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Antiracist Hermeneutics
Join a seminar (June 6, 13, 20, 27) exploring how to address racist interpretation

Reading Genesis with Hurston
An exercise in intertextuality

CRT and Biblical Interpretation Class
The syllabus for a community class on critical race theory and biblical interpretation

Honor God’s Diversity Curriculum
Age-appropriate curriculum guides for a Sunday school series on diversity
Watch

Context Matters Pt. 1
A podcast interview on the role of contexts in interpretation

Race and the Bible
A church lecture on the modern idea of race and how it relates to difference in the Bible

CRT and Biblical Interpretation Talk
A lecture and Q&A on biblical interpretation and critical race theory

Honor God’s Diversity
Videos accompanying a Presbyterian Church USA curriculum

The Bible for Us
A resource for interpreting the Bible in ways that are honest and liberating

Africana Biblical Hermeneutics
A panel discussion on Africana biblical scholarship

Reception History Interview
Why Bible teachers should care about the consequences of interpretation

Caring for Others’ Perspectives
A “Children’s Chat” for Broad Street Presbyterian Church (Columbus, OH)
Read

A New Study Bible
I contributed Judges notes and blurbs; contact for discount code

An Abolitionist Hermeneutical Experiment
How might abolitionist principles change what we see in the Bible?

Politics of Scripture Post
Mini-commentary on how Joseph and Jesus break free of their toxic background

Preaching Prep Resource
Nine mini-commentaries on biblical passages

Race and Ancient Egypt
An academic article on a surprising way White people have racialized ancient Egyptians

Ham in Aronofsky’s Noah
An academic article on the 2014 movie, Noah, and reception history