Race & rhyme : rereading the New Testament /
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| Author / Creator: | Sechrest, Love L., 1962- author. |
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| Imprint: | Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2022. ©2022 |
| Description: | xv, 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12762861 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- 1. Race and Associative Reasoning
- Race and Rhyme
- Womanist Hermeneutics
- Race and Associative Hermeneutics
- Race Relations and the New Testament
- 2. Neighbors, Allies, Frenemies, and Foes in the Gospel of Matthew
- Other-Regard and the Oppressed
- "Love" in Other Words-From Enemies to Allies
- Matthew and the Nations
- Gentiles, Pigs, and Dogs (Matthew 7:6 and 8:28-34)
- The Centurion and the Canaanite (Matthew 8:5-13 and 15:21-28)
- Loving the Other: Neighbors, Allies, Foes, and Frenemies
- 3. Assimilation and the Family of God in the Gospel of Luke
- Apples, Bananas, Coconuts, and Oreos
- Assimilation: Opportunity and Peril
- The Prophecy of the Broken Family (Luke 4:14-30)
- The Parable of the Broken Family (Luke 15:11-32)
- The Parable of the Trickster Steward (Luke 16:1-9)
- Assimilation and Threat
- 4. Sex, Crime, and Stereotypes in the Gospel of John
- Judging Bodies, fudging Flesh
- Foreign Women and Racialized Gender Stereotypes (John 4)
- Metaphorical and Material Prisons
- Susanna, the Samaritan, and the Women Who Were Caught (John 7:53-8:11 and Susanna and the Elders)
- 5. Negotiating Culture in the Family of God in the Book of Acts
- Beyond Diversity 101
- Biculturalism and Family Dynamics
- Biculturalism in Luke-Acts
- Jewish and Gentile Ethnic Identification (Acts 8:1-11:18)
- Assimilation and Accommodation (Acts 15:1-21)
- The Politics of Piety
- 6. Privilege, Identity, and Status in 2 Corinthians
- The Broke-Down Pastor
- The Embodied Nature of Social Identity
- Identity and Privilege (2 Corinthians 3:7-4:6)
- Embodiment and Identity (2 Corinthians 4:7-5:10)
- Racial Identity and Status in Corinth (2 Corinthians 5:16-17 and 11:1-12:10)
- Conclusion
- 7. Ligamental Leadership for the Household of God in Ephesians
- The Politics of Division
- Leadership and Difference
- Power, Peace, and Mission (Ephesians 1-3)
- Leaders as Ligaments (Ephesians 4:1-16)
- Networked Ligamental Leadership for the Inclusive Church
- 8. Waking Up on the Wrong Side of Empire in Romans and Revelation
- Prophets and Police
- Prejudice, Racism, and Group Identity
- Empire and Racism (Romans 13)
- Resisting Imperial Values (Revelation 2-3 and 11)
- Let the Sleeper Awaken-the Church and Governing Authorities
- Appendix: Sample Moral Analogy Assignment
- Statement of Ethical Dilemma
- Rhyme of the Moral Analogy
- Bibliography
- Index of Modern Authors
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Sources
