The Future of the Biblical Past : Envisioning Biblical Studies on a Global Key

Biblical scholars around the world investigate the status of their profession in the early decades of the 21st century, and what new directions may be spied. In sections on the continents and regions they consider such topics as biblical interpretation and criticism in neo-colonial Africa, for a better future in Korean biblical studies, the future of a nonexistent past in Bulgaria, readings and unreadings of the Bible in Latin America 1985-2005, braiding the traditions in Aotearoa/New Zealand, and exploring some margins and migrations in Canadian biblical studies through the lens of Psalm 137. The volume is not indexed. The Society of Biblical Literature publishes the paperbound edition; Brill publishes the hardbound. Annotation 2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)