Finding Your Ethnicity in the Bible

Finding Your Ethnicity in the Bible
Author: Devon L. Wilson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2009-01-12
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0578002728

The names of Noah's three sons are Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The meaning! The meaning of Ham is dark "dark" or "black"; Shem means, "name," "dusky," or "olive-colored"; and Japheth means "bright" or "fair." One of the most intimidating questions that plagued the mind of many today is how could one son be of Black decent and not the others? According to medical research, it tells us it is possible to have children that are very different, particularly if one or both of the parents is dark-complexioned, but according to medical research it is impossible for a bright or fair-complexioned person to produce a dark-skinned child. (NOTE: NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR GOD) According to historians and their findings, Ham is the ancestral father of the Blacks, Mongoloids, and the Indians. Shem is the ancestral father of the Jews and Arab nations; and from the loins of Japheth came the Caucasians, "nationalized" the Indo-European- Countries.

Ethnicity and the Bible

Ethnicity and the Bible
Author: Mark Brett
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2021-09-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004493549

Contemporary social theory has been much concerned with the re-assertion of ethnic identities in both Western and non-Western politics. This international collection of twenty-one essays contributes to the wider conversation by examining the construction and contestation of ethnic identities both within the Bible itself and in biblical interpretation. An introductory essay brings into focus the main themes of the book - ethnocentrism, indigenity, concepts of culture and the politics of identity - and highlights the ethical issues arising. Part One explores selected texts from the Hebrew Bible and from the New Testament, making use of methodological perspectives drawn from a range of disciplines. Part Two, Culture and Interpretation, looks at examples of how ethnicity figures both in the popular use of the Bible and in professional biblical interpretation. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.

Ethnic Identity

Ethnic Identity
Author: Steve Tamayo
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2021-01-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830831827

Did you know that the Bible has a great deal to say about ethnicity? In this eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Steve Tamayo takes us through passages that open us up to difficult yet important conversations about race, culture, and ethnicity. If ethnicity is a gift from God, engaging this material may deeply transform the way we interact with family, friends, and enemies.

From Every People and Nation

From Every People and Nation
Author: J. Daniel Hays
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2003-07-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830826165

With this careful, nuanced exegetical volume in the New Studies in Biblical Theology, J. Daniel Hays provides a clear theological foundation for life in contemporary multiracial cultures and challenges churches to pursue racial unity in Christ.

Being Latino in Christ

Being Latino in Christ
Author: Orlando Crespo
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2003-11-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830823741

Exploring what the Bible says about ethnic identity and drawing on his own journey to self-understanding, Orlando Crespo helps you discover for yourself what it means to be Latino, American--and, most importantly, a disciple of Christ.

The Negro Bible - The Slave Bible

The Negro Bible - The Slave Bible
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2019-10-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781936533800

The Slave Bible was published in 1807. It was commissioned on behalf of the Society for the Conversion of Negro Slaves in England. The Bible was to be used by missionaries and slave owners to teach slaves about the Christian faith and to evangelize slaves. The Bible was used to teach some slaves to read, but the goal first and foremost was to tend to the spiritual needs of the slaves in the way the missionaries and slave owners saw fit.

What Did Jesus Look Like?

What Did Jesus Look Like?
Author: Joan E. Taylor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2018-02-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567671518

Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever lived. His image adorns countless churches, icons, and paintings. He is the subject of millions of statues, sculptures, devotional objects and works of art. Everyone can conjure an image of Jesus: usually as a handsome, white man with flowing locks and pristine linen robes. But what did Jesus really look like? Is our popular image of Jesus overly westernized and untrue to historical reality? This question continues to fascinate. Leading Christian Origins scholar Joan E. Taylor surveys the historical evidence, and the prevalent image of Jesus in art and culture, to suggest an entirely different vision of this most famous of men. He may even have had short hair.

How to Fight Racism

How to Fight Racism
Author: Jemar Tisby
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310104785

Winner of the 2022 ECPA Christian Book Award for Faith & Culture How do we effectively confront racial injustice? We need to move beyond talking about racism and start equipping ourselves to fight against it. In this follow-up to the New York Times Bestseller the Color of Compromise, Jemar Tisby offers an array of actionable items to confront racism. How to Fight Racism introduces a simple framework—the A.R.C. Of Racial Justice—that teaches readers to consistently interrogate their own actions and maintain a consistent posture of anti-racist behavior. The A.R.C. Of Racial Justice is a clear model for how to think about race in productive ways: Awareness: educate yourself by studying history, exploring your personal narrative, and grasping what God says about the dignity of the human person. Relationships: understand the spiritual dimension of race relations and how authentic connections make reconciliation real and motivate you to act. Commitment: consistently fight systemic racism and work for racial justice by orienting your life to it. Tisby offers practical tools for following this model and suggests that by applying these principles, we can help dismantle a social hierarchy long stratified by skin color. He encourages rejection passivity and active participation in the struggle for human dignity. There is hope for transforming our nation and the world, and you can be part of the solution.

Walking with Purpose

Walking with Purpose
Author: Lisa Brenninkmeyer
Publisher: Wellspring
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2013-04-23
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9781937509446

Does your life feel out of control? Do you feel that you are doing so many things that you are doing none of them well? Lisa Brenninkmeyer understands how it feels when life is stuck on the spin cycle. As a mother of seven, she knows we don't just need to be told what kind of women we should be. We need some help getting there. Drawing from her own experience of balancing marriage, motherhood, and work inside and outside the home, Lisa helps you uncover the key to living a busy life with inner calm. What's the secret? Identifying key priorities, and doing first what matters most. Once in awhile, things may seem as if they're under control, but we want to walk with purpose regardless of our circumstances. God wants us to daily experience the joy and contentment that comes from knowing we have given our all to what he considers most important. The abundant and purposeful life we were created to live is just around the corner.

GOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT

GOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Author: Devon L. Wilson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2010-05-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 055746076X

How do you view the Environment, Is it yours or God's?Are we responsible for the things we destroy in the Environment? Think about it! Will God hold those that destroy His Environment guilty? And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. Revelation 11:18