Martin Luther King's biblical epic : his final, great speech / Keith D. Miller.

Author: Miller, Keith D.

Imprint:Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2012.

Descriptionxiii, 245 p. ; 23 cm.

Note:Introduction. And then I got into Memphis -- I left Atlanta: King's religious rhetoric -- A certain man fell among thieves: King and the parable of the good Samaritan -- I'm delighted to see each of you here tonight: pentecostalism and Mason Temple -- Across the Red Sea: the exodus continues -- Fire on the streets and in the bones: King revives Hebrew prophecy -- If I do not stop, what will happen to them? King's rhetoric of the body -- Mine eyes have seen the glory: Julia Ward Howe, the bible, and Memphis -- If I had merely sneezed, I would have died: King's biblical interpretation -- App. A. Text of "I've Been to the Mountaintop" -- App. B. The parable of the good Samaritan, as told in Luke 10:25-37 -- App. C. The Murray/Buttrick intertext -- App. D. The Luccock/Buttrick intertext -- App. E. The Buttrick/King intertext -- App. F. The Murray/Buttrick/King intertext -- App. G. The Luccock/Buttrick/King intertext -- App. H. Liberal Protestant commonplaces in "I've been to the mountaintop" -- App. I. Parallels for segments of "I've been to the mountaintop".

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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