Faith In The Face Of Empire The Bible Through Palestinian Eyes Mitri Raheb by Mitri Raheb 9781626980655, 1626980659 instant download after payment.

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.
Mitri Raheb is the President of Dar al-Kalima University College in Bethlehem as well as 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. He is the author of several books, including I am a Palestinian Christian and Bethlehem Besieged.
"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."--Library Journal
"Simultaneously a revisionist reading of the Bible and a journey of self-discovery by a courageous Bethlehemite {Raheb's] (re)reading of the mission of Jesus in the light of the current predicament of Palestine will make believers and non-believers alike question their deeply held assumptions . . . " --Salim Tamari, Institute for Palestine Studies
"Mitri Raheb challenges accepted notinos and offers a vision of imagination and hope . . . " --Peter Makari, Executive, Middle Eastern Affairs, UCC/Christian Church