Introduction / Brian K. Blount, Cain Hope Felder, Clarice J. Martin, and Emerson B. Powery -- AFRICAN AMERICAN BIBLICAL INTERPETATION -- Slavery in the Early Church / Mitzi J. Smith -- Place and Role of Africa and African Imagery in the Bible / Rodney S. Sadler Jr. -- Paul and African American Biblical Interpretation / Abraham Smith -- "We Will Make Our Own Future Text" : An Alternate Orientation to Interpretation / Vincent L. Wimbush -- Womanist Biblical Interpretation / Raquel St. Clair -- African American preaching and the Bible / Cleophus J. LaRue -- African American Art and Biblical Interpretation / James A. Noel -- Commentary on the New Testament -- Matthew / Michael Joseph Brown -- Mark / Emerson D. Powery -- Luke / Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder -- John / Allen Dwight Callahan -- Acts / Demetrius K. Williams -- Romans / Thomas L. Hoyt Jr. -- 1 Corinthians / Boykin Sanders -- 2 Corinthians / Guy Nave -- Galatians / Brad R. Braxton -- Ephesians / Mitzi J. Smith -- Philippians / Monya A. Stubbs -- Colossians / Lloyd A. Lewis -- 1 Thessalonians / Cain Hope Felder -- 2 Thessalonians / Cain Hope Felder -- 1-2 Timothy, Titus / Clarice J. Martin -- Philemon / Lloyd A. Lewis -- Hebrews / James Earl Massey -- James / Gay L. Byron -- 1 Peter / Larry George -- 2 Peter / Larry George -- 1-3 John / Thomas B. Slater -- Jude / Larry George -- Revelation / Brian K. Blount.