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As a child I was taught that the Bible was God’s “Word.” This “Word” was unique in that it was utterly trustworthy because it belonged in some unique way to God. Biblical scholars spend a good deal of time demonstrating the “problems” associated with the words contained in the various translations of the Bible, rightfully so. If there is a Word contained in the Bible then it is resident in those very same problematic words, thus the biblical theologian must help reveal a pathway between scholar’s questions and the hunger for meaning in the Church folks.
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Cf. Dale P. Andrew Practical Theology For Black Churches: Bridging Black Theology and African American Folk Religion (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002), p. 20.
Cf. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. Interpreting God’s Word in Black Preaching (Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1984), p. 14.
Finis Jennings Dake Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible 6th edition (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1988), p. 95.
Cf. Stephen L. Harris The New Testament: A Student’s Introduction 4th edition (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002), pp. 213–214.
Cf. Raymond Brown An Introduction to the Gospel of John edited by Francis J. Maloney (New York: Doubleday division of Random House/The Anchor Bible Reference Library, 2003), p. 253.
Cf. These patterns of religion are discussed more fully in Gary E. Kessler Studying Religion: An Introduction Through Cases (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003), pp. 344–348.
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Baker-Fletcher, G.K. (2009). The Word. In: Bible Witness in Black Churches. Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230623835_3
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