Abstractxviii, ix, 407 pages ; 23 cm; "This reissue ... is a reprint of the first edition of 1887 ... printers' errors in the original have been corrected and a new index has been provided."--Page xvii; Includes bibliographical references; Mohammedanism and the Negro race -- Christianity and the Negro race -- Christian missions in West Africa -- The aims and methods of a liberal education for Africans -- The origin and purpose of African colonization -- Ethiopia stretching out her hands unto God (Africa's service to the world) -- Echoes from Africa -- Philip and the eunuch -- Mohammedanism in Western Africa -- Sierra Leone and Liberia -- Islam and race distinctions -- Africa and the Africans -- Life of Lord Lawrence and its lessons -- The Mohammedans of Nigritia -- African colonization

AbstractThe 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