It’s an exciting time to be reading the Bible. As we increasingly encounter readers with perspectives, experiences, and cultures different from our own, we can incorporate new ideas and approaches to interpreting Scripture. When diverse interpretations from various social locations are gathered together, we gain new vistas and a fuller image of the text.

In this course, a crosscultural team of scholars describes and workshops global readings in biblical interpretation. By presenting a range of readings from different regions and people groups, with particular attention to marginalized groups, the teachers demonstrate the importance of contextually sensitive approaches. They help us build up key values for reading Scripture in the twenty-first century: self-awareness, other-awareness, and true dialogue.

Who we are shapes how we read. Guided by these expert teachers, students will gain a deeper understanding of the influence of their own social location and how to keep growing in biblical wisdom by reading alongside the global Christian community.

The course is based on the book Reading the Bible Around the World: A Student’s Guide to Global Hermeneutics (InterVarsity Press) available for purchase at ivpress.com or at Amazon.com.