The Africa Bible Commentary
Date
2007-07-02
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Ghana Journal of Religion and Theology (GJRT)
Abstract
On July 5, 2006, the Africa Bible Commentary was officially presented to
the wider public. I The ABC, as the commentary is known, is a joint project
of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa and the International Mission
Organisation, (Serving in Missionin) The press release states that the
ABC is a one-volume, 1600 page Bible commentary, written by Africans
for Africans. 3 The ABC gives a ' section-by-section exegesis and
explanation of the whole Bible as seen through the eyes of African
scholars,.4 Besides the Bible commentary, the ABC also includes 72 short
articles on relevant social, cultural and theological issues. The book has a
separate section called Guidelines for using the ABC, to aid non-academic
readers in using the commentary.5 In total seventy African scholars from a
variety of countries and denominations were involved in the project.
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Bible Commentary, Africa, Christianity