Richard Horsley’s The Bible and Empire: A Review
by Ched Myers Theology Today (Summer). 4 pp.. It has become almost de rigueur among biblical scholars to use the lens of “empire studies” in their work. I see this as a welcome change from 20 years ago, when my commentary on Mark (Binding the Strong Man: A Political Reading of Mark’s Story of Jesus,…
Spoils of the Poor: Isaiah 3
by Ched Myers Conspire, Summer, (2:3), pp 36-38. Full Article:Â Spoils of the Poor: Isaiah 3 SKU: 10-3-F
Biblical Interpretation as Political Practice, I: Socio-political Hermeneutics and Liberation Theology
by Ched Myers Part I of an essay published in: Theology and the Crisis of Engagement: Essays in Honor of Lee Cormie, edited by J. Nowers and N. Medina (Eugene:Pickwick Publications, 2013). 7pp. There have been few North American theologians in the past three decades who have seriously attempted to bridge the longstanding gulf that…