Library Guides: THE 205: Biblical Texts in Global Contexts (Lester): Global Commentaries

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)