Author : Knut Holter
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Yahweh in Africa by : Knut Holter
Download or read book Yahweh in Africa written by Knut Holter and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twentieth century made the Old Testament an African book. As the ancient texts have been translated into numerous languages and cultures throughout the continent, grass-root readers have found them to reflect their own experience of life, and the growing number of African Old Testament scholars have made various studies where the texts are read in the light of the African religio- and socio-cultural tradition. The present essay collection presents and analyses different aspects of the Old Testament readings in Africa. In particular, their socio-intellectual context is emphasized, and it is argued that Western Old Testament scholarship would benefit from acquainting itself with African readings of the Old Testament.