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Faith in the Face of Empire: The Bible through Palestinian Eyes

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A Palestinian Christian theologian shows how the reality of empire shapes the context of the biblical story, and the ongoing experience of Middle East conflict.

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ISBN-13:	9781608334339
Publisher:	Orbis
Publication date:	02/10/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	240,655
File size:	3 MB

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Mitri Raheb is the President of Dar al-Kalima University College in Bethlehem as well as the president of the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. He serves as the Senior Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, Palestine. In 2015 he was awarded the Olof Palme Prize, along with Israeli journalist Gideon Levy. He is the author of several books, including I Am a Palestinian Christian and Bethlehem Besieged.

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★ 12/09/2013
In this short work aimed at the lay reader, Raheb, a writer, preacher, and president of Dar al-Kalima University College in Bethlehem, covers an impressive range of ancient and modern Palestinian history to set geopolitical context for the writings of the Bible. Raheb’s expertise in both the Bible and the region is deep, and he calls out misconceptions by outsiders about the culture and its texts while eloquently advocating for greater attention to that culture when interpreting the Bible, in particular to the long legacy of empire in Palestine and the people’s response to repeated occupations. This is a rarely heard perspective on the Bible, and Raheb’s writing is strongest when he explicates the words of Jesus with his political and historical perspective as a Palestinian as well as his spiritual perspective as a Christian. If anything, the book is too brief to fully explore his fascinating insights. Both an accessible introduction to the subject and an eloquent reminder for those more familiar with the subject this book deserve a wide audience. (Feb.)

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"Both an accessible introduction to the subject and an eloquent reminder for those more familiar with the subject this book deserves a wide audience."—Publishers Weekly Starred Review

"VERDICT Raheb's voice is important and should be heard by decision makers in our country and abroad; this book would be fruitful reading for congregational groups." —Library Journal

"Mitri Raheb challenges accepted notinos and offers a vision of imagination and hope . . . " —Peter Makari, Executive, Middle Eastern Affairs, UCC/Christian Church

"To understand the Israeli/Palestinian conflict requires those on both sides be considered with respect. Mitri Raheb's book gives an impassioned, thoughtful and well written expression on the hurts and hopes of a Palestinian Christian. While you may not agree with everything in his appraisal of the issues andHistory of this conflict, what he has to tell us deserves serious consideration." —Tony Campolo, Professor Emeritus, Eastern University

"Provocative and compelling. It will make believers and non-believers alike question their deeply held assumptions about the historical Jesus and what being a Christian means." —Salim Tamari, Institute for Palestine Studies

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02/15/2014
Raheb (president, Dar al-Kalima Univ. Coll., Bethlehem; I Am a Palestinian Christian) brings fresh perspectives to the fraught story of Palestine: he is a Palestinian Christian (Evangelical Lutheran, in fact) and chooses to see the region's story in the longer perspective, as the fruit of imperial meddling and imperial conflict almost as far back as memory reaches. His frustrations are real, but he retains the frail hope that by thinking beyond empire, the region and its peoples might see a way forward. VERDICT Raheb's voice is important and should be heard by decision makers in our country and abroad; his book would be fruitful reading for congregational groups.

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