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9780801031199

Africa and the Bible

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  • ISBN13:

    9780801031199

  • ISBN10:

    0801031192

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-07-01
  • Publisher: Baker Academic

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Summary

The "curse of Ham" has been used to legitimize slavery. Both Ethiopians and Arabians claim the queen of Sheba. Could Moses and Jesus have been black? Edwin Yamauchi explores the historical and archaeological background of biblical texts that refer to Africa and traces the results of past interpretations and misinterpretations. He covers such topics as the curse of Ham's son Canaan, Moses' Cushite wife, Simon the Cyrene, and afrocentric biblical interpretation. Along the way, he dispels myths, interacts with current theories, and provides readers with sound judgments as to what the Bible does and does not say. Readers interested in the connections between Africa and the Bible will enjoy this insightful book. More then eighty photos, maps, and charts are included.

Author Biography

Edwin M. Yamauchi (Ph.D., Brandeis University) is professor of history emeritus at Miami University, Ohio. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Persia and the Bible, Greece and Babylon, The Archaeology of New Testament Cities in Asia Minor, Harper's World of the New Testament, and Africa and Africans in Antiquity. A co-edited work, Peoples of the Old Testament World, won a Biblical Archaeological Society Award.

Table of Contents

Illustrations 9(4)
Foreword by Kenneth A. Kitchen 13(2)
Preface 15(4)
1. The Curse of Ham 19(16)
2. Moses' Cushite Wife 35(42)
3. Solomon and Africa 77(30)
4. Tirhakah and Other Cushites 107(42)
5. Rome and Meroe 149(12)
6. Why the Ethiopian Eunuch Was Not from Ethiopia 161(22)
7. Cyrene in Libya 183(22)
8. Afrocentric Biblical Interpretation 205(10)
Appendix: Martin Bernal's Black Athena Reviewed 215(6)
Bibliography 221(46)
Credits 267(4)
Scripture Index 271(2)
Author Index 273(8)
Subject Index 281

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