John and Postcolonialism

John and Postcolonialism Travel, Space and Power Edited by Musa W. Dube and Jeffrey L. StaleySheffield Academic Press, 2002ISBN 9781841273129 Softcover, 268 pp.6.38 X 9.16 X 0.61 inches | 0.9 pounds An exciting collection of essays connecting postcolonialism and the Gospel of John, written by a group of international scholars, both established and new, from Hispanic, African, Jewish, Chinese, Korean and African-American backgrounds. It explores important topics such as the appropriation of John in settler communities of the United States and Canada, and the use of John in the colonisation of Africa, Asia, Latin America and New Zealand.The interpreters represent communities of borderland dwellers, women in colonised settings, minority ethnic groups within colonised centres and others. In an era of rapid globalisation, increased travel, rising diasporic communities and neo-colonialism, it is crucial that biblical scholars find ways to address this world with critical skill and sensitivi