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He is also the author of the award-winning book, Reading While Black: African-American Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope, in which he argues that the Bible rightly understood and read from a decidedly Black perspective can speak a word of hope to African Americans in the United States. His book Sharing in the Son’s Inheritance focuses on the role Jewish messianism played in Paul’s argument that Jesus has made believers heirs in the Messiah to the Abrahamic promises in Galatians. His research and writing focuses on Pauline theology and the intersection of race, Christian identity, and the pursuit of justice. in New Testament at the University of St Andrews where he studied under the direction of N.T. Ĭredits for the music TBM podcast: /credits. 34:33 Reevaluating your theological perspectiveĭid you enjoy this podcast episode? Check out article s from The Biblical Mind.

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When people hear biblical interpretations they might have missed because of their own experiences, the narrative can change. Continuing our series “ By the Oppressed, to the Oppressed: How the Marginalized Church Reads Scripture,” Esau McCaulley, author of Reading While Black, explains how American Black history has given Black Christians an important lens through which to understand Scripture, and how power can actually be a distorting lens. Reading While Black is available on Amazon and other book websites.“Blackness is a part of American culture.” Too often American Christianity is equated with white Christianity, while expressions of Black Christianity are overlooked. Ok, associate professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary Those who grab hold of this book and wrestle with it will be blessed."

With interpretations that are rooted in the tradition of his ancestors, McCaulley is undeterred in calling out racist assumptions, engaged in dialogue with other interpretive traditions, and guided by a hermeneutic of trust. His book is a must-read for any pastor, undergraduate student, seminarian, or student of the Bible who is ready to reckon with and be awakened by McCaulley's fresh and constructive readings of Scripture. McCaulley demonstrates how the intuition and habits of Black biblical interpretation and the Black ecclesial tradition can help all readers connect the Bible and theology with the pressing issues of the day. "In Reading While Black, Esau McCaulley is unapologetically Black, Christian, and committed to reading the Bible as Scripture and as relevant to the experience of Black folks.