Toward a Latino/a Biblical Interpretation
SBL Press, 2017
Paper: 978-1-62837-200-7 | eISBN: 978-0-88414-269-0 | Cloth: 978-0-88414-270-6
Library of Congress Classification BS2361.3.L69 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 220.608968
Paper: 978-1-62837-200-7 | eISBN: 978-0-88414-269-0 | Cloth: 978-0-88414-270-6
Library of Congress Classification BS2361.3.L69 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 220.608968
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Engage an interdisciplinary approach
In Toward a Latino/a Biblical Interpretation Francisco Lozada Jr. explores the complex and diverse issues related to Latino/a biblical interpretation. After laying the theoretical foundation, he offers three sample readings of biblical texts to lead readers through the intricacy of interpretation that has historically and culturally surrounded understanding what it means to do Latino/a biblical interpretation. Throughout, Lozada attempts to work out various strategies that Latinos/as have employed to read biblical texts. He argues that Latino/a biblical interpretation is concerned with identity and belongingness with a goal of transforming/liberating the Latino/a community.
Features
- An introduction to what it means to do Latino/a biblical interpretation
- A demonstration of three different reading strategies (correlation, dialogical, and ideological) that Latinos/as employ in reading biblical texts
- An exploration of whether one has to be Latino/a to do Latino/a biblical interpretation
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