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1 online resource (245 pages) |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I. CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW; Prologue; Chapter 01. The Story of RastafarI; Part II: CANONICAL INTERVIEW; Chapter 02. Messianic 'I' in the Synoptic Tradition; Chapter 03. Messianic 'I' in the Johannine Literature; Chapter 04. Messianic 'I' in Romans Chapter 7; Chapter 05. Messianic 'I' in Romans Chapter 15; Part III: CONVERSATIONAL REVIEW; Chapter 06. RastafarI and the Pauline Corpus in Conversation: Domesticated 'I'; Chapter 07. RastafarI and the NT Messianic Tradition in Conversation: Dominical 'I'; Epilogue; Appendix A: Messianic 'I' and Caribbean Theology |
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Appendix B: Synopsis of the Hebrew BibleAppendix C: The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism; Appendix D: Christian Identity; Appendix E: Grace Hour-August-23-09--Rev'd Garnett Roper; Works Cited |
| Summary |
Anyone familiar with the Rastafari movement and its connection with the Bible is struck by the prevalence of messianic I-locution found in both. As the phenomenon is important in the canonical Testaments, more so within the New Testament, this study seeksto investigate its significance in certain epistolary pieces (Romans 7:14-25 ; 15:14-33), the bio-Narratives and the Apocalypse in their historical and cultural milieu. The next stage of the investigation then compares the findings of the aforementioned New Testament books with corresponding statements of the Rasta community, in order to det |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-235) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Rastafari movement.
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Rastafari movement
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780761850465 |
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0761850465 |
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1282561545 |
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9781282561540 |
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