Presenting the Issue: Do You See What I See?

Abstract

In this issue of Biblical Theology Bulletin, our contributing authors explore a wide array of issues, including the increasing experience of isolation in preand post-pandemic Western cultures; strange and even violent encounters with God in the Bible; the interpretation and reception of biblical passages among people who are ostracized because of their skin color; the function of color in the biblical texts; the meaning behind mixing prohibitions in the Mosaic Law; and the place of hope and nonviolence in the Christian faith, especially in light of eschatological warfare imagery.