Interested in how cultures and worldviews affect comprehension and application? Whether you're exploring scripture for the first time, or interested in deepening your understanding of how Jesus and the Early Church is understood around the world, you'll enjoy this.

If you're into anthropology and intercultural studies, you'll love it. The compilation of theology by scholars from every continent was very interesting.

My husband's a theologian who wrestles with reading the text in its context. "What did it mean to hearers (readers) who encountered the gospels and letters for the first time? And what does it mean to us now?"

How do we perceive the Living Word? Our approach is colored by our backgrounds, of course. Everyone who reads scripture has his/her own biases.

My husband and I have interesting conversations on walks and around the table, together, with our students, and with others. This will provide fodder for discussion, no doubt about it.