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Chapter 2 - Good Book

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2022

Jill Hicks-Keeton  and
Cavan Concannon
Jill Hicks-Keeton
Affiliation:
University of Oklahoma
Cavan Concannon
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
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Summary

Shows how the Museum of the Bible produces a bible resistant to moral critique, particularly when it comes to racism, slavery, and civil rights in US history. Argues that the museum’s exhibits engage in selective history-telling and other techniques to protect the Bible from complicity in societal harms and to frame the Christian Bible as in indispensable ally for progress. The museum’s bible participates in the constructions of Christian cultural heritage narratives and Christian nationalism in the United States.

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Biblebiblical interpretationCivil WarslaverySlave BibleCivil Rights movementraceracismWhite privilegeWhite evangelicalism
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Does Scripture Speak for Itself?
The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation
 , pp. 47 - 75
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Good Book
  • Jill Hicks-Keeton, University of Oklahoma, Cavan Concannon, University of Southern California
  • Book: Does Scripture Speak for Itself?
  • Online publication: 06 October 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108681247.003
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  • Good Book
  • Jill Hicks-Keeton, University of Oklahoma, Cavan Concannon, University of Southern California
  • Book: Does Scripture Speak for Itself?
  • Online publication: 06 October 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108681247.003
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  • Good Book
  • Jill Hicks-Keeton, University of Oklahoma, Cavan Concannon, University of Southern California
  • Book: Does Scripture Speak for Itself?
  • Online publication: 06 October 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108681247.003
Available formats
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