R-MC Religious Studies Professor Contributes Essays to New Book

Jerome Ross, Ph.D.

Randolph-Macon College Professor Jerome Ross, Ph.D., (religious studies) contributed two essays to a recently-published book, The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora (Fortress Press, 2010).

Ross contributed “The Deuteronomistic History” and “Zechariah” to the book, which gathers multicultural and interdisciplinary perspectives on every book in the Hebrew Bible. The Africana Bible opens a critical window onto the world of interpretation on the African continent and in the multiple Diasporas of African peoples, including the African-American experience, with attention to Africana histories, literatures, cultures and backgrounds for understanding biblical literature.

The book also highlights issues of concern to the global Black community (such as globalization and the colonial legacy) and the distinctive norms of interpretation in African and African Diasporan settings.

Ross joined the faculty at Randolph-Macon College in 2006. He earned his B.A. at Randolph-Macon College, his M.Div. at Virginia Union University and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.