A thoughtful collection of essays for anyone interested in reality interpreters of the Bible who are aware of the contemporary debates surrounding the impact of a) tech nology on understanding these sacred texts and by listening to impatient voices wishing to share their perspectives." -Kent Harold Richards, Executive Director, Society of Biblical Literature

"The Bible is more than a text; it is an object to be honored and one to be taken apart and put back together, a tool of imperialism and of anti-colonialism, something to explore and something to be marketed. All those interested in the future of the Scriptures-especially students and educators of all sorts-will find much in New Paradigms for Bible Study to spark their imaginations and enlarge their frame of reference." -L. William Countryman, Sherman E. Johnson Professor in Biblical Studies, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Graduate Theological Union