Footnotes Articles on topics dealing with blacks/Africans and the Bible 56 full-color pictures Book introductions Illustrations Maps Presentation pageRed letter Ribbon marker 2,048 pp.

The Africa Study Bible brings together 350 contributors from over 50 countries, providing a unique African perspective. It's an all-in-one course in biblical content, theology, history, and culture, with special attention to the African context. Each feature was planned by African leaders to help readers grow strong in Jesus Christ by providing understanding and instruction on how to live a good and righteous life--Publisher.

Commissioned by King James I in the early 1600's and published first in 1611, the authentic King James version Bible has been the world's most universally accepted translation for almost four centuries. Crafted in a poetic literary style using Elizabethan English, the King James Version is one of the most distinctive Bibles available. Study the Bible and Bible history from an African background and viewpoint. Footnotes and commentary footnotes deal almost exclusively with Black/African culture, African history and the Bible Numerous articles on topics dealing with Blacks/Africans and the Bible 56 full-color pictures Book introductions Footnotes Illustrations Maps Presentation page

Africentrism has captured the imagination of many in the black community who are intent on discovering their cultural heritage on the African continent. In this book, a highly esteemed theologian, who is also one of the architects and leading scholars of black theology today, provides a theological assessment of Africentrism and its relationship with Christianity.

The purpose of The Original African Heritage Study Bible is to interpret the Bible as it relates specifically to persons of African descent and thereby to foster an appreciation of the multiculturalism inherent in the Bible. The Original African Heritage Study Bible offers a number of unique features which reveal the African/Edenic contribution to Judaism and Christianity, including: 1) Highlighted verses about Africa and Biblical characters of African descent; 2) 48 pages of reference to African/Edenic persons, places and events; 3) Original art reproductions taken from the Mafa tribe collection of Cameroon, Africa; 4) Full-color maps showing where important African/Edenic events and places occurred in the ancient world; 5) 101 favorite Bible verses from people of the African diaspora; 6) Specially selected articles by outstanding national Bible scholars; and 7) Words and music to famous slave songs.

The companion to the Original African Heritage Study Bible is here! More than 25,000 entries and over 800 pages of easy-to-read facts about the people, places, and customs of ancient Bible lands. Dispels major Eurocentric distortions about Africa's contributions to the Bible and western civilization. Features a complete concordance, a "who's Who" of biblical characters, notes for each book of the Bible, ancient maps of Africa, and more.

Red letter Daily insights from prominent black church leaders 250 weekday and 52 weekend meditations Book introductions Choice of 3 reading plans JSubject index Articles History of denominations Biographies on contributors 1,472 pp.

The Africa Bible Commentary is a unique publishing event—the first one-volume Bible commentary produced in Africa by African theologians to meet the needs of African pastors, students, and lay leaders. Interpreting and applying the Bible in the light of African culture and realities, it furnishes powerful and relevant insights into the biblical text that transcend Africa in their significance. The Africa Bible Commentary gives a section-by-section interpretation that provides a contextual, readable, affordable, and immensely useful guide to the entire Bible. Readers around the world will benefit from and appreciate the commentary’s fresh insights and direct style that engage both heart and mind. Key features: · Produced by African biblical scholars, in Africa, for Africa—and for the world · Section-by-section interpretive commentary and application · More than 70 special articles dealing with topics of key importance in to ministry in Africa today, but that have global implications · 70 African contributors from both English- and French-speaking countries · Transcends the African context with insights into the biblical text and the Christian faith for readers worldwide

A hallmark of American black religion is its distinctive use of the Bible in creating community, resisting oppression, and fomenting social change.