AFROCENTRIC APPROACH TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION
AFROCENTRIC APPROACH TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION

Summary/Abstract: The problem associated with Afrocentric or African orientated approach to an understanding of religious and biblical texts is a cause for concern among many philosophers of religion. There is the stance and perception that the Bible and biblical scholarship has been biased by a mainly Eurocentric and ‘white’ view of biblical history. This paper join the calls from numerous critics and scholars for a more adjusted and reasonable comprehension of the pertinence of the African impact and its centrality in present day Christian religious philosophy. This paper shows that an in-depth analysis of Biblical text will show that one cannot diminish the importance of the African region and people in the Bible without also diminishing and distorting a truthful and comprehensive view of the Bible. The result of this present examination shows that there have been attempts to limit and even hinder the Afrocentric affiliations and interpretations in Biblical content. This infers a more comprehensive and multicultural approach is required in Biblical investigation and interpretations.

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