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In his introduction to , editor Esau McCaulley explains the circumstances that led to the creation of this significant resource for the Christian church: “I was sitting in a coffee shop, books taking up too much space on the tiny table in front of me, bemoaning the lack of attention the academy paid to the Black church and the distinctive interpretative habits of African American church leaders and scholars. My time in religious higher education had signaled in ways large and small its belief that the tradition that shaped me had little to say to the rest of the world. The important ideas and trends arose in Europe or North American spaces.”

As McCaulley lamented his experience, he was struck by an idea that led to the eventual publication of this commentary: “I often complained about White scholars neglecting African American voices, but I knew little about Asian American biblical interpretation, its theological and historical developments, and the gifts it offered to the body of Christ. The same was true regarding Latino/a interpretation and the Bible-reading habits of First Nations and Indigenous peoples.”

McCaulley invited three scholars from various social locations—Janette H. Ok, Osvaldo Padilla, and Amy Peeler—to join his project as co-editors, as well as numerous contributing writers.

This insightful commentary includes beneficial articles that define biblical interpretation from African American, Asian American, Hispanic, Turtle Island, and Majority-Culture perspectives. It also includes articles such as “Gender in the New Testament,” “Resources for the Mental Health of the Oppressed in the New Testament,” “Multilingualism in the New Testament,” and “Immigrants and the Kingdom of God: Do They Have a Home in God’s City?” All of the commentary’s contributing writers flesh out the foundational idea of this resource: “the Bible is never read from nowhere but always from somewhere.”

It is recommended as an excellent resource for clergy and lay people as it highlights the vision portrayed in Revelation 7:9: “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.” (IVP Academic)