{"product_id":"peoples-companion-to-the-bible-9780800697020","title":"Peoples' Companion to the Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the enthusiastic reception of and critical acclaim for \u003cb\u003eThe Peoples' Bible\u003c\/b\u003e, hailed as \"a rich resource\" (Elisabeth Schssler Fiorenza) that \"will empower people to reclaim the Bible as a multicultural, dialogical, and living tradition\" (Kwok Pui-lan), this colorful and engaging biblical textbook brings those same new perspectives in biblical studies to the college classroom. Highlighting the role of cultures in both the development of the Bible and in its subsequent reception around the world, \u003cb\u003eThe Peoples' Companion to the Bible\u003c\/b\u003e enables students to see how social location has figured in the ways particular peoples have understood the biblical text and helps students formulate their own social location as a key to understanding the Bible and its import for them. The groundbreaking articles from \u003cb\u003eThe Peoples' Bible\u003c\/b\u003e are all here, including \"Culture and Identity\"; \"The Bible as a Text of Cultures\" and \"The Bible as a Text in Cultures\"; \"Jesus and Cultures\"; \"The Bible as an Instrument of Reconciliation\"; \"The Bible and Empire\"; \"Women, Culture, and the Bible\"; and \"Responsible Christian Exegesis of Hebrew Scripture,\" along with new essays designed for the classroom, including a Bible Reader's Self-Inventory; introductory essays on the Hebrew Bible and New Testament; and an essay on understanding the biblical theme of \"the people of God\" in a multicultural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeYoung, Curtiss Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurtiss Paul DeYoung \u003c\/strong\u003eis the Chief Executive Officer of the Minnesota Council of Churches. He has also served as the Executive Director of Community Renewal Society in Chicago, and as Professor of Reconciliation Studies at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eLiving Faith: How Faith Inspires Social Justice\u003c\/em\u003e, and the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe People's Bible\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGafney, Wilda C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilda C. Gafney\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Augsburg Fortress Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566247350546,"sku":"9780800697020","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1bffec7b-c87d-457a-bab5-3d76d6c41ef2.jpg?v=1731893495","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/peoples-companion-to-the-bible-9780800697020","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}