Cover
Contents
Introduction
Part 1: The Dynamics of Intercultural Bible Reading: Conceptual Frameworks
Intercultural Bible Reading as Transformation for Liberation
Bible and Transformation
The Ethics of Transformative Reading
Transformation in Intercultural Bible Reading
Toward Transformation
Growing Together
Section 2.1: In Her Memory: Tamar's Story in Global Perspective
The Effect of Cultural Setting
Reading the Text—Reading the Others—Reading Ourselves
Personal Application, Social Justice, and Social Transformation
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
Section 2.2: In Her Memory: Tamar's Story in Local Perspective
How to Share Stories of Trauma
“We Are All Tamar”
Stories Are Close, Reports Are Far
Making the Circle Safer
The Biblical Text as a Heterotopic Intercultural Site
Part 3: Together at the Tomb: Case Studies on John 20
“It Has Been Ordained by Our Ancestors"
Ghosts, Women, and Evangelism
Easter at Christmas
“We Are So Beautiful”
Looking beyond Secularism and Communism
Looking for the Body of Jesus
The Complex Role of Views on the Bible in Intercultural Encounters
Part 4: Am I My Sister's Keeper? Case Studies on Other Texts
Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
Breaking Down the Boundaries That Appear to Make Us Enemies
On Becoming a Family in South Africa
An Intimate Revelation
Sharing Memories, Overcoming Solitude
Concluding Reflections
Contributors
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Key Terms