“Hidden Truth Pt 2:The Bible Verses They Twisted" #ancestors #DecolonizedFaith

For generations, the same Bible that carried our ancestors’ hope was weaponized against them. The words of Yah, written to liberate a covenant people, were twisted by the modern-day Babylonian Empire to enslave, deceive, and control. They changed meanings, altered translations, and silenced the voice of the Most High among His true chosen people — the scattered descendants of the Israelite tribes. Bibliography: Lexical, Textual, and African Theology Lexicons & Word Studies Adamo, D. T. (1998). Africa and Africans in the Old Testament. Wipf & Stock. Brown, F., Driver, S. R., & Briggs, C. A. (2006). The Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew and English lexicon. Hendrickson. (Entries: אָב; עָנָן; עָב; עֲרָפֶל) Clines, D. J. A. (Ed.). (1993–2016). The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (Vols. 1–9). Sheffield Phoenix Press. Koehler, L., Baumgartner, W., & Stamm, J. J. (1994–2000). The Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of the Old Testament (HALOT). Brill. Liddell, H. G., Scott, R., Jones, H. S., & McKenzie, R. (1996). A Greek–English lexicon (Rev. ed.). Clarendon. (Entries: νέφος; νεφέλη) Louw, J. P., & Nida, E. A. (1989). Greek–English lexicon of the New Testament based on semantic domains (2nd ed.). UBS. Walter, G. K., & Balz, H. (Eds.). (1990–2000). Exegetical dictionary of the New Testament (3 vols.). Eerdmans. Zodhiates, S. (2000). The complete word study dictionary: New Testament. AMG. Commentaries / Background for Key Texts Attridge, H. W. (1989). The Epistle to the Hebrews. Fortress. (On Heb 12:1 “cloud of witnesses.”) Collins, J. J. (1993). Daniel: A commentary on the book of Daniel. Fortress. (Dan 7 “coming with the clouds.”) Dunn, J. D. G. (1998). The theology of Paul the Apostle. Eerdmans. (On eschatological assemblies and “with the Lord.”) Keener, C. S. (2003). The Gospel of John: A commentary (Vol. 2). Hendrickson. (Cloud/theophany & commissioning motifs.) Wright, N. T. (2002). The resurrection of the Son of God. Fortress. (On 1 Thess 4 and royal-escort imagery.) Second Temple Literature & Apocrypha Goldstein, J. A. (1983). II Maccabees. Doubleday. (2 Macc 15:12–16 ancestral intercession.) Nickelsburg, G. W. E. (2005). Jewish literature between the Bible and the Mishnah (2nd ed.). Fortress. Skehan, P. W., & Di Lella, A. A. (1987). The Wisdom of Ben Sira. Doubleday. (Sir 44–50 “Praise of the Fathers.”) African / African-Diasporic Theological Lenses Adamo, D. T. (1998). Africa and Africans in the Old Testament. Wipf & Stock. Copher, C. B. (1977). Black presence in the Old Testament. Journal of the Interdenominational Theological Center, 5(1), 13–30. Idowu, E. B. (1991). Olódùmarè: God in Yoruba belief (Rev. ed.). Longman. Mbiti, J. S. (1990). African religions and philosophy (2nd ed.). Heinemann. Orobator, A. E. (2008). Theology brewed in an African pot. Orbis. Hermeneutics & Post-Colonial Readings Dube, M. W. (2000). Postcolonial feminist interpretation of the Bible. Chalice Press. Sugirtharajah, R. S. (2002). Postcolonial criticism and biblical interpretation. Oxford University Press. #HiddenTruth #LostScriptures #DecolonizedFaith #RealBibleMeaning #HebrewRoots #TruthRevealed #AfricanOrigins #ScriptureDecoded #BlackHistoryInTheBible #AncientWisdom