Faith in the face of empire : the Bible through Palestinian eyes

Faith in the face of empire The Bible through Palestinian eyes

Mitri Raheb

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Subjects
Christianity and politics.
Imperialism.
Published
Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books [2014]
Language
English
Main Author
Mitri Raheb (author)
Physical Description
x, 166 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-149) and index.
ISBN
9781626980655
  • History and the Biblical story. History as a longue durée ; History and identity ; History and memory ; History and myth ; History and story
  • A prelude to a Palestinian narrative. Dominant culture ; A voice form exile ; The uprising of the people ; Responses from the world ; New Jewish voices ; Questioning the prevailing narrative ; Promising developments ; Kairos Palestine
  • The geo-politics of the Middle East
  • Palestine. The image ; The geo-politics
  • The empire. Control of movement ; Control of resources ; Settlements ; State terror ; Exile ; Jerusalem and the Temple ; Imperial theology
  • The people of Palestine. Where are you, God? ; Who is my neighbor? ; The way to liberation ; When will we have a state?
  • God. Revelation ; God as a factor in geo-politics
  • Jesus. The Messiah is here! ; History longue durée ; Faith as resistance ; Restoring the community ; Jesus' political program ; Ambassadors for the kingdom
  • The Spirit. Not by might ; Diversity ; More than victims ; Freedom ; Women ; Creative resistance ; Culture of life.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In this short work aimed at the lay reader, Raheb, a writer, preacher, and president of Dar al-Kalima University College in Bethlehem, covers an impressive range of ancient and modern Palestinian history to set geopolitical context for the writings of the Bible. Raheb's expertise in both the Bible and the region is deep, and he calls out misconceptions by outsiders about the culture and its texts while eloquently advocating for greater attention to that culture when interpreting the Bible, in particular to the long legacy of empire in Palestine and the people's response to repeated occupations. This is a rarely heard perspective on the Bible, and Raheb's writing is strongest when he explicates the words of Jesus with his political and historical perspective as a Palestinian as well as his spiritual perspective as a Christian. If anything, the book is too brief to fully explore his fascinating insights. Both an accessible introduction to the subject and an eloquent reminder for those more familiar with the subject this book deserve a wide audience. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by Library Journal Review

Raheb (president, Dar al-Kalima Univ. Coll., Bethlehem; I Am a Palestinian Christian) brings fresh perspectives to the fraught story of Palestine: he is a Palestinian Christian (Evangelical Lutheran, in fact) and chooses to see the region's story in the longer perspective, as the fruit of imperial meddling and imperial conflict almost as far back as memory reaches. His frustrations are real, but he retains the frail hope that by thinking beyond empire, the region and its peoples might see a way forward. VERDICT Raheb's voice is important and should be heard by decision makers in our country and abroad; his book would be fruitful reading for congregational groups. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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