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Issue #8 | Reading Scripture Globally Story | Theology STORY | THEOLOGY | VOICE FULLER ISSUE #8 | READING SCRIPTURE GLOBALLY “We see the same Bible differently, depending on where we’re standing. As Justo González states, none of us sees the whole landscape, nor do any of us see the landscape ‘as it really is.’ Taken together, though—by the church across time and around the globe—we are drawn closer to hearing and understanding the big picture of what God is saying and doing through his Word.” —JOEL B. GREEN, PROVOST AND DEAN, ON READING SCRIPTURE IN GLOBAL CONTEXTS, P. 4 (PICTURED: JER SWIGART OF GLOBAL IMMERSION PROJECT, P. 20) + Scene from the Sidewalk: Randall Cole is a much-loved community member who oversaw publication design for Fuller for almost 17 years. Throughout his career he has enjoyed looking at and often photographing art, but never with any clear intention. In late 2015 he was inspired to take a closer look at public art, as he says, “focusing on the incredible details that, much like the building blocks of all matter, lay the foundation for each work and demonstrate the creative differences of each artist.” He has fascinated us with his travels and the now well over 500 pieces documented on his Tumblr and Instagram sites, and we are pleased to continue working with him in his new role as a design and production consultant for Fuller. See pp. 74–75 and 94–95 for more. scenefromthesidewalk.tumblr.com instagram.com/scenesfromthesidewalk At left in detail, above in situ: Venezuelan-born Mata Ruda uses iconography from both sides of the border to address environmental and spiritual issues as well as social concerns about overlooked communities and cultures. This work, the title of which translates as “Endless Struggle,” was painted in Coachella, California, in 2016 with the help of Lucinda Yrene, whom Ruda credits with providing him the spiritual and emotional insight to see the capacity of his art to cure and empower. In a poor community once known primarily for its grapefruit, this piece aimed to open the eyes of the hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Coachella Music Festival to the plight of the area’s year-round residents. Follow the artists @mataruda and @lucinda_yrene STORY | THEOLOGY | VOICE FULLER ISSUE #8 | READING SCRIPTURE GLOBALLY MAGAZINE PRODUCTION Lauralee Farrer Editor in Chief Tamara Johnston McMahon Senior Producer Becky Still Senior Editor Michael Wright Associate Editor Brandon Hook Designer Morgan Lott Designer Nate Harrison Senior Photographer and Video Storyteller + Our Culturally Shaped Lenses Timothy Kay Photographer and Video Storyteller Randall Cole Design and Production Consultant I like the image Justo González In this way, we’re reminded that, Susan Carlson Wood Proofreader introduces in his book Santa Biblia: even when we join our voices with Denise Louise Klitsie Principal Illustrator The Bible through Hispanic Eyes. the Reformers in their declarations Jinna Jin, Alexandra Moon, and Emmanuel Moon Translation Services Writing about “perspectives” in reading of sola scriptura, “Scripture alone,” the Bible, he asks us to imagine that Scripture isn’t actually alone. We’re CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ILLUSTRATORS we’re all looking at a landscape: “The the ones doing the reading, after all, Jonathan Stoner, Eric Tai, Don Milici, Mari Clements, landscape is the same for all of us. and we bring ourselves, with all of the Chase Weaver Yet each one sees it from a different textures and hues and fourishes of COVER perspective, and will thus describe it our humanity, to the Bible. We inhabit Jer Swigart, photographed by Nate Harrison differently.” Scripture in different ways. Scripture It’s not that we have different challenges us and encourages us in THEOLOGY SECTION ADVISORY BOARD Bibles, he goes on to say, but that different ways. Chair Joel B. Green PhD, Provost and Dean, School of Theology we see the same Bible differently, A lot of this difference has to do Keon-Sang An PhD, Associate Professor of Bible and Mission depending on where we’re standing. with the lens through which we read D. Scott Cormode PhD, Director of Innovation To push the metaphor a bit further, Scripture. Like eyeglasses, often Kurt Fredrickson PhD, Associate Dean for the DMin and what we see depends on lots of things, unseen but nonetheless fxed atop our Continuing Education like how tall we are, the quality of our noses, these culturally shaped lenses Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen DrTheol, Professor of Systematic Theology eyesight, and what we’re looking for. flter how we read the Bible. Gathering Mark Labberton PhD, President Sometimes we’re drawn to different with people not like us to read the Bible 82 Voices on Sports Joy J. Moore PhD, Assistant Professor of Preaching parts of Scripture—one person to can surprise us, then, as we hear what We reflect on the role of sports Kara E. Powell PhD, Executive Director of Fuller Youth Institute Jesus’ parables, another to stories of others encounter in our beloved texts. in a holistic Christian life. and Assistant Professor of Youth and Family Ministry Recalling his encounter with Pictured: Students on a recent Brad D. Strawn PhD, Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of the Sarah and Abraham, and yet another 33-mile bike ride with Dean of Integration of Psychology and Theology to the Psalms. Different parts of Scripture’s Lord, St. Augustine wrote Jude Tiersma Watson PhD, Associate Professor of Urban the landscape catch our attention. that he heard these words: “Take and Students Steve Yamaguchi Misson Sometimes we read the same texts, read; take and read.” As we “take Miyoung Yoon Hammer PhD, Associate Professor of Marital and Family Therapy say, the Minor Prophets, with different and read,” let’s do so in concert with interests—one congregation for their readers from the north and south, east RESOURCE AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY GROUP message about economic faithfulness, and west, readers contemporary and Tod Bolsinger PhD, VP for Vocation and Formation another for their message about the readers past. Bill Clark EVP and Chief of Strategy and Staff hope of God’s people for restoration, D. Scott Cormode PhD, Director of Innovation and still another for their critique of Irene Neller VP Communications, Marketing, Admissions Steve Smith Executive Director of Admissions false worship. Standing in different Victoria Smith Director of Events places, we perceive the landscape + JOEL B. GREEN Marcus Sun Director of Marketing Strategy and Analytics differently. As González recognizes, is provost, dean Jon Yasuda VP for Development none of us sees the whole landscape, of the School of nor do any of us see the landscape “as Theology, and professor of it really is.” Taken together, though—by New Testament the church across time and around the interpretation globe—we are drawn closer to hearing at Fuller Issue #8 2017 and understanding the big picture of Seminary. + FULLER magazine (ISSN 2377-5432) is published for the global what God is saying and doing through community of Fuller Theological Seminary. The editorial content of FULLER his Word. magazine reflects the opinions of the various authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the views of Fuller Theological Seminary. We are a free publication of Fuller Theological Seminary. If you would like to make a contribution or if you have inquiries, please email [email protected]. © 2017 by Fuller Theological Seminary. Produced in limited quantities. THEOLOGY FULLER studio FULLER magazine + Content available online + Contents of this issue CONVERSING STORY 12 Just Like Family Anna Merritt’s personal touch transforms Fuller’s Guest Center into a home away from home for a unique community of guests 16 Lord, I Wish Duwayne Could Sleep Dannielle Carr uses creative writing to wrestle with God over her husband’s cancer 20 Blessed Are the Peacemakers Shocking experiences in the Holy Land lead Jon Huckins and Jer Swigart to rethink Jesus’ ethical teachings on peace 26 Cultivating Cultural Humility Storytelling deconstructs Jessica ChenFeng’s Taiwanese American experience and gives her a tool VOICE VOICE to help others navigate diversity 30 Just Data Brooke Istook’s winding path between technology and justice leads to a job she never anticipated—and a new perspective on vocation THEOLOGY 36 Introduction 56 The Hermeneutics of David J. Downs and Keon-Sang An, Incarnational Evangelism: Guest Theology Editors Reading the Gospel with 38 The Contextual Nature of Peruvians Biblical Interpretation: Greg McKenzie An Ethiopian Case 60 Sidebar: Cultivating the THEOLOGY Keon-Sang An Practice of Reading Scripture STORY 44 Reading the Bible in Joel B. Green Northwest Tanzania in Light 64 Biblical Interpretation in the of Male Circumcision as an Global-Indian Context HIV Intervention Johnson Thomaskutty David J. Downs 69 Grassroots Exegesis: 49 Hermeneutics for the African Women’s Ownership of the Century Scripture in Bolivia VOICE Stephanie L. Black Kyong-Jin Lee NEW RELEASE DEPARTMENTS VOICE 76 Prayer 8 From Mark Labberton, 82 Sports President 88 Silence 96 New Faculty 96 Recent Faculty Books STORY and Publications 98 Benediction 99 About Fuller Theological Seminary Reading the Scriptures from My Point of View Leyendo las Escrituras desde Mi Punto de Vista 성경읽기의 개인적인 관점 From Mark Labberton, President My life has been changed by “reading the Bi- the Bible as seen and read in other parts of ral—even undeniable. “I saw it with my own more. We are never simply objective viewers of contemporary texts about current events ble with the dead,” most notably through his- the world, we not only beneft from those dif- eyes,” we insist as defnitive proof of some- of a simple world. In fact, very litle is more and people, so it is all the more vividly true torical theology professor John Thompson’s ferences, but our own reading of the Scrip- thing’s veracity.
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