Reading the Bible on Turtle Island: An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation

"In Reading the Bible on Turtle Island, Hoklotubbe and Zacharias root their reading of Scripture not only in their social locations but also in their communities and landscapes. Through the intersection of Scripture, Cultural Traditions, Hearts and Minds, and Creation, Hoklotubbe and Zacharias affirm Creator's presence with indigenous people since the beginning. Recognizing Jesus as a brown-skinned Indigenous man whose land was colonized, Jesus was shaped by the stories of his people and the revelations that came from Creator and were written down by the Hebrew prophets. Indigenous individuals have been adopted into the global and multi-ethnic family of Jesus; he is our elder brother. As we are now adopted into his family as kin, his ancestral stories and histories have now become part of our stories and histories as we join into the faith family of Abraham. Hoklotubbe and Zacharias invite these Scriptural stories, as well as their previous stories, to join the dance circle of formation for indigenous believers"-- Provided by publisher.Read less