Key Terms
social construction of distinct genres of
humans based on skin color and/or other biological
Characteristics
race
The African nation mentioned most often in the Bible
Egypt
This German scientist first proposed the idea of race-
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
This BLM figure and Biblical scholar demands that African Americans’ readings of the biblical text must include critical engagement, questioning, and reimagination, and engages the question of enslavement as a lens for reading and interpreting biblical texts-
Who is Mitzi J Smith
Racialization and Ethnicization are synonymous terms (true/false)
FALSE!!
characteristics based on language, culture,
and national origin
ethnicity
What is the emoji for Module 4?
A raised fist!
True or False: Original race categories were determined by appearance and biological makeup
False, appearance, and geographical location
This abolitionist cited Paul in First Timothy to denounce slavery
Who was Fredrick Douglass
Race was used to justify this colonial practice in the 18th century.
Transatlantic Slave Trade
attitude or behavior that is
discriminatory toward Jewish people
Anti-Semitism
Who was baptized in the Ethiopian Eunuch?
St. Phillip the Apostle
The term stating race is not biologically real, but instead this type of idea is created by society
SOCIAL CONSTRUCT
This womanist scholar argued for a hermeneutic of wholeness, stating that biblical interpretation in the age of BLM must connect Jesus’s life, liberative ministry, suffering, and death under Roman occupation to the experiences of oppressed people under white supremacy
Who is Rachel St. Clair Lettsome
True or False: Caucasian, Mongolian, Malayan, Egyptian, and American were the 5 categories of races according to Blumenbach.
False, Ethiopian (not Egyptian)
dominance by a ruling class and unconscious
acceptance by the subordinate group
Hegemony
The Biblical character recognized by Luke as the first gentile to be converted, their story shows that Christianity transcends race and ethnicity
Who was the Ethiopian Eunuch
True or False: There is a very specific metacentric chromosome in our DNA that determines race
False, no chromosome determines race
While the BLM movement has existed since 2012, the movement gained a lot of attention after the murder of this person by a police officer in 2020
Who was George Floyd
DAILY DOUBLE: What company does Ella work for?
Redbull
The belief that all should be treated equally
regardless of race
Colorblindness
The term to describe an intellectual position grounded in African culture
Afrocentrism
Instead of saying race as a noun, this verb shows how society assigns meaning to people
RACIALIZE
This Biblical figure is regarded as a towering figure in African American thought, and is the focus of Abraham Smith’s work
Who was Paul
This city is where Dr.Park completed his most recent Hyrox?
Las Vegas