Reading the Bible Interculturally: An Invitation to the Evangelical Covenant Church and Evangelical Christianity

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intercultural, biblical interpretation, historical criticism

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Max J. Lee
North Park Theological Seminary
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5264-4532

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How do Asian American, Latino/a American, and African American Christians interpret the Bible? When they apply and live out its message in their respective contexts, what can the wider church, especially Euro-American Christians, learn from this lived theology? In this introduction, I seek to answer these questions as I address (1) what an intercultural interpretation of the Bible is, (2) how to practice it, and (3) why it matters for all Christians as we seek to proclaim God’s word faithfully in our complex, pluralistic world.

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Max J. Lee, North Park Theological Seminary

Associate Professor of New Testament

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