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Welcome back to OnScript. This is Matthew Bates, Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary.

I want to start with a quote penned by Issa McCulley.

Does a lack of diversity matter? Isn't biblical interpretation simply a matter of translating verbs and nouns,

linking together ideas as they come together into sentences, paragraphs,

narratives, or letters. I was told that the only thing we needed to be good interpreters was

proper understanding of the historical context, alongside requisite grammatical, text-critical,

and linguistic expertise. I have Esa Macaolle, as well as Amy Peeler with

me here today, to think through these and related questions. The launching point for our conversation is

the new book Esau and Amy have edited The New Testament in Color, a multi-ethnic Bible commentary published by IVP Academic in 2024.

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