The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 01/10/2008 - 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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... king, who led the armies of the Lord into victorious war against the Philistines. The God of the enslaved Israelites comports himself as a god of war, and the captains of his hosts were messiahs, “Anointed ones,” empowered by the Spirit ...
... King of the North shall come and cast up a mound and take the most fenced cit- ies, and the arms of the South shall not withstand.” Thomas L. Johnson, a member of the group, later recounted, “We often met together and read this chapter ...
... king- dom of ancient Israel. They destroyed the Temple in the capital city of Jerusalem, and took many Judean elites ... King Cyrus of Persia overthrew the Babylonians, and his new imperial regime allowed the Judean exiles to return to ...
... king of Spain in 1544 : “ Every day the gold mines are giving less profit , because of the lack of Indian slaves . In the end , if Your Majesty abolishes local slavery there will be no alternative to al- lowing blacks into the land , at ...
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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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