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Reading Other-Wise: Socially Engaged Biblical Scholars Reading With Their Local Communities

Reading Other-Wise: Socially Engaged Biblical Scholars Reading With Their Local Communities 80 Book Reviews / Biblical Interpretation 18 (2010) 52-86 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2010 DOI: 10.1163/156851509X430021 Reading Other-Wise: Socially Engaged Biblical Scholars Reading With eir Local Com- munities . Edited by Gerald O. West. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2007. Pp. vi + 170. e present volume is envisioned as a follow-up to the collection of essays published in Semeia 73 (1996) and edited by Gerald West and Musa Dube. e focus common to both volumes is biblical interpretation generated by the collaboration between the scholarly and non-scholarly readers of the Bible. While the Semeia volume was limited to African voices, the present volume seeks a broader perspective by engaging voices from different parts of the globe. ere is a total of ten essays. e first three essays relate to the African context. Eric Anum’s reflection on the previous Semeia volume not only provides a bridge between the present volume and the previous one but also highlights the importance of inclusivity (of scholarly and ordinary readers) and spec- ificity (attention to particular socio-cultural contexts). Mogomme Masoga’s article explores the dynamics of discourses from the periphery and the center. As an example of discourses from the periphery, Masoga http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Biblical Interpretation Brill

Reading Other-Wise: Socially Engaged Biblical Scholars Reading With Their Local Communities

Biblical Interpretation , Volume 18 (1): 80 – Jan 1, 2010

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© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0927-2569
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10.1163/156851509X430021
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80 Book Reviews / Biblical Interpretation 18 (2010) 52-86 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2010 DOI: 10.1163/156851509X430021 Reading Other-Wise: Socially Engaged Biblical Scholars Reading With eir Local Com- munities . Edited by Gerald O. West. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2007. Pp. vi + 170. e present volume is envisioned as a follow-up to the collection of essays published in Semeia 73 (1996) and edited by Gerald West and Musa Dube. e focus common to both volumes is biblical interpretation generated by the collaboration between the scholarly and non-scholarly readers of the Bible. While the Semeia volume was limited to African voices, the present volume seeks a broader perspective by engaging voices from different parts of the globe. ere is a total of ten essays. e first three essays relate to the African context. Eric Anum’s reflection on the previous Semeia volume not only provides a bridge between the present volume and the previous one but also highlights the importance of inclusivity (of scholarly and ordinary readers) and spec- ificity (attention to particular socio-cultural contexts). Mogomme Masoga’s article explores the dynamics of discourses from the periphery and the center. As an example of discourses from the periphery, Masoga

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