From Every People and Nation
The Book of Revelation in Intercultural Perspective
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From Every People and Nation: The Book of Revelation in Intercultural Perspective
A diverse group of New Testament scholars and theologians offer myriad paths to a better understanding of the Book of Revelation. They discuss topics such as Hispanic / Cuban American and African American perspectives, ecological issues, postcolonial themes, and liberation theology. The book also provides a set of guidelines for intercultural Bible study.
The volume's contributors include:- Brian K. Blount
- Justo González
- Harry O. Maier
- Clarice J. Martin
- James Okoye
- Tina Pippin
- Pablo Richard
- Barbara R. Rossing
- Vítor Westhelle
- Khiok-Khng Yeo
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800637217
- Dimensions 6 x 9
- Pages 288
- Publication Date April 4, 2005
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
- The Witness of Active Resistancea: The Ethics of Revelation in African American Perspective
Brian K. Blount
- Revelation: Clarity and Ambivalence: A Hispanic/Cuban American Perspective
Justo L. González
- Coming Out of Babylon: A First-World Reading of Revelation among Immigrants
Harry O. Maier
- Polishing the Unclouded Mirror: A Womanist Reading of Revelation 18:13
Clarice J. Martin
- Power and Worship: Revelation in African Perspective
James Chukwuma Okoye
- The Heroine and the Whore: The Apocalypse of John in Feminist Perspective
Tina Pippin
- Reading the Apocalypse: Resistance, Hope, and Liberation in Central America
Pablo Richard
- For the Healing of the World: Reading Revelation Ecologically
Barbara R. Rossing
- Revelation 13: Between the Colonial and the Postcolonial, a Reading from Brazil
Vitor Westhelle
- Hope for the Persecuted, Cooperation with the State, and Meaning for the Dissatisfied: Three Readings of Revelation from a Chinese Context
K.-K. (Khiok-khng) Yeo
About the Contributors
Introduction
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Appendices
- Intercultural Bible Study: Three Principles
- Intercultural Bible Study: Some Suggestions for Group Interaction
- Reading Profile: Cultural Identity/Social Location/ Personal Perspectives
- From Every People and Nation: A Study Guide for Ten Sessions of Two Hours
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Bibliographies
- Intercultural Bible Study
- Cultural Interpretation
- The Book of Revelation