1. The Bible: A Book, a Library, a Story, an Invitation 2. The Setting: Biblical Geography, History, and Archaeology 3. The Scriptures of Israel (The Christian Old Testament) 4. The Writings of the New Covenant (The New Testament) 5. Significant Noncanonical Writings 6. From Books to Library: The Formation of the Biblical Canons 7. From There to Here: The Transmission and Translation of the Bible 8. The Reception of the Bible and Its Significance 9. Premodern Interpretation of the Bible 10. Modern and Postmodern Methods of Biblical Interpretation 11. Theological Interpretation of the Bible 12. Protestant Biblical Interpretation 13. Roman Catholic Biblical Interpretation 14. Orthodox Interpretation of Scripture 15. Pentecostal Biblical Interpretation / Spirit Hermeneutics 16. African Biblical Interpretation 17. African American Biblical Interpretation 18. Latino/Latina Biblical Interpretation 19. Asian and Asian American Biblical Interpretation 20. The Bible and Spirituality 21. Scripture and Christian Ethics: Embodying Pentecost 22. The Bible and Politics 23. Scripture and Christian Community 24. The Bible and Christian Mission