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Christianity is often viewed in Asia as a Western imposition. Challenging this, Dr. Jerry Hwang examines the Old Testament's cultural engagement of its ancient Near Eastern context, arguing that Scripture itself provides the ultimate model for contextualizing theology in Asia. While it is common for missiological studies to ignore the Old Testament in their discussion of contextualization, truly biblical contextualization must include the whole Bible, not simply the New Testament. This study provides insightful discourse between the Old Testament and various Asian contexts, while demonstrating how Asian perspectives can help overcome the Eurocentrism prevalent in Old Testament scholarship. This is an ideal resource for scholars and practitioners interested in a biblical perspective of contextualization, especially as related to constructing theology that honors the truth of Scripture in the context of Asia.

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A rich and bold demonstration that Western scholars unwittingly bring interpretive lenses to the biblical texts rooted in Enlightenment presumptions and that the Confucian touchstones of the Far East are an indispensable resource for historical critical scholarship. No one is more qualified to build this bridge where West meets East than Jerry Hwang. JOSHUA BERMAN, PhD Bar-Ilan University, Israel Contextualization and the Old Testament by Dr. Jerry Hwang is simply a brilliant book written by a brilliant scholar. I was totally fascinated by every page of this book, which every biblical scholar, missionary, seminary student, and pastor ought to read. TREMPER LONGMAN III, PhD Westmont College, California, USA Jerry Hwang in Contextualization and the Old Testament has produced nothing less than a landmark tour-de-force in scholarship that will shape how contextualization is understood for the next generation of missiologists. TIMOTHY C. TENNENT, PhD Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky, USA I have long sensed a need for an in-depth exploration of contextualization from an Old Testament perspective. Jerry Hwang's book masterfully fills that gap. DEAN FLEMMING, PhD MidAmerica Nazarene University, Kansas, USA Hwang's book is destined to be a seminal work that future scholars and practitioners in contextualization must learn from, dialogue with, and build upon. SAMUEL K. LAW, PhD Singapore Bible College

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JERRY HWANG has a PhD in Biblical Theology from Wheaton College, Illinois, USA, and has served as an Old Testament faculty member at Singapore Bible College since 2010. His interests and publications lie at the intersection of Old Testament studies, Asian cultures, and missional theology. As a Chinese American who has spent time in France and now lives in Singapore, Jerry has lived cross-culturally all his life and speaks English, Mandarin, French, and Spanish.

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