The Bible in Asian America - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1628373377 ISBN 13: 9781628373370

Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature, 2002

Synopsis

The Bible has always been read and referred to by Asian Americans in different fields. Within the pages of this volume, readers will find Asian American scholars who have been trained as historians, rhetoricians, sociologists, and theologians as well as Asian American scholars who are in the midst of career and academic transitions writing about the Bible and its reading. Part 1 includes essays on reading the Bible in Asian America. Part 2 deals with rereadings of the Bible. Part 3 includes responses. The essays in this volume offer examples of the diversity, complexity, and creativity of Asian America. Contributors include Antony W. Alumkal, Rachel A. R. Bundang, Patrick S. Cheng, Peter Yuichi Clark, Eleazar S. Fernandez, Mary F. Foskett, Jane Naomi Iwamura, Russell M. Jeung, Eunjoo Mary Kim, Jung Ha Kim, Uriah (Yong-Hwan) Kim, Tat-siong Benny Liew, Leng Leroy Lim, Fumitaka Matsuoka, Russell G. Moy, Henry W. Rietz, Roy I. Sano, and Timothy Tseng.

Edition details

• Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1628373377
• ISBN 13: 9781628373370
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Liew Tat-Siong Benny