The New Testament in Color: A Multiethnic Bible Commentary

by Esau D. McCaulley; Amy Peeler; Janette H. Ok; Osvaldo Padilla

Publisher:

IVP Academic

, 2024

Overview

Historically, Bible commentaries have focused on the particular concerns of a limited segment of the church, all too often missing fresh questions and perspectives that are fruitful for biblical interpretation. Listening to scholars from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities offers us an opportunity to explore the Bible from a wider angle, a better vantage point.

The New Testament in Color is a one-volume commentary on the New Testament written by a multiethnic team of scholars holding orthodox Christian beliefs. Each scholar brings exegetical expertise coupled with a unique interpretive lens to illuminate the ways social location and biblical interpretation work together. Theologically orthodox and multiethnically contextual, The New Testament in Color fills a gap in biblical understanding for both the academy and the church. Who we are and where God placed us—it’s all useful for better understanding his Word.

Key Features

• Fills a gap in biblical understanding for both the academy and the church
• Combines exegetical expertise with a unique interpretive lens to illuminate the ways social location and biblical interpretation work together
• Provides a one-volume commentary on the New Testament written by a multiethnic team of scholars holding orthodox Christian beliefs

Table of Contents

• Introduction - Esau D. McCaulley
• African American Biblical Interpretation - Esau D. McCaulley
• Asian American Biblical Interpretation - Janette H. Ok
• Hispanic Biblical Interpretation - Osvaldo Padilla
• Turtle Island Biblical Interpretation - T. Christopher Hoklotubbe (Choctaw) and H. Daniel Zacharias (Cree-Anishinaabe)
• Majority-Culture Biblical Interpretation: Reading While White - Michael J. Gorman
• Gospel of Matthew - H. Daniel Zacharias
• Gospel of Mark - Kay Higuera Smith
• Gospel of Luke - Diane G. Chen
• Gospel of John - Miguel G. Echevarria
• Multilingualism in the New Testament - Ekaputra Tupamahu
• Acts - Jordan J. Cruz Ryan
• Letter to the Romans - Jarvis J. Williams
• First Letter to the Corinthians - Gene L. Green
• Second Letter to the Corinthians - Julie Newberry
• Resources for the Mental Health of the Oppressed in the New Testament: A Contemporary Reading of Ancient Teachings - Cristin J. Fort
• Letter to the Galatians - Eric C. Redmond
• Letter to the Ephesians - Esau D. McCaulley
• Letter to the Philippians - M. Sydney Park
• Letter to the Colossians - Dennis R. Edwards
• Gender in the New Testament - Lisa M. Bowens and Amy Peeler
• Letters to the Thessalonians - Marcus Jerkins
• Pastoral Letters - Osvaldo Padilla
• Letter to Philemon - Dennis R. Edwards
• Letter to the Hebrews - Madison N. Pierce
• Letter of James - Daniel K. Eng
• Immigrants and the Kingdom of God: Do They Have a Home in God’s City? - Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III
• First Letter of Peter - Janette H. Ok
• Second Letter of Peter - Mateus F. de Campos
• Letters of John - Miguel G. Echevarria
• Letter of Jude - Mateus F. de Campos
• Revelation - Daniel I. Morrison
• Scripture Index

Endorsements

Reading the New Testament, intentionally, through one’s ethnic point of view (African American, Asian American, Hispanic, or Native American) does not violate an objective, traditional reading of Scripture. Rather, reading the Bible in and out of one’s location exposes the bias of the (formerly so-called) ‘objective’ reading as a Euro-white reading and, at the same time, offers to the traditional readings fresh perspectives. Over and over. I thought the essays were worth the price of this book, but I was wrong. The commentaries interact with the essays in a manner that makes this book a required desk companion for anyone who wants to hear all the Word of God has to offer. A must-have for all Bible teachers and pastors.

—Scot McKnight, Julius R. Mantey Chair of New Testament at Northern Seminary

In my own theological education, I was pressured to suppress my ethnic perspective and experiences, to conform to some sort of disembodied neutrality. Since then I have come to learn that my background, culture, and reading lens can actually enhance my ability to understand Scripture. I am thrilled to recommend The New Testament in Color because this ‘library-in-a-book’ reflects the beautiful mosaic of a many-colored hermeneutic. I wish someone had handed this book to me twenty-five years ago, and I hope many will read it now.

—Nijay Gupta, professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and author of Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church

Rooted in a confessional commitment to the trustworthiness of Scripture, this book draws together a diverse group of theologically minded scholars. Together they explore the multiple interpretive possibilities that emerge when Christians read across and within racial and ethnic difference. Here the promise is that God’s Word will be more faithfully understood when the colorful tapestry of God’s creation of multiple cultures and peoples is embraced. In these ways, this book joins a vital chorus of minoritized biblical scholars who invite readers to ponder the Bible and its readers in rich multiplicity.

—Eric Barreto, Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary

The American evangelical church has desperately needed this book, The New Testament in Color. For those of us who value the power and authority of God's Word while aware of the diverse experiences and realities that shape our own culturally unique stories, we have longed for this book. This text reminds us that God is a transcendent God who speaks through a transcendent source, but that God is also God with us, immanent in the Word and also in our lives.

—Soong-Chan Rah, Robert B. Munger Professor of Evangelism at Fuller Theological Seminary

While it is not uncommon to encounter socially located interpretations grounded in a hermeneutic of suspicion, this work speaks from one of trust in the biblical text and a commitment to the central tenets of the Christian faith. It also moves beyond theories about these interpretations (although it does provide those discussions) to commentary on every New Testament book. This volume is a constructive contribution to debates about fundamental matters of interpretation from an impressive set of scholars of diverse ethnicities.

—M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas), Scripture Press Ministries Professor of Biblical Studies and Pedagogy, Wheaton College

Product Details

• Title: The New Testament in Color: A Multiethnic Bible Commentary
• Authors: Esau D. McCaulley, Amy Peeler, Janette H. Ok, Osvaldo Padilla
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 792
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780830818297, 9780830814091, 0830818294, 0830814094
• Resource ID: LLS:NTSTCMNBCM
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-11-14T17:11:45Z