Faith in the Face of Empire: The Bible Through Palestinian Eyes

by Mitri Raheb

Through Palestinian eyes, a challenging view of how the reality of empire shapes the context of the biblical story and the ongoing experience of Middle East conflict. Jesus was a Middle Easterner. If he were to travel through Western countries today he would be 'randomly' pulled aside and scrutinized. For Mitri Raheb, a Palestinian Christian living under Israeli occupation, the Middle Eastern context of the biblical story is crucial to its understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626980659
• ISBN13: 9781626980655
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.5"