Black Experience and the Bible
“The black experience in America is not the Jewish-Christian experience in ancient Palestine. But as the tale of sorrows of a people awaiting deliverance, the black narrative has a message consistent with the biblical witness though not to be found in that witness. It is a testimony of its own, dist...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Sage Publ.
1971
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Theology today
Anno: 1971, Volume: 27, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 422-433 |
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| Riepilogo: | “The black experience in America is not the Jewish-Christian experience in ancient Palestine. But as the tale of sorrows of a people awaiting deliverance, the black narrative has a message consistent with the biblical witness though not to be found in that witness. It is a testimony of its own, distinct from Scripture even as it would proclaim its word to us in biblical images and in the categories of scriptural revelation … Though not of canonical status, the story of the black man in America is a self-validating account of faith which when heard and heeded, helps black and white respond more creatively to the divine word for our present situation.” |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057367102700406 |