ABSTRACT
Reading and interpreting the Bible, whether as an 'ordinary' or critical reader, has always been strongly influenced by a person's own experience.
They demonstrate the variety of ways in which the Bible can have meaning for different people. The contributors offer challenging new perspectives on the ancient biblical books and individual texts of the Torah, the prophets, the Gospels, (Pauline) letters and Revelation. The Personal Voice in Biblical Scholarship contains the original essays of distinguished Jewish and Christian scholars of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament from all over the world and a variety of backgrounds.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 3|15 pages
The Function of The Non-Fulfilled Promises
Reading the Pentateuch from the perspective of the Latin-American oppressed people
chapter 4|12 pages
Mark's Open Ending and Following Jesus on The Way
An autobiographical interpretation of the Gospel of Mark
chapter 8|17 pages
Border Crossing and Meeting Jesus at The Well
An autobiographical re-reading of the Samaritan woman's story in John 4:1–44
