The Peoples' Bible
Fortress Press, 2008
978-1506482491
https://www.amazon.com/dp/150648249X
"The Peoples' Bible highlights the role of cultures in shaping the Bible and the way people read the Bible today. Relying on the best insights of historical-critical, liberationist, postmodern, and postcolonial interpretation the contributors include the editors of the volume plus Kosuke Koyama, Randall C. Bailey, Fernando F. Segovia, Elsa Tamez, Clarice Martin, Hee An Choi, Gale A. Yee, Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, and many more.
"This Bible is unique in its aim to engage culture then and now and includes the following unique features:
"Introductory essays highlighting profound issues of culture, ethnicity, and identity.
"Feature boxes that reveal insights from African American, Asian American, Latino, and Native American perspectives.
"Sixteen-page gallery of culturally diverse four-color art."
As published in print, this is a NRSV Bible with notes and introductory essays, but I would envision it as a "Bible Notes" resource to go alongside any bible.
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Bumping this to highlight an uncommonly useful Study Bible - not a some old, same old
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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I watched a review on this and this seems to lean heavily in a liberal/critical direction. Just curious if you would agree or not. I think it would help in pushing it to the audience you think would most benefit from it.
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@Mattillo I appreciate what you are saying and would agree if I found it possible. My problem is two fold: (a) some people react to everything that is global as liberal a position that is foreign to me and (b) I haven't a clue as to what you mean by liberal/critical as I don't connect academic methods (critical) with readers' bias (conservative/liberal). To me, methods are simply productive/non-productive. I would recommend this volume to anyone interested or who should be interested in global Christianity. Does that work?
from a Baptist contributor's blog:
Fortress Press has announced the publication and the release date for The Peoples’ Bible. The following information has been supplied by Fortress Press to describe the content and purpose of The Peoples’ Bible:
The Peoples’ Bible highlights the role of cultures in shaping the Bible and the way people read the Bible today.
Relying on the best insights of historical-critical, liberationist, postmodern, and postcolonial interpretation, the contributors include the editors of the volume plus Kosuke Koyama, Randal C. Bailey, Fernando F. Segovia, Elsa Tamez, Clarice Martin, Hee An Choi, Gale A. Yee, Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, and many more.
This Bible is unique in its aim to engage culture then and now and includes the following unique features:
Introductory essays highlighting profound issues of culture, ethnicity, and identity.
Feature boxes that reveal insights from African American, Asian American, Latino, and Native American perspectives.
ISBN: 978-0-8066-5625-0
Price: $35.00
Specs: 6.45″ x 8.875″, Hardcover, 1600 pages
Release: November 2008I am one of the contributors to The Peoples’ Bible. I wrote the introduction to Joel and Jonah.
Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist SeminaryOrthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Sure thing! Again only curious as this wouldn’t be my normal type of thing. Curious if I might be missing something.
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