Reading the Bible from the Margins

Reading the Bible from the Margins
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Publisher : Orbis Books
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-13 : 9781608333417
ISBN-10 : 1608333418
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Book Synopsis Reading the Bible from the Margins by : Miguel A. De La Torre

Download or read book Reading the Bible from the Margins written by Miguel A. De La Torre and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction focuses on how issues involving race, class, and gender influence our understanding of the Bible. Describing how "standard" readings of the Bible are not always acceptable to people or groups on the "margins," this book afters valuable new insights into biblical texts today.


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