The Biblical Text in the Context of Occupation: Towards a new hermeneutics of liberation

by Mitri Raheb

The book is the first comprehensive attempt to study and develop a hermeneutic of liberation in the context of the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian land. It analyses the importance of culture, ethnicity, race, gender, ideology, theology, and politics vis-a-vis the processes of comprehension, analysis, interpretation, and contextualization of the Bible. The scholars from 16 countries bring not only an international scope of persuasions and perspectives, but also foster ecumenical, inter-disciplinary, multi-ethnic, and multi-cultural dialogue and philosophy. The book identifies a new path for theology that is responsible to its original source and that is relevant to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

456 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 2012

Reviews

[Arda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a follow-up to the "Invention of History", both of which I was happy to edit. It's certainly an interesting read and gives new dimensions to how the concepts of liberation appear in the Bible and how they could be interpreted in the political context today.