Return to Babel
Download or Read eBook Return to Babel PDF written by Priscilla Pope-Levison and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Priscilla Pope-Levison |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0664258239 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780664258238 |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Return to Babel by : Priscilla Pope-Levison
Book excerpt: In Return to Babel, each of ten historically significant biblical texts is interpreted by three scholars: one Latin American, one African, and one Asian. Geographic locales range from a tiny village in the Philippines to the city of Nairobi, Kenya; from Gwangju, South Korea, with its one million inhabitants, to the frontier city of Wiwili in the northern mountains of Nicaragua. The result is a collection of essays that shed new light on familiar texts and make the reader aware of the ways in which culture can shape our understanding of Scripture.