T&T Clark Handbook of Asian American Biblical Hermeneutics

Uriah Kim and Seung Ai Yang have made a very significant contribution to the field of Asian American biblical hermeneutics through the publication of this volume, which represents the diversity of contexts and methods in the reading of texts. The diverse, rich, and sophisticated essays in the volume seek to showcase the field coming to maturity. It is a more than worthy sequel to Ways of Being, Ways of Reading: Asian American Biblical Interpretation! * Jeffrey Kuan, Claremont School of Theology, USA *
This volume persuasively captures the complex histories, interpretative strategies and methodological approaches of Asian American hermeneutics, a late but creative and compelling entrant to biblical studies. The range and breadth of the essays are extremely diverse, detailed and authoritative, filled with revealing exegetical observations based on the profoundly complicated contexts of the essayists. This enthralling compilation simultaneously urges mainstream scholars to look closely and appreciate what they have often overlooked, and compatriots in Asia to take notice of the convoluted negotiating process that those who leave the continent and settle away from home must endure. A significant addition to, and a shining example of, the already spectacular canon of minority hermeneutics. * R.S.Sugirtharajah, University of Birmingham, UK *
In this valuable compendium, some of the most important Asian American scholars have answers for all parties interested in the hows and whys of interpretation; by their very presence, they show the falsehood of the myth that interpretive truth was discovered beginning with Schleiermacher and proceeding through a succession of white European and American scholars. With so intense a pitch of hermeneutical insight and so broad a range of front-line scholars, this handbook demonstrates that any account of hermeneutics that does not acknowledge the work of the many Asian American interpreters who contribute — both to this volume and to the biblical academy — is but the ghost of a fuller, richer, more candid and deeper hermeneutical discourse. * Andrew Adam, University of Oxford, UK *
Written by both established and emerging scholars, this handbook shows how the Bible is interpreted among diverse Asian American ethnic groups. It challenges us to rethink the methods and scope of biblical interpretation in mainstream scholarship. It will be a most useful reference for years to come; I highly recommend it. * Kwok Pui-lan, Emory University, USA, author of Postcolonial Imagination and Feminist Theology *
This monumental work is a treasure-trove, offering rich descriptions of Asian American contexts, insightful analyses of critical biblical and hermeneutical methods from Asian American perspectives, and new understandings of select biblical texts. Written in a way that is accessible to the non-specialist, this volume is a must-read for any serious student or teacher of the Bible. * Barbara E. Reid, Catholic Theological Union, USA *