THE 205: Biblical Texts in Global Contexts (Lester)

The World in Front of the Text considers how the interpretation of the text relates to the readers' social and cultural context. This perspective may also be referred to as biblical hermeneutics.

It includes:

• sources that interpret the text through different lenses or perspectives (such as feminist, ecological, African, etc.)
• sources that relate the biblical text to the contemporary world and contemporary issues
• sources that describe how the Bible has been interpreted at different time periods (for example: medieval, reformation)

Smyth & Helwys commentaries 

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