From Every People and Nation: The Book of Revelation in Intercultural PerspectiveDavid M. Rhoads Fortress Press - 277 pàgines 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 Gonz lez Harry O. Maier Clarice J. Martin James Okoye Tina Pippin Pablo Richard Barbara R. Rossing V tor Westhelle Khiok-Khng Yeo |
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Revelation Clarity and Ambivalence A HispanicCuban American Perspective | 47 |
Coming Out of Babylon A FirstWorld Reading of Revelation among Immigrants | 62 |
Polishing the Unclouded Mirror A Womanist Reading of Revelation 1813 | 82 |
Power and Worship Revelation in African Perspective | 110 |
The Heroine and the Whore The Apocalypse of John in Feminist Perspective | 127 |
Reading the Apocalypse Resistance Hope and Liberation in Central America | 146 |
For the Healing of the World Reading Revelation Ecologically | 165 |
Hope for the Persecuted Cooperation with the State and Meaning for the Dissatisfied Three Readings of Revelation from a Chinese Context | 200 |
Intercultural Bible Study Three Principles | 223 |
Intercultural Bible Study Some Suggestions for Group Interaction | 232 |
Reading Profile Cultural Identity Social Location Personal Perspectives | 241 |
A Study Guide for Ten Sessions of Two Hours | 243 |
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Pàgina 36 - Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.
Pàgina 30 - When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, 'How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth...