6/19/2023 0 Comments Reading while black book![]() ![]() He looks at Zechariah and Elizabeth as the vindication of black hope, the testimony of Mary and the hope of every Black Christian, the baptism of the Son and the hope of the disinherited, and concludes with the sermon of the Son. I was most interested in that McCaulley claims how Luke is a Gospel writer for Black Christians. Slavery in the Bible is deeply personal, and I am ashamed to admit that I can easily look over these texts without any emotion or feeling. He looks at policing and the Roman soldier, and argues alongside Paul that the police have a responsibility to the people. In 7 chapters, McCaulley studies how Scripture speaks to topics often overlooked by white interpreters. He is a husband and father, and you can sense that there is a sense of urgency and candor in his writing. He is assistant professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, and a priest in the Anglican Church in North America. In less than 200 pages, McCaulley writes with clarity and conviction. How do our African American brothers and sisters from the Black church tradition read and interpret the Bible? In Reading While Black, Esau McCaulley shares and shows how African American interpretation of the Bible is an exercise in hope. ![]()
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