The easy-to-read CEV Jubilee Bible is particularly useful for personal Bible Study. Over 300 pages of eye-opening documentary on how the Bible's history, culture and religion is woven into the rich heritage of African Americans. Explores the presence of Africans in the Bible, as well as the history of the Black Church and its influence on the Black family. More than 50 four color illustrations enhance the text! | Written from the African perspective, this book offers support of the blackness of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Moses, and Isaiah. The book has photographs of actors depicting various stories and events of Bible history. Another "bonus" is the inclusion of African-American spirituals in the book's appendix. These songs were invaluable to the slaves as a testament to theifaith as well as a communications strategy to announce "running" from their oppressors. |