament Commentary (2007) and Race, Racism, and the Biblical Narratives (2002).

Table of Contents

Race and Sacralization in the Old Testament

The Curse of Ham

Old Testament Genealogies

The Narrative about Miriam and Aaron

The Doctrine of Election

Secularization in the New Testament