@article{mbuvi_african_2017, title = {African Biblical Studies: An Introduction to an Emerging Discipline}, volume = {15}, issn = {1476-993X}, url = {https://www.academia.edu/32350505/African_Biblical_Studies_An_Introduction_to_an_Emerging_Discipline}, doi = {10.1177/1476993X16648813}, shorttitle = {African Biblical Studies}, abstract = {African Biblical Studies ({ABS}) can be characterized both as innovative and reactionary : Innovative, because it refuses to be confined by the methodologies, ancient concerns, and principles that govern biblical studies in the ‘west’ (used throughout this article to refer to the majority Euro-American scholars while recognizing the presence of other groups), and instead charts a course that is more interested in making biblical interpretation relevant to present realities. Reactionary, because its driving force is partly a critique of the inadequacy of western biblical studies in providing meaningful responses to concerns that are pertinent to African communities. A genuine {ABS} is therefore an amalgamation of multiple interpretive methods, approaches and foci that reflect a creative engagement of the African cosmological reality and the Bible.}, pages = {149--178}, number = {2}, journaltitle = {Currents in Biblical Research}, author = {Mbuvi, Andrew M.}, date = {2017}, note = {Free}, }