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About the book
The Old Covenant, the treaty established at Sinai, has been central to the Christian comprehension of the nature of God and his relationship with his people, even after the advent of Jesus Christ.
The advent of de-colonising hermeneutics, in cooperation with First Nation Australian mentors, has enabled us to expose the colonial dimensions of texts in
Genesis, Exodus and Joshua, found in Decolonising the Biblical Narratives, Volumes 1–5. In this volume we discover that even the narratives about the Old Covenant have been edited by colonial narrators. Even more significant is the discovery that there is a biblical tradition introducing a New Covenant that negates the Old Covenant.
Our goal is to retrieve The New Covenant in its prototypes and celebrate its relevance for First Nations Australia and beyond.
About the Series Authors
Anne Pattel-Gray is a First Nations scholar who has been a fervent advocate of First Nations’ rights, issues, culture and spirituality. Her works include, Through Aboriginal Eyes and Aboriginal Spirituality, Past, Present and Future. Her acute consciousness of the influence of colonialism has moved her to re-interpret the Biblical narrative.
Norman Habel is Hebrew scholar who has long been involved in Biblical interpretation being editor of The Earth Bible Series. He has also become colonial conscious having listened to the Rainbow Spirit Elders and a range of First Nations leaders including Anne Pattel-Gray. A recent volume that reflects his colonial awareness is Acknowledgement of the Land and Faith of Aboriginal Custodians after Following the Abraham Trail.
