Randall C. Bailey

They Were All Together in One Place? Toward Minority Biblical Criticism Randall C. Bailey

Critics from three major racial/ethnic minority communities in the United States-African
American, Asian American, and Latino/a American-focus on the problematic of race and
ethnicity in the Bible and in contemporary biblical interpretation. With keen eyes on both
ancient text and contemporary context, contributors pay close attention to how racial/ethnic
dynamics intersect with other differential relations of power such as gender, class, sexuality,
and colonialism. In groundbreaking interaction, they also consider their readings alongside
those of other racial/ethnic minority communities. The volume includes an introduction
pointing out the crucial role of this work within minority criticism by looking at its historical
trajectory, critical findings, and future directions.