The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 295 páginas A striking narrative of the Bible’s central role in African-American history from the early days of slavery to the present The Talking Book casts the Bible as the central character in a vivid portrait of black America, tracing the origins of African-American culture from slavery’s secluded forest prayer meetings to the bright lights and bold style of today’s hip-hop artists. The Bible has profoundly influenced African Americans throughout history. From a variety of perspectives this wide-ranging book is the first to explore the Bible’s role in the triumph of the black experience. Using the Bible as a foundation, African Americans shared religious beliefs, created their own music, and shaped the ultimate key to their freedom—literacy. Allen Callahan highlights the intersection of biblical images with African-American music, politics, religion, art, and literature. The author tells a moving story of a biblically informed African-American culture, identifying four major biblical images—Exile, Exodus, Ethiopia, and Emmanuel. He brings these themes to life in a unique African-American history that grows from the harsh experience of slavery into a rich culture that endures as one of the most important forces of twenty-first-century America. |
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... fulfillment of Jonah's prophecy against Nineveh , a prophecy that was not fulfilled in the biblical book of Jonah . The aged Tobit instructs his son Tobias to take his family and leave Nineveh “ because those things which the Prophet ...
... fulfillment of Africans ' destiny to be " servants of servants . " 13 In his historical study of the respective lineages from the Hamitic line in the Bible , New England minister Hosea Easton contrasts the descen- dants of Ham and ...
... fulfill our parte of duty to him whilst in this condition as we cannot searve our God as we ought in this situation.29 The petitioners claim that they cannot serve the Master because of their service to the masters, because in slavery ...
... fulfillment of their destiny . These four images share several key features . They appear in different genres and in different periods throughout American history . They have arisen out of and have given rise to a sense of collective ...
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5 Exodus | 83 |
6 Ethiopia | 138 |
7 Emmanuel | 185 |
Postscript | 240 |
Notes | 247 |
Subject Index | 275 |
Scripture Index | 284 |
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The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |
The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |