附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-140).
1. "In the image of God": Genesis 1-11 -- 2. "All the families of the earth": election and blessing in Genesis 12-26 -- 3. "You must utterly destroy them": holy war in Deuteronomy and the deuteronomistic history -- 4. "A mixed crowd": the ethnic diversity of ancient Israel -- 5. "Your people will be my people": the story of Ruth -- 6. "You shall have no part with us": mixed marriages in Ezra-Nehemiah -- 7. "The ear that hears and the eye that sees": the non-Israelite origins of wisdom in Israel -- 8. "I knew that you are a merciful God": the book of Jonah -- 9. "Him shall the nations seek": Isaiah's vision of universal harmony and other prophetic texts -- 10. "The spirit of the Lord is upon me": the mission of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke -- 11. "Nothing common or unclean": growing pains of the early church in the Book of acts -- 12. "That they may all be one": unity and fellowship in the writings of John -- 13. "Many members, yet one body": unity in diversity in the writings of Paul.
摘要:A century ago, many people used the Bible to defend racist beliefs and practices. Now, Steven McKenzie insists that the Bible's true message leads Christians away from the evils of racism and narrowness of bigotry to God's vision of humanity, free from racial division. In the Old Testament, Israel was called beyond nationalistic pride, and Christ's church in the New Testament began as an inclusive community. McKenzie demonstrates that the Bible issues a clear call for unity that can overcome racism. This book is inspirational as well as educational for all Christians struggling to live faithful lives today.
