Introduction - Gregory E. Sterling and Anathea E. Portier-Young
1.Companions on a Journey: The Bible and Catholic Social Teaching -
John R. Donahue, S.J.
2.What are Biblical Values? - John J. Collins
3.The Psalms and the Poor - John Endres, S.J.
4.The Ethics of Survival in the Book of Lamentations: Trauma,
Identity, and Social Location - Corrine Carvalho
5.Preaching Justice from the Old Testament - Anathea E.
Portier-Young
6.Biblical Interpretation as Praxis of Justice: “Whoever wishes to
become great among you must be your servant…” (Mark 10:43) - Gina
Hens-Piazza
7.Remembering the Loaves - Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll
8.Deities in Disguise: The Care of Strangers as a Criterion for
Discipleship - Gregory E. Sterling
9.Johannine Ethics and Ethical Discourse - Harold W. Attridge
10.Teaching in Early Christianity - Adela Yarbro Collins
11.Of Broken Bread and Bread Crumbs Alike: Nepantlas Sharing the
Eucharistic Table - Julia D. E. Prinz
Anathea E. Portier-Young is associate professor of Old Testament at
Duke Divinity School and author of the acclaimed Apocalypse against
Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism.
Gregory E. Sterling is Reverend Henry L. Slack Dean and Lillian
Claus Professor of New Testament at Yale Divinity School. He
is the editor of the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series and the
Studia Philonica Annual.
This volume is a witness not only to Donahue’s enduring legacy to
the field of biblical studies but also to the importance of
scripture in the task of approaching social justice today. Each
chapter serves to remind the reader of the fundamentally political
nature of the Bible and the enormous potential that critical and
thoughtful biblical study continues to offer to the immediacy and
urgency of the most trenchant social issues of our day. From
abortion, same-sex marriage, colonialism and empire to racism,
slavery, and mass incarceration – these chapters demonstrate that
rereading scripture from a new perspective or with a different lens
can often serve to reframe how we think about a contemporary social
problem in profound ways.
*Rebecca Todd Peters, Elon University*
This volume on scripture and social justice is a tribute to the
lifetime of work in this area by John R. Donahue, and a treasure
trove of insightful essays for any interested in the relationship
of the Bible to Christian moral life. Led by Donahue's own
remarkable article on the Bible and Catholic social teachings, a
cast of many of the most distinguished scholars working in this
area offers essays organized into selections from the Hebrew
Scriptures and from Early Christianity. The result is a
volume that should be on the shelf of every scholar or church
leader who believes that the biblical witness is more than ancient
history but is a contemporary resource for the moral life of the
modern church.
*Bruce Birch, Wesley Theological Seminary*
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