Professors Jennifer Bird and Jeanne Petrolle discuss the Book of Daniel alongside the poem “martha promise receives leadbelly,” by Pulitzer-prize-winning African American writer Tyehimba Jess, who uses the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego  to reflect on the life of Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter, American blues legend. In the course of considering Jess's poem, the conversation explores "colonizing" and "decolonizing" approaches to interpreting the Bible.

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Just As Soon by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/
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