Library Guides: THE 205: Biblical Texts in Global Contexts (Dempsey): Feminist, Global, Queer Commentaries

Ecological Commentaries

Earth Bible Commentary series "provides ecological readings of biblical texts, focusing on some of the core issues facing the world today"

Books (still being published) will cover each book of the Bible

The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and Ecology
Call Number: Available online

Global Commentaries

Global commentaries provide perspectives on the Biblical text written by authors from beyond the U.S. or Western Europe.

Online + Print:

Africa Bible Commentary
Call Number: Available online
This book may only be used by 5 people at a time
Also available in print: Book Stacks--Library Use Only BS491.3 .A47 2010
Global Bible Commentary
Call Number: Available online
Also available in print:
Book Stacks--Library Use Only BS491.3 .G57 2004

Print only:

The Africana Bible: Reading Israel's Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora
Call Number: Book Stacks--Library Use Only BS1171.3 .A37 2010
Covers the Old Testament only
Global Perspectives on the Bible
Call Number: Book Stacks--Library Use Only BS511.3 .G56 2014
Global Perspectives on the New Testament
Call Number: Book Stacks--Library Use Only BS2361.3 .G56 2014
Global Perspectives on the Old Testament
Call Number: Book Stacks--Library Use Only BS1171.3 .G56 2014

Texts @ Contexts series "gathers scholarly voices from diverse contexts and social locations to bring new or unfamiliar facets of biblical texts to light."

This series is still being published; books are currently available covering:

Genesis
Exodus and Deuteronomy
Leviticus and Numbers
Joshua and Judges
My Psalm, my Context
Five Scrolls (Ruth, Song of Songs, Qoheleth, Lamentations, Esther)
Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah
Matthew
Mark
Luke-Acts
1 and 2 Corinthians
Pauline Letters (Romans, Galatians, Philemon, Romans, Philippians)

Feminist Commentaries

Women's Bible Commentary
Chapters cover each book of the Bible

Also available in print:
Clark Library Book Stacks--Library Use Only BS491.3 .W66 2012
Wisdom commentary series
Provides "feminist interpretation of every section of the Bible...A central concern is how the text is heard and understood by men and women today."

Books (still being published) will cover each book of the Bible

Queer Commentary

The Queer Bible Commentary (2nd edition)
"The focus is both how reading from lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender perspectives affect the reading and interpretation of biblical texts and how biblical texts have and do affect LGBTQ+ communities."

Also available in print: Book Stacks BS680.H67 .Q44 2022