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  • The Genesis of Liberation

    Biblical Interpretation in the Antebellum Narratives of the Enslaved

    by Emerson B. Powery, Rodney S. Sadler Jr. ...
    Considering that the Bible was used to justify and perpetuate African American enslavement, why would it be given such authority? In this fascinating volume, Powery and Sadler explore how the Bible became a source of liberation for enslaved African Americans by analyzing its function in pre-Civil War freedom narratives. They explain the various ways in which enslaved African Americans interpreted ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • The Good Samaritan

    Luke 10 for the Life of the Church

    by Emerson Powery, Stephen Chapman ...
    Series series Touchstone Texts
    The story of the good Samaritan in Luke 10 is one of Jesus's most well-known parables. It continues to fascinate readers with its powerful imagery and ethical significance.In this exposition, New Testament scholar Emerson Powery shows how this classic and beloved text can speak afresh to the life of the church today. Powery explains that in every generation, followers of Jesus need to be reminded ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • African American Readings of Paul

    Reception, Resistance, and Transformation

    by Lisa M. Bowens, Beverly Roberts Gaventa ...
    The letters of Paul—especially the verse in Ephesians directing slaves to obey their masters—played an enormous role in promoting slavery and justifying it as a Christian practice. Yet despite this reality African Americans throughout history still utilized Paul extensively in their own work to protest and resist oppression, responding to his theology and teachings in numerous—often starkly ... Read more

    $64.20 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Immersion Bible Studies: Luke

    by Dr. Emerson B. Powery, Jack A. Keller ...
    Journey inside the pages of Scripture to meet a personal God who enters individual lives and begins a creative work from the inside out. Shaped with the individual in mind, Immersion encourages simultaneous engagement both with the Word of God and with the God of the Word to become a new creation in Christ.Immersion, inspired by a fresh translation--the Common English Bible--stands firmly on ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Immersion Bible Studies: Mark

    by Dr. Emerson B. Powery, Jack A. Keller ...
    Journey inside the pages of Scripture to meet a personal God who enters individual lives and begins a creative work from the inside out. Shaped with the individual in mind, Immersion encourages simultaneous engagement both with the Word of God and with the God of the Word to become a new creation in Christ.Immersion, inspired by a fresh translation--the Common English Bible--stands firmly on ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • True to Our Native Land

    An African American New Testament Commentary

    Edited by Brian K. Blount, Gay L. Byron, Emerson B. Powery ...
    True to Our Native Land is a pioneering commentary on the New Testament that sets biblical interpretation firmly in the context of African American experience and concern.In this second edition, the scholarship is cutting-edge, updated, and expanded to be in tune with African American culture, education, and churches. The book calls into question many canons of traditional biblical research and ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 1–2 Timothy, Titus

    by Annette Bourland Huizenga, Sarah Tanzer, Jouette M. Bassler, Dr. Colleen Conway, Eloy Escamilla, Eh Tar Gay, Jennifer A. Glancy, Ekram Kachu, Marianne Bjelland Kartzow, Emerson Powery, Anna Rebecca Solevåg, Wolfgang Stegemann, Dr. Jay Twomey, Elijah Zehyoue ...
    Series Book 53 - Wisdom Commentary Series
    The author of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus argues in favor of a “traditional” Greco-Roman gender ideology: that because men and women are biologically different, they ought to behave differently in the family and society. His gender-specific beliefs carry over into his teachings for the house churches, where only free married men are eligible to serve as leaders, teachers, and preachers, while ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD

  • Bitter the Chastening Rod

    Africana Biblical Interpretation after Stony the Road We Trod in the Age of BLM, SayHerName, and MeToo

    by Brian K. Blount, Theodore W. Burgh, Allen Dwight Callahan, Ronald Charles, Stacy Davis, Ericka S. Dunbar Hill, Dennis R. Edwards, Wil Gafney, Clarice J. Martin, William H. Myers0, Hugh R. Page, Jr.1, Angela N. Parker2, Emerson B. Powery4, Marcus W. Shields5, Kamilah Hall Sharp6, Thomas B. Slater7, Mitzi J. Smith8, Renita J. Weems0, Jeremy L. Williams1 ...
    Bitter the Chastening Rod follows in the footsteps of the first collection of African American biblical interpretation, Stony the Road We Trod (1991). Nineteen Africana biblical scholars contribute cutting-edge essays reading Jesus, criminalization, the enslaved, and whitened interpretations of the enslaved. They present pedagogical strategies for teaching, hermeneutics, and bible translation that ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Invitation to the New Testament: Participant Book

    A Short-Term DISCIPLE Bible Study

    by David A. deSilva, Dr. Emerson B. Powery ...
    Explore the writings of the New Testament using the story of Jesus as the starting point. This survey of the testament looks at how the early church took ownership of and was shaped by the story of Jesus and how the church learned how to develop as disciples and create communities of faith.Participants find a deeper conversation with the writers of the New Testament and a renewal of our commitment ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    True to Our Native Land

    An African American New Testament Commentary / Second Edition

    Narrated by Julienne Irons, Leon Nixon ...

    Unabridged

    34 hours 2 min

    True to Our Native Land is a pioneering commentary on the New Testament that sets biblical interpretation firmly in the context of African American experience and concern.In this second edition, the scholarship is cutting-edge, updated, and expanded to be in tune with African American culture, education, and churches. The book calls into question many canons of traditional biblical research and ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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