Postcolonial Feminist Interpretation of the

Noting that the ways of interpreting the Bible now practiced in the West are patriarchal and oppressive of those in other parts of the world, Dube offers an alternative interpretation that attends to and respects needs of women in the two-thirds world. In a provocative and insightful reading of the book of Matthew, she shows us how to read the Bible as decolonizing rather than imperialist literature.

Preface

ix

PART I Defining the Problem

The Postcolonial Condition and the Bible

3

(20)

The Postcolonial Condition and Feminisms

23

(24)

PART II Empire and Method

Introducing Postcolonial Theories

47

(10)

Method in Ancient Imperializing Texts

57

(28)

Method in Modern Imperializing Texts

85

(12)

Method in Decolonizing Literature

97

(14)

The Doubly Colonized Decolonizing Method

111

(16)

PART III A Postcolonial Feminist Reading of Matthew 15:21--28

Empire and Mission in Matthew

127

(30)

Decolonizing White Western Readings of Matthew 15:21--28

157

(40)

A Luta Continua: The Struggle Continues

197

(6)

Select Bibliography

203

(8)

Scripture Index

211

(4)

Author Index

215

(2)

Subject Index

217

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Postcolonial Feminist Interpretation of the Bible

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