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The New Testament around the World Exploring Key Texts from Different Contexts Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn, editor As the church continues to expand and strengthen in non-Western contexts, it is increasingly important for students of the New Tes- tament to be aware of how our global brothers and sisters exegete and apply Scripture. Even when we share a grammatical-historical approach with others, our interpretation of biblical texts is invariably affected by social location and cultural context, which influence the questions we ask of the text and how we apply it. Western readers can become aware how our culture influences our interpretation by learning from others from different perspectives, including those whose experience may match the original audience more closely than our own. This volume, ideal as a supplemental textbook for courses in the New Testament, brings together distinguished scholars from around the world with perspectives we might not typically encoun- ter and includes some voices of minorities in the United States as well. Each contributor writes on a biblical book or group of books, and together they cover the whole New Testament. These authors expose students and pastors in the West to new questions and ways of reading familiar texts. The result is an eye-opening, spiritu- ally enriching experience that will supplement and strengthen our own biblical interpretation.
FEBRUARY 2025 • 368 pp. • paper • $32.99 • 9781540962966
Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn (PhD, St. Andrews University) is asso- ciate professor of New Testament at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her main scholarly focus is the Catholic Epistles, particularly James, as well as general historical and literary con- texts of the New Testament. Kovalishyn coauthored a commentary on James for the ZECNT commentary series and is the author of numerous chapters and scholarly articles.
CONTRIBUTORS J. Ayodeji Adewuya, Nigeria Davinson Kevin Bohorquez, Colombia Gabriel J. Catanus, Philippines Bernardo Cho, Brazil
Dany Christopher, Indonesia David A. deSilva, Sri Lanka
Miguel G. Echevarría, USA, Latin American Dennis R. Edwards, USA, African American
Masanobu Endo, Japan Lanuwabang Jamir, India Lyn M. Kidson, Australia Jin Hwan Lee, South Korea Elizabeth Mburu, Kenya Fady Mekhael, Egypt Nelson Morales, Guatemala Gift Mtukwa, Zimbabwe
Viktor Roudkovski, Russia Chakrita Saulina, Indonesia Caroline Seed, South Africa Josaphat Tam, Hong Kong, China Abeneazer G. Urga, Ethiopia Sze-kar Wan, China
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