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Zusatztext 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. Informationen zum Autor Uriah Y. Kim is Dean, Vice President for Academic Affairs and John Dillenberger Professor of Biblical Studies, at Graduate Theological Union, USA. Seung Ai Yang is Associate Professor of New Testament, Chicago Theological Seminary, USA. Klappentext The first reference resource on how Asian Americans are currently reading and interpreting the Bible, this volume also serves a valuable role in both developing and disseminating what can be termed as Asian American biblical hermeneutics. The volume works from the important background that Asian Americans are the fastest growing ethnic/racial minority population in the USA, and that 42% of this group identifies as Christian. This provides a useful starting point from which to examine what may be distinctive about Asian American approaches to the Bible. Part 1 of the Handbook describes six major ethic groups that make up 85% of Asian population (by country of origin: China, Philippines, Indian Subcontinent, Vietnam, Korea, Japan) and outlines the specific concerns each group has when its members read the Bible. Part 2 of the Handbook examines major critical methods in biblical interpretation and suggests adjustments that may be helpful for Asian Americans to make when they are interpreting the Bible. Finally, Part 3 provides 25 interpretations by Asian American biblical scholars on specific texts in the Bible, using what they consider to be Asian American hermeneutics. Taken together the Handbook interprets the Bible both with and for the Asian American communities.An overview of the socio-cultural contexts from which Asian Americans read the Bible, and a critical examination of traditional biblical methods of interpretation from Asian American perspectives. Zusammenfassung The first reference resource on how Asian Americans are currently reading and interpreting the Bible, this volume also serves a valuable role in both developing and disseminating what can be termed as Asian American biblical hermeneutics. The volume works from the important background that Asian Americans are the fastest growing ethnic/racial minority population in the USA, and that 42% of this group identifies as Christian. This provides a useful starting point from which to examine what may be distinctive about Asian American approaches to the Bible. Part 1 of the Handbook describes six major ethic groups that make up 85% of Asian population (by country of origin: China, Philippines, Indian Subcontinent, Vietnam, Korea, Japan) and outlines the specific concerns each group has when its members read the Bible. Part 2 of the Handbook examines major critical methods in biblical interpretation and suggests adjustments that may be helpful for Asian Americans to make when they are interpreting the Bible. Finally, Part 3 provides 25 interpretations by Asian American biblical scholars on specific texts in the Bible, using what they consider to be Asian American hermeneutics. Taken together the Handbook interprets the Bible both with and for the Asian American communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Contributors Introduction to the Handbook - Uriah Y. Kim and Seung Ai Yang Part One Contexts 1 The Complex Heterogeneity of Asian American Identity - Tamara C. Ho 2 Familism, Racialization, and Other Key Factors Shaping Chinese American Perspectives - Russell Jeung 3 Filipinos in America: A Cartography of Diasporic Identities - Lester Edwin J. Ruiz 4 One...
