Race & rhyme : rereading the New Testament /

Sechrest, Love L., 1962-

Race & rhyme : rereading the New Testament / Race and rhyme Love Lazarus Sechrest. - xv, 398 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-362) and indexes.

Race and associative reasoning -- Neighbors, allies, frenemies, and foes in the gospel of Matthew -- Assimilation and the family of God in the gospel of Luke -- Sex, crime, and stereotypes in the gospel of John -- Negotiating culture in the family of God in the book of Acts -- Privilege, identity, and status in 2 Corinthians -- Ligamental leadership for the household of God in Ephesians -- Waking up on the wrong side of empire in Romans and Revelation -- Appendix: Sample moral analogy assignment.

"A reading of select New Testament texts in dialogue with modern-day issues of racial justice through an approach the author terms "associative hermeneutics.""--

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Bible.--New Testament--Hermeneutics.
Bible.--New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Racial justice--Biblical teaching.
Race relations--Biblical teaching.
Race--Biblical teaching.

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