The stolen Bible : from tool of imperialism to African icon /

The stolen Bible : from tool of imperialism to African icon /

The Stolen Bible tells the story of how Southern Africans have interacted with the Bible from its arrival in Dutch imperial ships in the mid-1600s through to contemporary post-apartheid South Africa. The Stolen Bible emphasises African agency and distinguishes between African receptions of the Bible...

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Main Author: West, Gerald O.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 144.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303812.

Subjects:

Bible > History.
Bible > Versions, African.
Christianity and culture > Africa > History.
Africa > Church history.

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Call Number: BS447.5.A35 W47 2016

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction: The Distinct Bible
  • Prologue: The African Bible
  • 1 The Imperial Bible
  • 2 The Revealed Bible
  • 3 The Dislocated Bible
  • 4 The Translated Bible
  • 5 The Appropriated Bible
  • 6 The Contested Bible
  • 7 The Embodied Bible
  • 8 The Public Bible
  • Epilogue: The Iconic Bible
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Biblical and Quranic Texts
  • Select Subject Index.