Earlham School of Religion & Bethany Theological Seminary: Commentaries

The Women's Bible Commentary offers a comprehensive collection of essays by leading feminist scholars. This revised edition features updated scholarship on biblical interpretation, encompassing all books of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. It explores the portrayal of women and marginalized people in biblical texts, examining gender roles, sexuality, power dynamics, and family life. The commentary challenges traditional interpretations and encourages readers to consider the historical, social, and literary contexts of these texts.

This commentary contains articles on all the books of the Bible, including the Apocrypha, as well as numerous general articles on biblical interpretation, geographical and historical setting, religion, text, canon, translation, Bible and preaching/teaching, with bibliographies for each article.

This commentary explores the theological dimensions of each biblical book, examining its portrayal of God, God's actions, and the nature of God as presented in the text. It aims to bridge scholarship with the theological claims of the Bible.

This second edition of The Queer Bible Commentary examines the reciprocal relationship between biblical texts and LGBTQ+ communities. Contributors utilize diverse theoretical frameworks to explore how LGBTQ+ perspectives shape scriptural interpretation and how scripture has influenced LGBTQ+ lives.

It opens a critical window onto the world of interpretation on the African continent and in the multiple diasporas of African peoples, including the African-American experience, with attention to Africana histories, literatures, cultures, and backgrounds for understanding biblical literature. The Africana Bible features a critical commentary on every book of the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha, and Pseudepigrapha that are authoritative for many in African and African-diasporan communities worldwide.

Authored by African theologians, this work examines biblical interpretation through an African American lens, exploring themes of ethnicity, class, slavery, and African heritage in relation to biblical texts. It challenges traditional interpretations and offers insights relevant to contemporary African American Christian experiences.

A one-volume commentary, written and edited by South Asian Biblical scholars on all the books of the Bible.

Third edition of the key Catholic commentary.

This commentary, authored by African theologians, offers insights for pastors, students, and lay leaders in Africa and beyond. It explores the application of biblical teachings within African contexts.